Faculty

David Meltzer, MD PhD

  • Fanny L. Pritzker Professor of Medicine
    Associate Dean for Clinical Science Research, Translational
  • Clinical Interests: Disease Prevention, Medical Ethics, Prostate Cancer
  • Websites: Research Network Profile
  • Contact: dom2@uchicago.edu

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University
Boston, MA
Residency - Internal Medicine
1996

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
MD - Medicine
1993

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
PhD - Economics
1992

Yale University
New Haven, CT
BS - Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Economics
1986

Disparities in Physical Function and Rehabilitation Utilization: A Cross-sectional Study of Patients Hospitalized for Acute Medical Illness.
Disparities in Physical Function and Rehabilitation Utilization: A Cross-sectional Study of Patients Hospitalized for Acute Medical Illness. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep 18.
PMID: 40968303

Results of the ACCOuNT Trial: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Pharmacogenomics Implementation Trial for African American Inpatients.
Results of the ACCOuNT Trial: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Pharmacogenomics Implementation Trial for African American Inpatients. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Jan; 119(1):109-119.
PMID: 40847467

Virtual Reality as RESPITE: Relief Exploration for Sickle Pain Through Interventions Using Technology Engagement: A Hospital-Based Observational Study.
Virtual Reality as RESPITE: Relief Exploration for Sickle Pain Through Interventions Using Technology Engagement: A Hospital-Based Observational Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 40(15):3750-3754.
PMID: 40817361

Longitudinal progression of cost-related medication non-adherence among Medicare patients with diabetes at high risk of hospitalization: The role of dual eligibility.
Longitudinal progression of cost-related medication non-adherence among Medicare patients with diabetes at high risk of hospitalization: The role of dual eligibility. PLoS One. 2025; 20(8):e0329031.
PMID: 40811521

Neighborhood sociome factors and pediatric asthma exacerbations: Protective role of tree crown density and importance of pharmacy access in Chicago's south side.
Neighborhood sociome factors and pediatric asthma exacerbations: Protective role of tree crown density and importance of pharmacy access in Chicago's south side. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2025 Jul; 36(7):e70127.
PMID: 40708112

Rethinking handoffs to optimize continuity: Four practical lessons from a novel hospitalist model.
Rethinking handoffs to optimize continuity: Four practical lessons from a novel hospitalist model. Healthc (Amst). 2025 Jun; 13(1):100763.
PMID: 40367836

Care Team Attributes Predict Likelihood of Utilizing Pharmacogenomic Information During Inpatient Prescribing.
Care Team Attributes Predict Likelihood of Utilizing Pharmacogenomic Information During Inpatient Prescribing. Clin Transl Sci. 2025 Apr; 18(4):e70193.
PMID: 40259529

Local ancestry informed GWAS of warfarin dose requirement in African Americans identifies a novel CYP2C19 splice QTL.
Local ancestry informed GWAS of warfarin dose requirement in African Americans identifies a novel CYP2C19 splice QTL. medRxiv. 2025 Mar 05.
PMID: 40093246

Investigation of Genomic and Transcriptomic Risk Factors of Clopidogrel Response in African Americans.
Investigation of Genomic and Transcriptomic Risk Factors of Clopidogrel Response in African Americans. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 May; 117(5):1313-1324.
PMID: 39868839

Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia.
Missed opportunities: Lack of a diagnostic workup of anaemia results in a high prevalence of unidentified anaemia. Vox Sang. 2025 Feb; 120(2):163-169.
PMID: 39571615

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Best Research Innovation Oral Abstract Award
Society for Hospital Medicine
2019

Laureate Award
American College of Physicians
2015

Arthur H. Rubenstein Mentorship Award
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago
2015

National Academy of Medicine
National Academy of Science
2015

Learning Healthcare System Challenge Award
American Association of Medical Colleges
2014

John Eisenberg Excellence in Mentoring Award
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
2014

Best Clinical Innovation Abstract Award
Society for Hospital Medicine
2013

Master
Society of Hospital Medicine
2013

Fellow
Society of Hospital Medicine
2009

Best Research Abstract Award
American Geriatrics Society
2009

Fellow
American Society of Clinical Investigation
2008

Best Research Abstract Award
Society for Hospital Medicine
2005

Young Investigator Award
National Association of Inpatient Physicians
2003

Leadership in General Internal Medicine Award
Midwest SGIM
2003

Eugene Garfield Award
Research America
2002

Junior Investigator Award
Midwest Society of General Internal Medicine
1998

Award for an Outstanding Paper by a Young Investigator
Society for Medical Decision Making
1998

Health Care Research Award
National Institute for Health Management
1997

Lee Lusted Prize
Society of General Internal Medicine
1996