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Philippe E. Zimmern

🏥 UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Mentored by · fellowship 1984
Shlomo Raz
Trainees (3)
Gary Lemack · 1999Jason P. Gilleran · 2005Ginger Isom-Batz · 2007

Biography​

Philippe E. Zimmern is a professor of urology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.1 He received medical training at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris and completed urology residencies in France and at UCLA.1 He spent a research fellowship year at UCLA with Shlomo Raz, M.D.1 He is a past president of the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology.1

Contributions​

Zimmern's cited papers address female urethral diverticula and periurethral pathology, Martius labial fat-pad grafts in vaginal reconstruction, and outcomes after vesicovaginal and urethrovaginal fistula repair.23456

Cited on WARWIKI

18 publications with Philippe E. Zimmern as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Gaitonde S, Malik RD, Christie AL, Zimmern PE. "Bethanechol: is it still being prescribed for bladder dysfunction in women?" Int J Clin Pract. 2019;73(8):e13248. doi
    Cited on: Parasympathomimetics — Legacy and Specialty Uses · Cholinergic Agonists · Underactive Bladder
  2. Lee D, Dillon BE, Zimmern PE. Long-term morbidity of Martius labial fat pad graft in vaginal reconstruction surgery. Urology. 2013;82(6):1261–1266. doi
    Cited on: Martius Labial Fat-Pad Flap for Vesicovaginal Fistula · Interposition Flap Options for Vaginal Fistula Repair
  3. Ganabathi K, Leach GE, Zimmern PE, Dmochowski R. "Experience with the management of urethral diverticulum in 63 women." The Journal of Urology. 1994;152(5 Pt 1):1445-1452. doi
    Cited on: Urethral Diverticulum · Urethral Diverticulectomy
  4. Leach GE, Sirls LT, Ganabathi K, Zimmern PE. L N S C3: a proposed classification system for female urethral diverticula. Neurourol Urodyn. 1993;12(6):523-31. doi
    Cited on: Female Urethral & Periurethral Masses · Urethral Diverticulum
  5. Sze C, Attia S, Zimmern P. "Effective risk-reduction strategies and pharmacological treatment for uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections." Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2025. doi
    Cited on: Recurrent UTI in Women
  6. Kusin SB, Carroll TF, Alhalabi F, Christie AL, Zimmern PE. Long-Term Outcomes With Macroplastique in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence Secondary to Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency. Urology. 2024;185:36-43. doi
    Cited on: Macroplastique — Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
  7. Ordonez J, Christie AL, Zimmern PE. "Role of flexible cystoscopy in the management of postmenopausal women with recurrent urinary tract infections." Urology. 2022;169:65–9. doi
    Cited on: Flexible Cystoscope
  8. Malik RD, Hess DS, Carmel ME, Lemack GE, Zimmern PE. "Prospective Evaluation of Urodynamic Utility in a Subspecialty Tertiary Practice." Urology. 2019;126:59–64. doi
    Cited on: Urodynamics
  9. Foster J, Lemack G, Zimmern P. "Skene's gland cyst excision." Int Urogynecol J. 2016;27(5):817–820. doi
    Cited on: Vaginal Cysts and Masses
  10. Lee D, Zimmern PE. "Long-term functional outcomes following non-radiated urethrovaginal fistula repair." World J Urol. 2016;34(2):291–296. doi
    Cited on: Urethrovaginal Fistula Repair
  11. Lee D, Dillon BE, Zimmern PE. "Martius Labial Fat Pad Procedure: Technique and Long-Term Outcomes." Int Urogynecol J. 2015;26(9):1395–1396. doi
    Cited on: Martius Flap
  12. Romman A, Takacs L, Gilleran J, Zimmern P. Vestibular flap urethroplasty in women with recurrent distal intramural urethral pathology. Neurourol Urodyn. 2015;34(3):213–218. doi
    Cited on: Meatal Stenosis Revision After Feminizing Genital Surgery

Footnotes​

  1. Philippe Zimmern, M.D.: Urology. UT Southwestern Medical Center. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. Leach GE, Sirls LT, Ganabathi K, Zimmern PE. L N S C3: a proposed classification system for female urethral diverticula. Neurourol Urodyn. 1993;12(6):523-31. doi:10.1002/nau.1930120602 ↩

  3. Ganabathi K, Leach GE, Zimmern PE, Dmochowski R. "Experience with the management of urethral diverticulum in 63 women." The Journal of Urology. 1994;152(5 Pt 1):1445-1452. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32442-432442-4)) ↩

  4. Lee D, Dillon BE, Zimmern PE. Long-term morbidity of Martius labial fat pad graft in vaginal reconstruction surgery. Urology. 2013;82(6):1261–1266. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2013.08.032 ↩

  5. Lee D, Dillon BE, Zimmern PE. "Martius Labial Fat Pad Procedure: Technique and Long-Term Outcomes." Int Urogynecol J. 2015;26(9):1395–1396. doi:10.1007/s00192-015-2648-2 ↩

  6. Lorenzo AJ, Zimmern P, Lemack GE, Nurenberg P. "Endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of urethral and periurethral pathologic findings in women." Urology. 2003;61(6):1129-1133. doi:10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00260-700260-7)) ↩