Andrew J. Meltzer

Andrew J. Meltzer, MD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and an Assistant Professor of Surgery in Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Meltzer is an Assistant Attending Surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Board-certified in vascular surgery, Dr. Meltzer's practice encompasses the full spectrum of vascular disease, including complex arterial and venous problems. He has significant expertise in the most advanced minimally invasive and endovascular procedures. He received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Yale University in 1999. In 2003, he earned his Medical Degree, magna cum laude, from Jefferson Medical College, where he was elected President of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
Dr. Meltzer completed his internship and residency in surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. His reserach training includes a fellowship in the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Transplantation Biology Research Center. Dr. Meltzer completed his fellowship training in Vascular Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery.
Widely published in peer-reviewed journals and the author of numerous book chapters, Dr. Meltzer's research efforts focus on surgical outcomes and comparative effectiveness in vascular surgery. He is a co-principal investigator for a Cornell University Intercampus Planning Grant: a collaboration with investigators from the Cornell School of Operations Research and Information Engineering to investigate the reliability of implantable devices used for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and peripheral vascular disease.
Dr. Meltzer is a member of many professional surgical societies, including the Society for Vascular Surgery, Association for Academic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, Eastern Vascular Society, and the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society.
Dr. Meltzer has earned many honors including research awards from the Eastern Vascular Society, Association for Academic Surgery, and the American College of Surgeons.