StephenJ.MeltzerMD

Gastroenterology • Lutherville, MD

Professor of Medicine, Professor of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Office
2360 West Joppa Road
Joppa Concourse STE 205
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone+1 410-933-7495

Fax+1 410-616-7351

Education & Training

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1984 - 1985
University of ColoradoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1983 - 1984
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1982
Tulane UniversityInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1985 - Present
MD State Medical License 1988 - 2025
CO State Medical License 1982 - 1985
LA State Medical License 1979 - 1983
TX State Medical License 1980 - 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1997

Clinical Trials

EsophaCap for the Detection of Early Esophageal Carcinoma Start of enrollment: 2016 Jan 12
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

31 citations
EpiPanGI Dx: A Cell-free DNA Methylation Fingerprint for the Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Cancers.
Raju Kandimalla, Jianfeng Xu, Alexander Link, Takatoshi Matsuyama, Kensuke Yamamura
Clinical Cancer Research. 2021-09-20
143 citations
Synthetic Circular RNA Functions as a miR-21 Sponge to Suppress Gastric Carcinoma Cell Proliferation
Xi Liu, John M. Abraham, Yulan Cheng, Zhixiong Wang, Zhe Wang
Molecular Therapy. Nucleic Acids. 2018-12-07
38 citations
Synthetic circular multi-miR sponge simultaneously inhibits miR-21 and miR-93 in esophageal carcinoma.
Zhe Wang, Ke Ma, Yulan Cheng, John M. Abraham, Xi Liu
Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology. 2019-06-19

Journal Articles

Inhibition of the miR-192/215–Rab11-FIP2 Axis Suppresses Human Gastric Cancer Progression
Stephen Meltzer, MD, Nature

Press Mentions

Barrett’s Esophagus Prognostic Test Highlighted at Scientific MeetingOctober 29th, 2024
Previse Showcases New Data Highlighting Clinical Utility of Esopredict® Barrett's Esophagus Prognostic Test at ACG 2024October 28th, 2024
Peer-Reviewed Study Validates Reliability and Reproducibility of Esopredict, Previse’s Prognostic Assay for Patients with Barrett’s EsophagusSeptember 11th, 2024
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Grant Support

The Temporal Epigenomic Program Of Barrett'S Neoplastic ProgressionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2011
The Role Of Microrna Alterations In Barrett'S CarcinogenesisNational Cancer Institute2009–2011
Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Malignant TransformationNational Cancer Institute2009–2011
Comprehensive Biomarker Development In Early EsophagogasNational Cancer Institute2006–2009
The Human Colorectal InstabilitomeNational Cancer Institute2006–2007
Neoplastic Complications In Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseNational Cancer Institute2006–2007
Genomics: Esophageal Metaplasia-Associated MalignancyNational Cancer Institute2006
Neoplastic Complications In Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseNational Cancer Institute2003–2006
Research Training In GastroenterologyNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005
Validation Studies Of Circulating Methylation BiomarkersNational Cancer Institute2005
Comprehensive Biomarker Development In Early EsophagogasNational Cancer Institute2004–2005
The Human Colorectal InstabilitomeNational Cancer Institute2003–2005
Novel Methylation Targets In Gastric CancerNational Cancer Institute2003–2005
Genomics: Esophageal Metaplasia-Associated MalignancyNational Cancer Institute2002–2005
Comprehensive Biomaker Development In Early EsophagogastNational Cancer Institute1999–2003
Human Colorectal InstabilitomeNational Cancer Institute1998–2002
Neoplastic Complications In Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1993–2001
Igfir In Human GI TumorsNational Cancer Institute1998–2000
Nitric Oxide In Helicobacter-Associated Gastric CancerNational Cancer Institute1995–1997