4) Eli O. Meltzer
Education: MD
MD, Co-Director, Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center, San Diego,
CA
Dr. Meltzer was born and raised in Philadelphia. He earned his BA from the University
of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed
his residency in pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and his fellowship
training in allergy and clinical immunology at National Jewish Medical and Research
Center.
For over 30 years, Dr. Meltzer has been co-director of Allergy & Asthma Medical Group
and Research Center in San Diego. During this time he has participated in nearly 600
research studies focused on various aspects of respiratory disease and has served as a
consultant to numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnical companies. He has lectured
extensively and authored more than 400 scientific publications.
Dr. Meltzer is also Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San
Diego, and past Chief, Division of Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital in
San Diego. In addition, he is on the faculty of the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
Training Program at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation.
Dr. Meltzer is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
(recipient, Distinguished Clinician Award), the American College of Allergy, Asthma
and Immunology (recipient, Distinguished Fellow Award) and the American Academy of
Pediatrics (recipient, Section on Allergy and Immunology’s Jerome Glaser Distinguished
Service Award).
He has been a member of national and international advisory groups including the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration’s Pulmonary/Allergy Advisory Committee, the
Rhinosinusitis Initiative and the World Health Organization’s initiatives Allergic Rhinitis
Impact on Asthma (ARIA) and InterAirways. He has also served as president of the San
Diego Allergy Society, the California Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and
the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Dr Meltzer is listed in the physician directories, The Best Doctors in America and Top
Doctors in America.
AWARDS:
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: 1992- Master in Allergy, 1993Distinguished Fellow
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: 2002- Distinguished Clinician
American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Allergy and Immunology: 2003 Jerome
Glaser Distinguished Service
The Best Doctors in America, Allergy and Immunology
America's Top Doctors
Guide to Top Doctors, Allergy and Immunology
San Diego Best Doctors, Allergy & Immunology, San Diego Magazine
Employment History
Eli O. Meltzer, MD, is a consultant for 3M Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott Laboratories,
Aerogen, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Alcon Laboratories, Almirall Prodesfarma, S.A.,
Altana Pharma AG, Arris Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Axys Pharmaceuticals, Bausch
& Lomb, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Critical Therapeutics Inc., Dey,
L.P., Entelos Inc., Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Immulogic
Pharmaceutical Corporation, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica,
MedPointe Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Miles Pharmaceuticals, Muro
Pharmaceutical, Inc., Nastech Pharmaceutical, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation,
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Pfizer Inc, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sanofi-Aventis,
Schering-Plough Corporation, Sepracor, Inc., Whitehall & Robins Healthfront, and
Zambon Group S.p.A. He is on the speakers bureau for AstraZeneca, Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, MedPointe
Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc, Sanofi-Aventis, Schering-Plough
Corporation, and UCB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He receives grant support from 3M
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Alcon Laboratories, Altana Pharma AG,
Amgen Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Baker Norton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Celltech Medeva, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company,
Dura Pharmaceuticals, Ferraris Medical Ltd., Flemington Pharmaceuticals, Forest
Laboratories, Inc., Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inspire
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, KOS Pharmaceuticals, Mast
Immunosystems, Inc., MedPointe Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Millennium
Pharmaceuticals, Muro Pharmaceutical, Inc., National Institutes of Health, Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi-Aventis,
Schering-Plough Corporation, Sepracor, Inc., State of California, Synergen Inc., TAP
Pharmaceutical Products, UCB Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Whitehall & Robins Healthfront,
Winston Laboratory, Inc., and Zambon Group S.p.A.
Address:
San Diego Office (main office)
9610 Granite Ridge Dr., Suite B
San Diego, CA 92123