Dr. Alissa Zingman is board-certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and specializes in complex musculoskeletal care and rehabilitation, including dance medicine, care of elite athletes, and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. In addition to spine and joint care, she has added services to address immune dysfunction, fatigue, and other factors affecting tissue health. She founded P.R.I.S.M. to create the compassionate, innovative, multidisciplinary practice she wished had been available to her as a patient.

Dr. Zingman earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where she received the Alumni Scholarship for excellence each year. She later completed postgraduate training in orthopedic surgery with research scholarships from the Fogarty NIH Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Hospital for Joint Diseases before returning to Maryland and completing her training at Johns Hopkins. She earned her Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins as part of her training on a full scholarship, and was proud to be the sole recipient of her graduating class’s Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health award recognizing excellence in patient care, community service, and leadership.

Dr. Zingman has published research spanning perinatal neurodevelopment, bone mineral density in elite female athletes, connective tissue disorders, shoulder instability, hand and upper extremity surgery, nerve recovery, spine surgery, and nutritional deficiencies in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She has helped raise more than $1 million for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and dysautonomia research and co-founded the Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Research Society (now part of the Ehlers-Danlos Society). Her work has been featured in The Lancet, Journal of Hand Surgery, Muscle and Nerve Journal, National Geographic, The Washington Post, People Magazine, The Guardian, and more.

She has academic affiliations at George Washington University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Medical University of South Carolina where she precepts students or assists in research or project development pro bono. Dr. Zingman is a nationally recognized educator and speaker who has lectured at Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, George Washington University, Dartmouth, Medical University of South Carolina and other academic institutions. She regularly presents at major professional and patient advocacy organizations, including Dysautonomia International, the Ehlers-Danlos Society, and the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation. She currently serves on committees developing diagnostic criteria and standards of care for autonomic and connective tissue disorders.

A former professional dancer and Pilates instructor, Dr. Zingman combines academic expertise with lived experience. She has cared for Olympic athletes, professional dancers, professional football players, and more than 2,000 patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility. Her approach is comprehensive, analytical, and compassionate, with a focus on restoring function, improving quality of life, and advancing care for patients with complex conditions.

Often called, “the doctor’s doctor”, Dr. Zingman takes the extra time and care to fully explore each symptom. She looks forward to meeting you in the exam room, at the lecture hall, or online.