Background
Sternfeld, Leon was born on June 15, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon and Goldie (Levine) Sternfeld.
Sternfeld, Leon was born on June 15, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon and Goldie (Levine) Sternfeld.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1932; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1936; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1937; Master of Science in Public Health, Columbia University, 1943.
Assistant district health officer, New York State Department Health, Buffalo, New York, 1943-1944; director Medical Rehabilitation, New York State Department Health, Albany, New York, 1944-1950; assistant director Tuberculosis Control, Massachusetts Department Public Health, Boston, 1950-1952; director field training, Harvard School Public Health, Boston, 1952-1953; active military duty, United States Army Medical Corps., Korea, 1953-1955; commissioner Public Health, City Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955-1960; deputy commissioner, Massachusetts Department Public Health, Boston, 1960-1970; consultant in medical care, Federation Jewish Philanthropies, New York City, 1970-1971; medical director, United Cerebral Palsy Association, New York City, 1971-1993; retired, 1993. Associate professor Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School Public Health, 1960-1970. Director Commission Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities, Tuscon, 1987-1993, Accreditation Council Disabilities, Landover, Maryland., 1974-1991.
Colonel United States Army, 1953-1973, Korea. Fellow American Public Health Association, American Academy Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
Married Ruth Schwartz Sternfeld, August 25, 1934. Children: Kay, Barbara.