Zhaneta Zimmer, MD, FACP

Zhaneta Zimmer, MD, FACP is an Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases at VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She brings a global foundation of medical training and leadership to her work in clinical care, academic mentorship, and advancing health outcomes across diverse patient populations.

Dr. Zimmer earned her medical degree from the Medical University of Sofia in Bulgaria and went on to complete an internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the Military Medical Academy, where she served as Chief of Ward in Intensive Care. After relocating to the United States, she continued her postgraduate training with an internal medicine residency at Providence Health System/George Washington University Hospital, where she was appointed Chief Resident and recognized with the Resident Excellence Award.

She later completed her Infectious Diseases fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital before joining the VHC Health Physicians – Infectious Diseases group in 2022. Her clinical and academic work reflects a strong interest in the interplay between infection and cardiovascular disease, as well as dedicated expertise in HIV, global and tropical health, and complex inpatient care. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Fluent in English and Bulgarian, Dr. Zimmer enjoys teaching medical students and residents and fostering the next generation of clinicians. Outside of medicine, she loves traveling, attending live theater, and spending time with her husband and son.

• Medical University of Sofia, Bulgaria - MD
• Saint Anna Active Treatment Multi-profile Hospital and Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria - Residency, Internal Medicine, 2001-2004
• Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria - Fellowship, Cardiology, 2005-2007
• George Washington University Medical Center/Providence Health - Residency, Internal Medicine, 2016-2019
• Georgetown University Medical Center - Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 2020-2022

• Certified Infectious Diseases (IDSA)
• American Board of Internal Medicine
• ECFMG
• Certified, Transthoracic Echocardiography

• Spirit of Providence Resident Excellence Award - 2019
• First Place Winner for Poster Presentation - ACP Regional Competition, District of Columbia Chapter - 2017
• Third Place Winner for Poster Presentation - Providence Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington DC - 2017
• First Place Winner for Oral Presentation - 3rd Congress of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BULSPEN), Sofia, Bulgaria - 2008

• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• American Medical Association
• American College of Physicians-Fellow

• NIH Clinical Center (CC)