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Kanecia Obie Zimmerman

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

Current 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

In the News


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 September 16, 2022
No More Guessing on the Right Dosage for Children

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Recent Publications


Exploring the use of the National Institutes of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery with children and adolescents with Pompe disease: Preliminary findings.

Journal Article Mol Genet Metab · March 2025 BACKGROUND: Although Pompe disease (PD) was originally characterized as a metabolic myopathy, there is now emerging evidence of neurological involvement in children and adolescents with infantile-onset Pompe disease (IOPD). Therefore, assessing cognition a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of Potentially Inappropriate Stimulant Prescribing Among Adults.

Journal Article Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf · January 2025 PURPOSE: Increases in adult stimulant prescribing pose a potential risk due to the higher prevalence of contraindicated conditions among this population. We sought to identify patient, provider, and visit characteristics predictive of potentially inappropr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology and outcomes of bacterial meningitis in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Journal Article J Perinatol · December 2024 OBJECTIVE: Examine pathogen distribution, antibiotic resistance patterns, and hospital outcomes of infants with bacterial meningitis in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the US from 2013-2018. STUDY DESIGN: Infants were divided into 2 groups based o ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Real-world Data Enables Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Drug Dosing in Critically Ill Children

ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

Short-course ampicillin in preterm neonates to promote antimicrobial stewardship

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2029

Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) - NIAID

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


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