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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


A comprehensive outside-of-school intervention to promote school attendance and achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal article Public Health Pract (Oxf) · June 2026 OBJECTIVES: School absenteeism predicts poor academic achievement and long-term health inequities. Chronic absenteeism increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, and both student attendance and achievement disparities widened. This study examined ... Full text Link to item Cite

Design and rationale of RECOVER-AUTONOMIC: A randomized platform trial evaluating interventions for Long COVID postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

Journal article Am Heart J · June 2026 BACKGROUND: Post‑acute sequelae of SARS‑CoV‑2 infection (Long COVID) affect a substantial proportion of individuals, and among the many reported symptom clusters, autonomic dysfunction, particularly postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), represe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating the duration of post-discontinuation therapeutic ampicillin exposures in preterm infants.

Journal article J Perinatol · June 2026 OBJECTIVE: Determine if preterm infants have prolonged therapeutic post-discontinuation antibiotic exposures (PDAE) following empiric ampicillin. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study of 27 infants ≤7 days and <37 weeks gestational age (GA) receiving ampicillin ... 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 Institutes of Health · 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.