DavidR.MelzerDO

Emergency Medicine • Tampa, FL

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Office
One Davis Blvd
Suite 503
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone+1 813-627-5973

Fax+1 813-259-0390
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Education & Training

University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1984 - 1986
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern UniversityClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

FL State License 1984 - 2026
CO State License 1995 - 2017
HI State License 1994 - 2010
IN State License 1983 - 2009
IL State License 1976 - 1984
MI State License 1983 - 1984
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FAAEM American Acedemy of Emergency
Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
The Triangulation WIthin a STudy (TWIST) framework for causal inference within pharmacogenetic research.
Jack Bowden, Luke C. Pilling, Deniz Türkmen, Chia-Ling Kuo, David Melzer> ;Plos Genetics. 2021 Sep 8
65 citations
A genome-wide association study of the frailty index highlights brain pathways in ageing
Janice L. Atkins, Juulia Jylhävä, Nancy L. Pedersen, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, Yi Lu, Yunzhang Wang, Sara Hägg, David Melzer, Dylan M. Williams, Luke C. Pilling> ;Aging Cell. 2021 Aug 25
10 citations
APOE e4 genotypes increase risk of delirium during COVID-19 related hospitalizations: evidence from a large United Kingdom cohort.
Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, Richard H. Fortinsky, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2021 Jun 25
23 citations
Biological Aging Predicts Vulnerability to COVID-19 Severity in UK Biobank Participants.
Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, Christopher J. Tignanelli, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer, Kenneth B. Beckman, Morga...> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2021 Mar 4
26 citations
Potentially inappropriate prescribing in dementia, multi-morbidity and incidence of adverse health outcomes.
João Delgado, Lindsay Jones, Marie C. Bradley, Louise Allan, Clive Ballard, Linda Clare, Richard H. Fortinsky, Carmel Hughes, David Melzer> ;Age and Ageing. 2021 Feb 26
19 citations
Low Vitamin D Levels and Risk of Incident Delirium in 351,000 Older UK Biobank Participants
Luke C. Pilling, Lindsay Jones, Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, Janice L. Atkins, Jack Bowden, Richard H. Fortinsky, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2021 Feb 1
70 citations
Genome-wide meta-analysis of muscle weakness identifies 15 susceptibility loci in older men and women
Garan Jones, Katerina Trajanoska, Adam J. Santanasto, Najada Stringa, Chia-Ling Kuo, Janice L. Atkins, Joshua R. Lewis, Thuy Vy Duong, Shengjun Hong, Mary L. Biggs, Ji...> ;Nature Communications. 2021 Jan 28
11 citations
Hemochromatosis Mutations, Brain Iron Imaging, and Dementia in the UK Biobank Cohort.
Janice L. Atkins, Luke C. Pilling, C Heales, Sharon Savage, Chia-Ling Kuo, George A. Kuchel, David C. Steffens, David Melzer> ;Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 2021 Jan 1
30 citations
Association of Hemochromatosis HFE p.C282Y Homozygosity With Hepatic Malignancy
Janice L. Atkins, Luke C. Pilling, Jane A. H. Masoli, Chia-Ling Kuo, Jeremy D. Shearman, Paul C. Adams, David Melzer> ;JAMA. 2020 Nov 24
3 citations
Response to Comment on "ApoE e4e4 Genotype and Mortality With COVID-19 in UK Biobank" by Kuo et al.
Chia-Ling Kuo, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Oct 15
293 citations
Preexisting Comorbidities Predicting COVID-19 and Mortality in the UK Biobank Community Cohort.
Janice L. Atkins, Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, Luke C. Pilling, Chia-Ling Kuo, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Oct 15
254 citations
APOE e4 Genotype Predicts Severe COVID-19 in the UK Biobank Community Cohort.
Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Oct 15
Corrigendum to: The Longevity-Associated SH2B3 (LNK) Genetic Variant: Selected Aging Phenotypes in 379,758 Subjects.
Chia-Ling Kuo, Micaella Joaquim, George A. Kuchel, Luigi Ferrucci, Lorna W. Harries, Luke C. Pilling, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Sep 16
9 citations
The Longevity-Associated SH2B3 (LNK) Genetic Variant: Selected Aging Phenotypes in 379,758 Subjects.
Chia-Ling Kuo, Micaella Joaquim, George A. Kuchel, Luigi Ferrucci, Lorna W. Harries, Luke C. Pilling, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Sep 16
72 citations
ApoE e4e4 Genotype and Mortality With COVID-19 in UK Biobank.
Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Sep 16
37 citations
Blood pressure in frail older adults: associations with cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality.
Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, Luke C. Pilling, David Strain, David Melzer> ;Age and Ageing. 2020 Aug 24
4 citations
The relationship of parental longevity with the aging brain—results from UK Biobank
Qu Tian, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, David Melzer, Luigi Ferrucci> ;Geroscience. 2020 Jul 15
26 citations
COVID-19 severity is predicted by earlier evidence of accelerated aging
Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice C. Atkins, Jane A. H. Masoli, João Delgado, Christopher J. Tignanelli, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer, Kenneth B. Beckman, Morga...> ;Medrxiv. 2020 Jul 11
34 citations
ApoE e2 and aging-related outcomes in 379,000 UK Biobank participants
Chia-Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer> ;Aging. 2020 Jun 8
13 citations
Interaction Between Vitamin D and Interleukin 6 on Slow Gait Speed: 6-Year Follow-up Data of Older Adults From InCHIANTI
Jatupol Kositsawat, Chia-Ling Kuo, Lisa C. Barry, David Melzer, Stefania Bandinelli, Luigi Ferrucci, Rong Wu, George A. Kuchel> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 May 22
8 citations
Predicting incident delirium diagnoses using data from primary-care electronic health records
Kirsty Bowman, Lindsay Jones, Jane A. H. Masoli, Ruben Mujica-Mota, David Strain, J W Butchart, Jose M Valderas, Richard H. Fortinsky, David Melzer, João Delgado> ;Age and Ageing. 2020 Apr 27
153 citations
The genetics of human ageing
David Melzer, Luke C. Pilling, Luigi Ferrucci> ;Nature Reviews. Genetics. 2020 Feb 1
19 citations
Sarcopenia and Variation in the Human Leukocyte Antigen Complex
Garan Jones, Luke C. Pilling, Chia-Ling Kuo, George A. Kuchel, Luigi Ferrucci, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Jan 20
10 citations
Accelerating the Search for Interventions Aimed at Expanding the Health Span in Humans: The Role of Epidemiology
Anne B. Newman, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Jack M. Guralnik, Steven R. Cummings, Marcel E. Salive, George A. Kuchel, Jennifer A. Schrack, Martha Clare Morris, David R. We...> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2020 Jan 1
12 citations
Machine Learning in Aging Research.
Michelle C. Odden, David Melzer> ;The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2019 Nov 13
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Press Mentions

Tier 1 Guidelines on Family-Based Screening for Hereditary HemochromatosisMarch 12th, 2021
Half a Million Men in the US May Be at an 11-Times Higher Risk of Liver Cancer Because They Carry the ‘Celtic Gene’November 25th, 2020
Liver Cancer Ten Times More Likely in Men with Common Genetic Disorder HaemochromatosisNovember 24th, 2020
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