Simon Zimnowodzki, MD
- Neurology|
- Neuromuscular Medicine
About
Dr. Simon Zimnowodzki is a triple board-certified neurologist. These include Neurology, and the subspecialties of Neuromuscular Medicine and Clinical Neurophysiology. He is also certified through examination in Electrodiagnostic Medicine through the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Dr. Zimnowodzki's particular interest is Electrodiagnostic Medicine (EMGs), Single Fiber EMGs (SFEMGs), which he performs in both a stimulation and voluntary fashion, and quantitative motor unit potential interference pattern cloud analysis. He has performed over thirty thousand EMGs and personally trained over 100 neurologists and physiatrists in EMGs, some of whom are now training other doctors at major university medical centers. Dr. Zimnowodzki has also had the fortune of training under some of the foremost world authorities in EMG and SFEMG, both in the United States and abroad.
Dr. Zimnowodzki's professional academic interests include writing medical articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. He also enjoys teaching clinical neurophysiology to residents and fellows as it relates to Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and expanding the clinical role of computer-assisted technologies in EMGs, many of these techniques he learned abroad. He is one of a handful of neurologists who perform Single Fiber EMG in California, and had the great fortune of honing his skill under the tutelage of the world's authority in this technique; namely, the individual who invented it.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- America's Top Doctors, Castle and Connolly, 2011-2022
- Fellow, American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Board of Directors,
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Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Medical Services
Research
Publications
Link to Dr. Zimnowodzki's PubMed publications >
Book Chapters
Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders
Chapter: Concentric Needle EMG
Simon Zimnowodzki, MD, FAAN…
Editors: A. Kompoliti; L. Verhagen.
Publisher: Elvesier
Amsterdam Netherlands
2010
Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders
Chapter: Myokymia
Simon Zimnowodzki, MD, FAAN…
Editors: A. Kompoliti; L. Verhagen.
Publisher: Elvesier
Amsterdam Netherlands
2010
Abstracts and posters:
Myokymic Disharges Seen on Needle Elelctromyography in Polymyositis: A case study. Prestented at the National Meeting of the AANEM, Nashville, TN September 21-24, 2022; Zimnowodzki, S.;
Electrodiagnosis of Concomitant Left Sciatic and Superior Gluteal Mononeuropathy after total hip arthroplasty
Makovitch, S; Zimnowodzki, S; Barrett, P…
Association of Academic Physiatrists, San Antonio, Texas - 3/10/2015
Comparison of Skin Temperature between dorsum of hand and digits
Zimnowodzki, S., MD, FAAN; Panush, S., MD; Smith, Sheila, MD; Smelan, C. R. NCS.T., CNCT…
Muscle and Nerve - 10/1/2009
Juvenile Progressive Bulbar Palsy: Differentiation from myasthenia gravis
Albers, JW, MD, PhD., Zimnowodzki, S. MD;…
Muscle and Nerve - 9/1982
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- America's Top Doctors, Castle and Connolly, 2011-2022
- Fellow, American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Board of Directors,
- California Neurology Society, 2016-2018
- Chicago Magazine: Castle and Connolly; America's Top Doctors, 2014, 2016
- FAAN, Fellow, American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Neurology, 2010
- FAANEM; Fellow, AANEM, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1985
- Chicago Super Doctors Los Angeles, 2013
- Southern Calfornia Super Doctors 2022
- Chair, AANEM EMG Lab Accreditation Committee; 2019-2022
- AANEM EMG Lab Accreditation Committee member 2010-2022