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  1. Richard S. Zimmerman, M.D.

    Richard S. Zimmerman, M.D.

    1. Neurosurgeon
    1. Phoenix, AZ
    Areas of focus:

    Epilepsy surgery, Brain tumor surgery, Ablation, Carotid endarterectomy, Vagus nerve stimulation, Trigeminal neuralgia ...surgery, Hemifacial spasm surgery, Aneurysm surgery, Arteriovenous malformation surgery, Epilepsy, Glioblastoma, Brain tumor, Brain metastasis, Acoustic neuroma, Glioma, Neurofibromatosis, Aneurysm, Meningioma, Trigeminal neuralgia, Arteriovenous malformation, Ependymoma, Astrocytoma, Neurofibroma, Chordoma, Hemifacial spasm, Oligodendroglioma, Choroid plexus papilloma

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  13. Vivistim Paired VNS System (approval letter). P210007. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfPMA/pma.cfm. Accessed Feb. 13, 2023.
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