“Lorenz Zimmerman is a giant among men, an ophthalmologist’s ophthalmologist.” —Spencer P. Thornton, MD, outgoing president of ASCRS
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Born to German and Swiss immigrant parents in Washington, D.C., in 1920, Lorenz Zimmerman received his medical degree
from George Washington University. His residency training at Walter Reed Army Hospital was interrupted by the Korean War,
during which he commanded a mobile medical laboratory in Korea. Returning after the war to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, he pursued his first love, ophthalmic pathology, chairing the department for 29 years. As chairman, he developed training programs and encouraged young ophthalmologists to go into pathology. Zimmerman filled a void in ophthalmology and in so doing, greatly improved the understanding of eye disease. He continues to teach in the Washington area.

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