Background
Steele, Samuel McDowell was born on March 16, 1939 in Osawatomie, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel McDowell and Maxine Rose (Meek) Steele.
Steele, Samuel McDowell was born on March 16, 1939 in Osawatomie, Kansas, United States. Son of Samuel McDowell and Maxine Rose (Meek) Steele.
Bachelor of Science, Pittsburgh State University, 1961; Master of Science, Pittsburgh State University, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, U. Kansas, 1968.
Commissioned officer, United States Navy, 1964; advanced through grades to captain, 1980; senior medical officer, Armed Forces Exam and Entrance Station, Kansas City, Missoury, 1970-1971; urology resident, Naval Reginal Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1971-1975; department chairman urology, Naval Hospital, Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, 1975-1978; department chairman urology, director urology resident training, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1978-1981; director combat casualty care course-task force, Fort Sam, Houston, 1981-1984; physician advisor quality assurance, staff urologist, Navy Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland., 1985-1986; assistant chief staff plans and operations Pacific Region, Naval Medical Command, Barbers Point, Hawaii., 1986-1989; commander joint medical readiness training center, Fort Sam, 1989-1993; retired, United States Navy, 1993; staff member, Sloop Memorial Hospital, Crossnore, North Carolina, since 1993; staff member, Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, North Carolina, since 1993. Staff urologist Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, 1987-1989, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam, 1990-1993.
Member American Medical Association (award of appreciation 1984), American College Physician Executives, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome University Surgical Associations, American Association Clinical Urologists.
Married Olivia Ann Smith, June 4, 1960. 1 child, Rodney Andrew.