Overview
Dr. Stephen J. Meltzer is a Professor of Medicine and Oncology at Johns Hopkins University, Division of Gastroenterology. He is the Director of GI Early Detection Biomarkers Laboratory and a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. His research interests are Gastrointestinal cancer and precancer biomarker discover, development and validation; genomics, epigenomics and bioinformatics, early detection of cancer, outcomes research in cancer and precancer, risk stratification prediction in cancer and precancer, Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer, liver cancer and gastric cancer. After receiving degree in Medicine at the State University of New York Medical School, Dr. Meltzer interned at Tulane University in New Orleans and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. He completed his fellowship training program in the University of Colorado and the Lenox Hill Hospital. He was an Assistant Professor in UCLA, Center for Health Science in 1987. Prior to joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2006, he was Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Founder and Head of Aero digestive Cancer/Biomarker Program in School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore. He is an Associate Editor of Cancer Research and a member of the editorial board of Esophageal. He has published 152 original scientific papers in high-impact scientific journals. He also has 43 chapters, review articles, editorials, or letters to the editor; 1 book; and 139 abstracts to his name. He has given a plethora of invited lectures around the world, all involving his principal field of esophageal and gastrointestinal cancer research. He has been the recipient of numerous prestigious national and international awards, including the Robert and Sally D. Funderburg Award in Gastric Cancer Biology and membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Special Interests: Gastrointestinal cancer and precancer biomarker discover, development and validation; genomics, epigenomics and bioinformatics, early detection of cancer, outcomes research in cancer and precancer, risk stratification prediction in cancer and precancer. Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease-associated cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer.
Dr. Meltzer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 107 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hiatal Hernia.
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1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
Marcia (Mimi) Canto, M.D., M.H.S. is a Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is also the Director of Endoscopy at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Canto received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Philippines in Manila in 1981 (summa cum laude). She received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 1985 from the University of the Philippines and completed her training in Internal Medicine from State University of New York Sciences Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Canto completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Gastroenterology-Hepatology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and received a Master of Health Science in Clinical Epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1993. Dr. Canto came back to Johns Hopkins after spending three years at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio for advanced endoscopic training. Her primary clinical interests include endoscopy, particularly the use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in detecting early pancreatic cancer and its precursors. She has recently shown that endoscopic ultrasound can be used to detect asymptomatic precancerous lesions in patients with a family history of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Canto is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. Her top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.
Vedapurisan Viswanathan is a Gastroenterologist in Bel Air, Maryland. Dr. Viswanathan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Harford Gastroenterology Associates PA
Eiad Nasser is a Gastroenterologist in Abingdon, Maryland. Dr. Nasser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Heartburn, Hiatal Hernia, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
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- Barrett EsophagusDr. Meltzer isElite. Learn about Barrett Esophagus.
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- Esophageal CancerDr. Meltzer isDistinguished. Learn about Esophageal Cancer.
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- Colorectal CancerDr. Meltzer isAdvanced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Stomach CancerDr. Meltzer isAdvanced. Learn about Stomach Cancer.
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- EndoscopyDr. Meltzer isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- EsophagitisDr. Meltzer isExperienced. Learn about Esophagitis.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Meltzer isExperienced. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Liver CancerDr. Meltzer isExperienced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Niemann-Pick DiseaseDr. Meltzer isExperienced. Learn about Niemann-Pick Disease.
- Viral GastroenteritisDr. Meltzer isExperienced. Learn about Viral Gastroenteritis.