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Kanecia Obie Zimmerman

Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor
Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine
300 West Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Wilburt C. Davison Distinguished Professor · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics · 2023 - Present Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics
Membership in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2015 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent News Items


Published March 19, 2024
Duke Awards 32 New Distinguished Professorships for 2024
Published September 16, 2022
No More Guessing on the Right Dosage for Children
Published August 2, 2022
DCRI to Take Key Coordinating Role in the Study of Long COVID

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Recent Scholarly Works


Developing a platform protocol for clinical trials evaluating interventions that target proposed mechanisms of Long COVID: RECOVER-VITAL.

Journal article Clin Trials · August 2026 BACKGROUND: Long COVID, the chronic sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection, has affected millions of people worldwide. However, its pathogenesis and treatment remain unknown. To address this critical gap, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed the Rese ... Full text Link to item Cite

Item comprehension and content coverage of patient-reported outcome measures for long COVID: a qualitative study.

Journal article Qual Life Res · July 23, 2026 PURPOSE: Fit-for-purpose clinical outcome assessments are essential to inform medical product development, but outcome measures for Long COVID, a new and devastating phenomenon, have not yet been established. The objective of this study was to evaluate ite ... Full text Link to item Cite

A scoping review of the evidence supporting antiarrhythmic use after paediatric cardiac surgery.

Journal article Cardiol Young · July 3, 2026 BACKGROUND: Arrhythmias after paediatric cardiac surgery occur frequently and contribute to postoperative morbidity and mortality. There is limited literature assessing the safety and efficacy of common antiarrhythmics administered in this population. METH ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


1/3 CTSA UM1 at Duke University

ResearchCore Leader · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2032

INNOVATE (Integrated National Network for Obstetric and Pediatric AdVAncement in Therapeutic Education)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

iPediHeart: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program for Pediatric Heart Disease

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2030

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Education


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2007 M.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2006 M.P.H.