Steven Meltzer, MD
Dr. Steven Meltzer is a native New Yorker who moved to the “Left Coast” and graduated from USC medical school and completed a residency in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of L.A. He served a 2 year fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Kaiser Foundation Hospital where his research earned him the AAAAI Young Investigator Award.
He entered private practice in Long Beach, California and joined the faculty at UC Irvine where he is currently an Associate Clinical Professor involved in the teaching of Pediatric and Family Practice residents. He has been the Director of Pediatric Allergy at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach and served as Chairman of Pediatric Medical Education. Community activities include service as AAFA asthma camp director for which he was named Physician of the Year in 1993. He was the Lead Medical Advisor for the Starbright Asthma Educational CD-ROM game. He has served on the Boards of several state and regional allergy societies. He is a Past President of the California Society of Allergy and Immunology and Regional Governor for California to the AAAAI. He has participated in numerous clinical drug trials and has published several articles for major journals. The research center at the Allergy and Asthma Care Center conducts ongoing studies involving both clinical and behavioral aspects of allergy and asthma care.
Additionally, Dr. Meltzer received his M.B.A. in Marketing from Cal State Long Beach focusing on patient and physician behavior with respect to the healthcare environment. He has been involved in the design of several educational programs for improving asthma care in the community. He lives in Seal Beach and enjoys family, friends, sports, and comedy. He is proud of his ongoing participation in several community education charitable organizations. He has established the Evelyn Meltzer endowment at Keck USC School of Medicine to assist medical students from single parent families with financial need.
