Dr. Cymet brings a superior background to this work, having spent the last 15 years overseeing residents as Director of Osteopathic Medical Education at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore/Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. More recently, Sinai named him Section Head of Family Medicine. During these years, Dr. Cymet also maintained a general medical practice of some 2,000 patients.
He has served as an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. He is president of the Maryland Association of Osteopathic Physicians and the Baltimore City Medical Society Foundation. Dr. Cymet has also taught at the A.T. Still University-Kirksville (Mo.) College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Kansas City (Mo.) University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine.
He has done extensive research in musculoskeletal medicine, focusing on fibromyalgia and the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system. He has also written medical articles on issues of public interest, including why people develop gray hair and what hiccups are. His current focus includes stretching and where it helps and where it hurts; the noises joints make and what that should mean to the doctor and patient; endurance issues related to muscles and gait; and the effects of body shape and size on how the body functions. In addition, Dr. Cymet has contributed to several magazines, newspape, and television stories, including stories from ABC News and Reuters Health.