Tyler Cymet
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Tyler C. Cymet, D.O. is a physician in Baltimore, Maryland
. He attended medical school at Nova Southeastern University
, served as an intern at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, and performed a Primary Care Internal Medicine residency at Yale 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 the musculoskeletal 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 the drug 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, and obesity
.
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 the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
.
He is notable in the medical community for his treatment of anthrax
victims during the 2001 anthrax attacks
in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
of the United States
. This led to many policy changes in how victims of disasters are triaged and treated. In 2006 he discovered a new syndrome called Erondu-Cymet Syndrome
.
He has also volunteered for humanitarian missions to Guatemala
and Haiti
with DOCARE
. In 2006 he ran for Maryland Democratic Central Committee, 11th legislative district. He is currently the Legislative Director for Health Care Policy for Delegate Dan K. Morhaim
in the Maryland Legislature.
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. He attended medical school at Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its main campus in the town of Davie...
, served as an intern at Chicago Osteopathic Medical Center, and performed a Primary Care Internal Medicine residency at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and did additional training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.
He has done extensive research in musculoskeletal medicine focusing on fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a medical disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain and allodynia, a heightened and painful response to pressure. It is an example of a diagnosis of exclusion...
, and the structure of the musculoskeletal system
Musculoskeletal system
A musculoskeletal system is an organ system that gives animals the ability to move using the muscular and skeletal systems...
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
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
of the drug subculture
Drug subculture
Drug subcultures are examples of countercultures, which are primarily defined by recreational drug use.Drug subcultures are groups of people united by a common understanding of the meaning and value of the incorporation into one's life of the drug in question...
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
Probiotic
Probiotics are live microorganisms thought to be beneficial to the host organism. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are: "Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host"...
s in medicine, carbohydrate
Carbohydrate
A carbohydrate is an organic compound with the empirical formula ; that is, consists only of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, with a hydrogen:oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 . However, there are exceptions to this. One common example would be deoxyribose, a component of DNA, which has the empirical...
s, and obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
.
As of 2006 he is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
School of Medicine and former President of the Baltimore City Medical Society and Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians. Dr. Cymet has also taught at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences is located in Kansas City, Missouri. George J. Conley, D.O., founded the University in 1916. Today, KCUMB consists of both a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences...
.
He is notable in the medical community for his treatment of anthrax
Anthrax
Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...
victims during the 2001 anthrax attacks
2001 anthrax attacks
The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its Federal Bureau of Investigation case name, occurred over the course of several weeks beginning on Tuesday, September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to...
in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area
The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle of West...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. This led to many policy changes in how victims of disasters are triaged and treated. In 2006 he discovered a new syndrome called Erondu-Cymet Syndrome
Erondu-Cymet Syndrome
Erondu–Cymet syndrome is a syndrome caused by a translocation on the 21st chromosome. The genetic karyotype for people with this condition is 46, XY, inv. Findings in these patients include: hypotension, hypoxemia, seizures, and impairment of cognitive ability...
.
He has also volunteered for humanitarian missions to Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
with DOCARE
DOCARE
DOCARE International is a non-profit medical outreach program that brings health care to primitive and isolated people in remote areas of Western Hemisphere countries.-History:It was founded by E. Allaby, D.O. in 1961....
. In 2006 he ran for Maryland Democratic Central Committee, 11th legislative district. He is currently the Legislative Director for Health Care Policy for Delegate Dan K. Morhaim
Dan K. Morhaim
Dan K. Morhaim is a medical doctor and an American politician who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing parts of Baltimore County. He has been a leader in legislation concerning health care, the environment, and streamlining government operations.-Background:Morhaim was first...
in the Maryland Legislature.