Background
Heifetz, Stephen Allen was born on January 16, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon J. and Gertrude (Levine) Heifetz.
Heifetz, Stephen Allen was born on January 16, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Solomon J. and Gertrude (Levine) Heifetz.
Bachelor, Swarthmore College, 1967; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1971.
Intern in pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1971-1972;
resident in ob/gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1972-1973;
resident in anatomic and clinical pathology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1973-1975;
resident in anatomic and clinical pathology, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, 1975-1977;
fellow in pediatric pathology, National Children's Medical Center, Washington, 1980-1981;
second in command Lieutenant, United States Army Reserve, 1978;
advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Air Force, 1982;
assistant chief department pathology, United States Army Hospital Nurenberg, Germany, 1978-1980;
assistant chief department pathology, 2d General Hospital, Landstuhl, Germany, 1978;
department chairman of pediatrics pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, 1980-1985;
associate director department pathology and laboratory medicine, I.W.K. Hospital Children and Grace Maternity Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1985-1988;
director pediatric pathology, J.W. Riley Hospital Children, Indianapolis, since 1988. Associate professor department pathology Dalhousie U. School Medicine, Halifax, 1985-1988. Professor department pathology and laboratory medicine Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, since 1988.
Director pediatric pathology James Whitcomb Riley Hospital Children, since 1988, Indiana U. Hospitals, since 1988, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, since 1991. Registrar pediatrics pathology American Registry Pathology, Washington, 1980-1985. Consultant Children's Cancer Study Group, since 1985, Marion County Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program, since 1995, Indianapolis Campaign for Health Babies, Medical Policy Group, since 1992.
Advisor Indiana State Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Task Force, Indiana State Board Health, since 1988, Marion County Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Parental Support Group, since 1988. Consultant pediatrics pathology to Surgeon General United States, Armed Forces Institute Pathology, 1980-1985. Presenter in field.
Fellow College American Pathologists. Member International Academy Pathology (United States/Canada division), Society Pediatric Radiology (Caffey award 1996), Association Dirs. Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, Mid-American Placental Study Group, Indiana Association Pathologists, Control Indiana Association Pathologists.
Married Phebe Wheeler Packer, 1970(divorced 1977). Children: Jennifer Ruth, Joshua Barnett.