Stephen Sternberg
Encyclopedia
Stephen S. Sternberg, M.D. (born in 1920) is a retired American
surgical pathologist, who worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
for his entire career.
He is well known because of his editorship of two widely used reference books in anatomical pathology
(Diagnostic Surgical Pathology [now Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology] and Histology for Pathologists). He was also the founding Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
, a position he held for 24 years, and an expert in colorectal neoplasia.
faculty to become Professor of Pharmacology
& Experimental Therapeutics.
organisms.
; the New York Science Policy Association; the American Council on Health & Science; the National Science Foundation
; the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation; and the Dutch Cancer Society.
United States
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surgical pathologist, who worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital...
for his entire career.
He is well known because of his editorship of two widely used reference books in anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology or Anatomic pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies...
(Diagnostic Surgical Pathology [now Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology] and Histology for Pathologists). He was also the founding Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology is a leading journal in field of surgical pathology. It was first published in 1977. Its first Editor-in-Chief was Stephen Sternberg of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.-External links: - www.ajsp.com....
, a position he held for 24 years, and an expert in colorectal neoplasia.
Biography
Sternberg is a native of Queens, NY, and was educated at Colby College, Waterville, ME (B.S., class of 1941) and New York University School of Medicine (M.D., class of 1947). He subsequently completed postgraduate training in pathology at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Dr. Sternberg joined the attending staff of the latter institution in 1951, and rose through the ranks of the Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
faculty to become Professor of Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
& Experimental Therapeutics.
Research
In addition to his work in hospital-based surgical pathology, Dr. Sternberg had a prolific career as an experimental pathologist. His research topics included the toxicity of antineoplastic agents in laboratory animals, and the carcinogenic potential of selected chemical compounds in vertebrateVertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
organisms.
Work as a consultant
Dr. Sternberg has been an advisor or consultant to several national and international medical organizations. Those include the U.S. Department of Health, Education, & Welfare; the U.S. Food & Drug Administration; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the World Health OrganizationWorld Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
; the New York Science Policy Association; the American Council on Health & Science; the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
; the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation; and the Dutch Cancer Society.