DavidOMeltzerMDPhD

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine

Overview of Dr. Meltzer

Dr. David Meltzer is an internist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. Dr. Meltzer accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 377 doctors at University of Chicago Medical Center who specialize in Internal Medicine. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
5841 S. MARYLAND AVENUE
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Chicago, IL 60637
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1996 - 2026
MO State Medical License 1976 - 2017
TX State Medical License 1983 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2008

Clinical Trials

A Study to Tailor Advance Directives Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Completed
Prostate Cancer Utilities and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Start of enrollment: 2004 Jan 01
Completed
Diffusion of Use of Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Thrombosis on the Medicine Services Start of enrollment: 2001 Feb 01
Active, not recruiting
Evaluation of TEACH (Training Early Achievers for Careers in Health) Research Start of enrollment: 2004 Jun 01
Active, not recruiting
A Multicenter Trial of Academic Hospitalists Start of enrollment: 2001 Jul 01
Completed
Clinical and Economic Implications of Genetic Testing for Warfarin Management Start of enrollment: 2009 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 4
Comprehensive Care Physician: Integrated Inpatient and Outpatient Care for Patients at High Risk of Hospitalization Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
A Trial to Assess the Effect of Transfusion Strategies on Fatigability Levels After Hospital Discharge Start of enrollment: 2022 Feb 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Low vs. Moderate to High Dose Vitamin D for Prevention of COVID-19 Start of enrollment: 2020 Nov 30
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
Comprehensive Care Community and Culture Study Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 06
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Investigation of genomic and transcriptomic risk factors in clopidogrel response in African Americans.
Yang, G., Alarcon, C., Chanfreau, C., Lee, N., Friedman, P., Nutescu, E., Tuck, M., O'Brien, T., Gong, L., Klein, T., Tsao, P., , Tuteja, S., Perera, M., Chang, K., Me...> ;Medrxiv. 2023 Dec 7
7 citations
Global Cancer Surgery: pragmatic solutions to improve cancer surgery outcomes worldwide.
Are, C., Murthy, S., Sullivan, R., Schissel, M., Chowdhury, S., Alatise, O., Anaya, D., Are, M., Balch, C., Bartlett, D., Brennan, M., Cairncross, L., Clark, M., Deo, ...> ;The Lancet. Oncology. 2023 Dec 1
Reducing Physical Therapy Consults for Patients With High Functional Mobility in the Acute Medical Inpatient Setting: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis.
Maylyn Martinez, Matthew Cerasale, Mahnoor Baig, Joshua K Johnson, Claire Dugan, Ameerah Brown, Marla Robinson, Andrew Schram, S Ryan Greysen, David Meltzer, Rachel Ba...> ;Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2024 Jan 1
The Relationship Between Insufficient Vision and Technology Access and Use Among Hospitalized Adults at an Urban Academic Hospital: Observational Study.
Juhi C Gupta, Vineet M Arora, Hanna Vollbrecht, Nicole Kappel, David O Meltzer, Valerie G Press> ;JMIR Formative Research. 2023 May 24
2 citations
Assessing Disparities in Video-Telehealth Use and eHealth Literacy Among Hospitalized Patients: Cross-sectional Observational Study.
Jessica Cheng, Vineet M Arora, Nicole Kappel, Hanna Vollbrecht, David O Meltzer, Valerie Press> ;JMIR Formative Research. 2023 May 12
2 citations
Implementation of pharmacogenomics into inpatient general medicine.
Thomas Chen, Peter H O'Donnell, Merisa Middlestadt, Gregory W Ruhnke, Keith Danahey, Xander M R van Wijk, Anish Choksi, Randall Knoebel, Seth Hartman, Kiang-Teck Jerry...> ;Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 2023 Feb 1
3 citations
eHealth Literacy and Patient Portal Use and Attitudes: Cross-sectional Observational Study.
Nikita Deshpande, Vineet M Arora, Hanna Vollbrecht, David O Meltzer, Valerie Press> ;JMIR Human Factors. 2023 Jan 27
2 citations
Developing hospitalist educators when teaching time is scarce: The Passport model as a professional development approach.
Elizabeth A Murphy, Kara White, David Meltzer, Shannon K Martin> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2023 Sep 1
Changes in Patient Perceptions of the Provider Most Involved in Care During COVID-19 and Corresponding Effects on Patient Trust.
Megan Ren, Hui Zhang, David Meltzer, Vineet M Arora, Micah Prochaska> ;Journal of Patient Experience. 2023 Jan 1
Prevalence and persistence of cost-related medication non-adherence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among medicare patients at high risk of hospitalization.
James X Zhang, David O Meltzer> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
30 citations
Association between vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 infection and mortality.
Jason B Gibbons, Edward C Norton, Jeffrey S McCullough, David O Meltzer, Jill Lavigne, Virginia C Fiedler, Robert D Gibbons> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Nov 12
9 citations
Racial differences in red blood cell transfusion in hospitalized patients with anemia.
Micah Prochaska, Jorge Salcedo, Grace Berry, David Meltzer> ;Transfusion. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Sex differences in fatigue and symptoms of anemia in relation to hemoglobin level in hospitalized patients.
Micah T Prochaska, Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, David Meltzer> ;Annals of Hematology. 2022 Aug 1
1 citations
Effect Modification by Social Determinants of Pharmacogenetic Medication Interactions on 90-Day Hospital Readmissions within an Integrated U.S. Healthcare System.
Loren Saulsberry, Lavisha Singh, Jaclyn Pruitt, Christopher Ward, Dyson T Wake, Robert D Gibbons, David O Meltzer, Peter H O'Donnell, Wanda Cruz-Knight, Peter J Hulick...> ;Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2022 Jul 15
1 citations
Comparison of algorithms for identifying people with HIV from electronic medical records in a large, multi-site database.
Jessica P Ridgway, Joseph A Mason, Eleanor E Friedman, Samantha Devlin, Junlan Zhou, David Meltzer, John Schneider> ;JAMIA Open. 2022 Jul 1
7 citations
Decreasing rates of cost-related medication non-adherence by age advancement among American generational cohorts 2004-2014: a longitudinal study.
James Zhang, Deepon Bhaumik, David Meltzer> ;BMJ Open. 2022 May 6
The Impact of Principal Diagnosis on Readmission Risk among Patients Hospitalized for Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Gregory W Ruhnke, Peter K Lindenauer, Christopher S Lyttle, David O Meltzer> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2022 Jan 11
2 citations
Applicability of Pharmacogenomically Guided Medication Treatment during Hospitalization of At-Risk Minority Patients.
Loren Saulsberry, Keith Danahey, Merisa Middlestadt, Kevin J O'Leary, Edith A Nutescu, Thomas Chen, James C Lee, Gregory W Ruhnke, David George, Larry House, Xander M ...> ;Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021 Dec 10
3 citations
Primary care physician involvement during hospitalisation: a qualitative analysis of perspectives from frequently hospitalised patients
Erin Yildirim Rieger, Josef N S Kushner, Veena Sriram, Abbie Klein, Lauren O. Wiklund, David O. Meltzer, Joyce W. Tang> ;BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 1
3 citations
The Contribution of Pharmacogenetic Drug Interactions to 90-Day Hospital Readmissions: Preliminary Results from a Real-World Healthcare System
Sean P. David, Lavisha Singh, Jaclyn Pruitt, Andrew Hensing, Peter J. Hulick, David O. Meltzer, Peter H. O'Donnell, Henry M. Dunnenberger> ;Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021 Nov 23
4 citations
Underrepresented patient views and perceptions of personalized medication treatment through pharmacogenomics.
Loren Saulsberry, Keith Danahey, Brittany A. Borden, Elizabeth Lipschultz, Maimouna Traore, Mark J. Ratain, David O. Meltzer, Peter H. O'Donnell> ;NPJ Genomic Medicine. 2021 Nov 1
Anesthesia providers as stakeholders to adoption of pharmacogenomic information in perioperative care.
Tien M. Truong, Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, Emily Schierer, Keith Danahey, Brittany A. Borden, Theodore Karrison, Sajid Shahul, Magdalena Anitescu, Rebecca M. Gerlach, Randa...> ;Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 2021 Sep 23
1 citations
Association Between the Modalities of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Cost-Related Nonadherence to Medical Care Among Older Americans: A Cohort Study
James X. Zhang, David O. Meltzer> ;Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2021 Sep 6
10 citations
Defining Potential Overutilization of Physical Therapy Consults on Hospital Medicine Services.
Maylyn Martinez, Matthew Cerasale, Mahnoor Baig, Claire Dugan, Marla Robinson, Meghan Sweis, Micah T. Prochaska, Andrew Schram, David O. Meltzer, Vineet M. Arora> ;Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2021 Aug 18
8 citations
Variability in comorbidites and health services use across homeless typologies: multicenter data linkage between healthcare and homeless systems.
William E Trick, Fred Rachman, Keiki Hinami, Jennifer C. Hill, Craig Conover, Lisa Diep, Howard S. Gordon, Abel N. Kho, David O. Meltzer, Raj C. Shah, Ed Stellon, Padm...> ;BMC Public Health. 2021 May 13
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Lectures

Hospital Medicine 2013
Society Of Hospital Medicine, National, Maryland - 5/16/2013

Press Mentions

Officials Announced 75,380 Vaccinations as Illinois Records 1,431 New COVID-19 Cases (LIVE UPDATES)March 22nd, 2021
Our Chicago: Help UChicago Researchers Discover if Vitamin D Can Reduce the Risks of COVID-19February 28th, 2021
Benefits of Vitamin D Supplement to Prevent COVID-19 Study Receives FundingJanuary 19th, 2021
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Grant Support

Short-Term Aging-Related Research ProgramNational Institute On Aging2008–2012
Research And Mentoring In Cost-Effectiveness And Hospital-Based Elder CareNational Institute On Aging2008–2011
Uc/Uic Comparative Effectiveness Research Institutional Career Development AwardNational Cancer Institute2010
New Faculty Recruitment For Interdisciplinary Research On AgingNational Institute On Aging2009–2010
Hospital Medicine And Economics Centers For Education &Research For TherapeuticsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2007–2010
Md/Phd Program In Medicine, Social Sciences And AgingNational Institute On Aging2004–2009
19th Annual Health Economics ConferenceAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2008
Effects Of Hospitalists In Medicare DataNational Institute On Aging2007–2008
Effectiveness Of Teach ResearchNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2005–2008
Chicago Ctr. Of Excellence In Health Promotion EconomicsOffice Of The Director, Centers For Disease Control &Prevention2004–2006
Cost-Effectiveness Of Prostate Cancer Screen/TreatmentNational Cancer Institute2001–2003
A Multi-Center Trial Of Academic HospitalistsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2001–2003

Professional Memberships

Society of Hospital Medicine - SHM
Master Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, Illinois

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS California PPO
BCBS Illinois BlueChoice Select
BCBS Illinois PPO
Blue Shield California PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Cofinity PPO
Coventry Health Care PPO Platinum
Coventry Missouri - HMO/POS
First Health PPO
Great West PPO
Health Net California Large Group PPO
HealthLink PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
Multiplan PPO
Sagamore Health Plus
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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