- Tyler Cymet
Tyler C. Cymet, D.O. (born 1963 Smithtown,
New York ) is a physician in Baltimore,Maryland . He attended medical school atNova Southeastern University , served as an intern at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, and performed a Primary Care Internal Medicine residency atYale University and did additional training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.He has done extensive research in musculoskeletal medicine focusing on
fibromyalgia , and the structure of themusculoskeletal system and how it effects function. He proposed an explanation for the articular crack (knuckle, neck and other joint noises) that has caused debate in the medical community. Dr. Cymet's research has shown a protective joint effect from joint cracking.He is the author of the "Ad Diction Ary", a guide to the
slang of thedrug subculture written for the medical community to help physicians better comprehend drug addicted patients.Dr. Cymet has written medical articles on issues of public interest in medicine including why people develop gray hair, what are hiccups and why do they happen. Other areas that he has done research in include good and bad effects of exercise, the role of
probiotic s in medicine,carbohydrate s, andobesity .As of 2006 he is an assistant professor at the
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and former President of the Baltimore City Medical Society and Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians. Dr. Cymet has also taught at theKirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kansas City College of Medicine and Biosciences.He is notable in the medical community for his treatment of
anthrax victims during the2001 anthrax attacks in theBaltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area of theUnited States . This led to many policy changes in how victims of disasters are triaged and treated.He has also volunteered for humanitarian missions to
Guatemala andHaiti withDOCARE . In 2006 he ran for Maryland Democratic Central Committee, 11th legislative district. He is currently the Legislative Director for Health Care Policy for DelegateDan K. Morhaim in the Maryland Legislature.References
* [http://www.lifebridgehealth.org/2729.cfm Life Bridge health Directory Entry] .
* [http://www.bcmsdocs.org/ Baltimore City Medical Society Website] .
* [http://jhed.jhmi.edu/jhed/index.cfm?fuseaction=SearchAction&fname=tyler&lname=cymet JHU Listing for Tyler Cymet] .
* [http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/balt-sun.html Achrived articles on the 2001 Anthrax Investigation] fromthe Baltimore Sun .
* [http://archives.baltimoremagazine.net/2000/00_11/top_docs/t_cymet.html Profile of Dr. Cymet] . from Baltimore Magazine.
* [http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/abstract/92/4/433 Article on "Ad Diction Ary"] in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
* [http://www.docareintl.org/#d DOCARE International Website.]
* [http://www.electtyler.com Dr. Cymet's campaign site for Maryland Democratic Central Committee, 11th legislative district]
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