Assistant Professor
Division of Child and Adolesecent Psychiatry
Main Office Address
716 Giddings Avenue, Suite 33
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 443-603-1344
Fax: 410-510-1588
E-mail: drz@mdpsychiatry.com
Education
1985 | B.A. | University of Delaware |
1990 | M.D. | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
1990-1993 | Psychiatry Residency | New England Medical Center |
1993-1995 | Child Psychiatry Fellowship | Children Hospital |
2001-2002 | Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship | University of Maryland School of Medicine |
Professional Interests
I provide forensic psychiatric assessment of children and adults in both civil and criminal matters. I also maintain an active clinical practice treating children and adults.
Selected Publications
Popper CW, Zimnitzky B. Sudden Death Putatively Related to Desipramine Treatment in Youth: A Fifth Case and a Review of Speculative Mechanisms. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 5: 283-300.
Siegel B, Zimnitzky B. Assessing 'Alternative ' Therapies for Communication Disorders in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Facilitated Communication and Auditory Integration Training. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 22(2): 61-69, 1998.
Steingard RJ, Zimnitzky B, DeMaso DR, Bauman M. Sertraline Treatment of Transition Associated Anxiety and Agitation in Children with Autistic Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 7(1): 9-15, 1997.
Zimnitzky B, DeMaso DR, Steingard R. Use of Risperidone in Psychotic Disorder Following Ischemic Brain Damage. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 6(1): 75-78, 1996.
Zimnitzky B (2003). Autism. Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. M. Aminoff and R. Daroff, Academic Press.





