Biographical summary
Chair, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Dr. Meltzer is a board-certified vascular surgeon, with a special expertise in minimally invasive vascular surgery. His clinical focus includes:
    - Treatment of the full spectrum of vascular disease, from complex aortic aneurysms to venous insufficiency
- Expertise with the most advanced, minimally invasive, endovascular techniques, as well as traditional "open" vascular surgery
- A commitment to a "patient-centered" approach, and individualized treatment plan
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Meltzer is an accomplished clinical outcomes researcher with special interests in healthcare spending, procedure utilization, and comparative effectiveness.
        Conditions treated
        Procedures performed
        
        Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2019MBA - Business AdministrationEller College of Management, University of Arizona 
- 2012Fellowship - Vascular SurgeryWeill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 
- 2010Residency - SurgeryMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School 
- 2008Research Fellowship - SurgeryTransplant Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital 
- 2003MDJefferson Medical College 
- 1999BSYale University  
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2013Vascular SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery 
Awards and honors
- 2024Top DoctorsPhoenix Magazine 
- 2023Top DoctorsPhoenix Magazine 
- 2021Top DoctorsPhoenix Magazine 
- 2019Top DocsCastle Connolly 
- 2018Top Doctors in New York Metro AreaCastle Connolly 
- 2017Merit Scholarship AwardSC Johnson School of Business, Cornell University 
- 2017New York Superdoctors AwardNew York Superdoctors 
- 2015Detectives' Endowment Association AwardNew York Police Department 
- 2014Rising StarsNew York Superdoctors 
- 2011Research AwardEastern Vascular Society 
- 2008Resident Research PrizeMassachusetts Chapter, American College of Surgeons 
- 2004Alumni Society Academic Scholarship AwardJefferson Medical College 
- 2003The Clinical Surgery PrizeJefferson Medical College 
- 2003Research AwardAssociation for Academic Surgery 
- 2002Alpha Omega Alpha Honor SocietyJefferson Medical College 
- 2002Hobart Armory Hare Medical Honor SocietyJefferson Medical College 
- 1999Richter Prize for ResearchYale University 
- 1997Undergraduate Research PrizeMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 
- 1995Golden Plate HonoreeAmerican Academy of Achievement 
Professional memberships
- 2022 - presentMemberCardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty Search Committee 
- 2022 - presentMemberCardiovascular Disease, Faculty Search Committee 
- 2022 - presentExecutive Council MemberRocky Mountain Vascular Society 
- 2021 - 2023MemberMortality Review Subcommittee - Arizona, Mayo Clinic Mortality Review Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Committees 
- 2020 - presentChairMedical Malpractice Working Group, Society for Vascular Surgery 
- 2019 - presentMemberExecutive Committee, Department of Surgery 
- 2019 - presentMemberSurgical and Procedural Committee, Clinical Practice Committee, Executive Operations Team 
- 2019 - presentMemberSurgical Quality Subcommittee, Surgical and Procedural Committee, Clinical Practice Committee 
- 2019 - presentMemberWellness Task Force, Society for Vascular Surgery 
- 2017 - 2018RepresentativeNational Arterial Quality Council - Greater New York Regional Quality Group, Vascular Quality Initiative 
- 2016 - 2018RepresentativeMCIC PSSI Strategic Planning Subcommittee, Weill Cornell Medical College/ New York Presbyterian Hospital 
- 2016 - 2018MemberCarotid Interventions Working Group, New York Presbyterian Hospital 
- 2016 - 2018MemberMedical Device Epidemiology Network, Epidemiology Research Program, Center for Devices and Radiological Health 
- 2014 - 2018MemberVascular Service Line Quality Committee, Weill Cornell Medical Center 
- 2014 - 2018MemberPeripheral Interventions Quality Committee, Weill Cornell Medical Center 
- 2014 - 2015MemberCommunications Committee, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society 
- 2014 - 2015MemberPeripheral Arterial Committee, Vascular Quality Initiative 
- 2014 - presentMemberVascular and Endovascular Surgery Society 
- 2014 - presentFellowAmerican College of Surgeons 
- 2012 - 2018MemberEastern Vascular Society 
- 2012 - 2018MemberNew York Society for Vascular Surgery 
- 2012 - 2014MemberIVC Filter Task Force, Weill Cornell Medical Center 
- 2002PresidentAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University 
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Research activities