Tyler C. Cymet, D.O., FACP, FACOFP, FACHT (born 1963 Smithtown,

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) is a physician in

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. Cymet attended

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for his premedical undergraduate degree and majored in psychology and anthropology. He then attended

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at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine to acquire his

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, served as an intern at the

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Graduate Medical Education system, performed a Primary Care Internal Medicine residency at

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, and did additional training at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.

Research and publications

Dr. Cymet has done extensive research in musculoskeletal medicine focusing on

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, and the structure of the

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and how it affects function. He proposed an explanation for the articular crack (knuckle, neck and other joint sounds) that has caused debate in the medical community. Dr. Cymet's research has shown a potential protective joint effect from joint cracking. He is the author of the ''Ad Diction Ary'', a guide to the

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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, and the cause and nature of hiccups. Other areas that Dr. Cymet has researched include: positive and negative effects of exercise, the role of

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s in medicine,

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s, and

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. In 2006 he discovered a new syndrome called

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Medical career

As of 2006, Dr. Cymet is an assistant professor at the

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and former President of the Baltimore City Medical Society and Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians. In 2014, he became the President of The Maryland State Medical Society. Dr. Cymet has also taught at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, and the

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. He is notable in the medical community for his treatment of

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victims during the

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in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area of the

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. This led to many policy changes in how victims of disasters are triaged and treated. He has also volunteered for humanitarian missions to Guatemala and

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with

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. In 2006 he ran for Maryland Democratic State Central Committee in the 11th legislative district. He was the Legislative Director for Health Care Policy for Delegate

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in the Maryland Legislature from 2006 to 2016. He is the current Chief of Clinical Education at the

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. Dr. Cymet also is in the board of directors at th
American College of Healthcare Trustees
He is a consultant

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at the

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, Department of Emergency Medicine.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cymet, Tyler 1963 births American osteopathic physicians A. T. Still University faculty Johns Hopkins University faculty Living people Nova Southeastern University alumni Yale University alumni

Research and publications

Medical career

See also

References