Neil Meltzer

Neil Meltzer is the immediate past President and CEO of LifeBridge Health, a role he held from 2013. He joined Sinai Hospital of Baltimore in 1988 as vice president of operations and served as Sinai’s president and chief operating officer from 1998 until he became system CEO. Under his leadership LifeBridge Health doubled in size, added Carroll Hospital in 2015 and Grace Medical Center in 2019, and grew into an integrated delivery system offering a full spectrum of care.

A public health background shapes how he leads. During his tenure, LifeBridge Health’s Center for Hope became a national model for violence intervention and prevention, and the system launched a Regional Medical Campus with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He served as National Chairman of the Board of the American Heart Association, was one of 15 national health care workforce champions appointed by President Barack Obama, and chairs the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, a federal advisory committee to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Neil holds a Master of Public Health and a Master of Health Administration from Tulane University and an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Maryland. His honors include the Watkins-Saunders Award, Tulane University Alumni of the Year, induction into the Baltimore Sun’s Civic Hall of Fame, and recognition by The Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Most Admired CEOs.