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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. 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 21 articles in the study of Stomach Cancer.
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1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
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Duane Smoot is a Gastroenterologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Smoot is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Ileostomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Smoot is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Gastroenterologist Saowanee Ngamruengphong specializes in the endoscopic diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal malignancies, premalignant and malignant lesions in the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., early gastric cancer, Barrett's esophagus-associated neoplasia), esophageal cancer, colon polyps or early colorectal cancer, and pancreatic and biliary disease. Dr. Ngamruengphong earned a medical degree from Chulalongkorn University and completed residency training at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She undertook fellowship training in gastroenterology at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education and further fellowship training in therapeutic endoscopy at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her research interests include endoscopic resection and the management of precancerous or cancerous gastrointestinal lesions. Dr. Ngamruengphong is a member of several professional organizations, including the Thai Medical Council, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological Association. Videos Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) — Eileen’s Story Recent News Articles and Media Coverage A Rare, Stomach-Saving Endoscopic Procedure, Inside Tract (Spring 2021) Case Presentation: ESD-TAMIS, Inside Tract (Spring 2019) Innovative Approaches to Colorectal Surgery Benefit Patients, Surgery (Winter 2019) For Colorectal Polyps: Early Detection and Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Winter, 2019) The Cutting Edge of Endoscopic Resection, Inside Tract (Spring, 2017) Stomach Cancer: Know Your Risks & Treatment Options, Johns Hopkins Surgery (4/26/2017). Dr. Ngamruengphong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Stomach Cancer, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Luminis Health Medical Group, LLC
Albert Fleisher is a Gastroenterologist in Lanham, Maryland. Dr. Fleisher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stomach Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Esophagitis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
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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.