Background
Schroeder, Steven Alfred was born on July 26, 1939 in New York City. Son of Arthur Edward and Norma (Scheinberg) Schroeder.
Schroeder, Steven Alfred was born on July 26, 1939 in New York City. Son of Arthur Edward and Norma (Scheinberg) Schroeder.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1960. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1964. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rush University, 1994.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Boston University, 1996. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts Medical Center, 1997. Doctor of Science (honorary), Georgetown University, 2000.
Doctor of Science, Medical College Wisconsin, 2002. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Medicine Dentistry New Jersey, 2003.
Intern and resident in internal medicine Harvard Medical Service, Boston City Hospital, 1964—1966, 1968—1970. Assistant professor, then associate professor George Washington Medical Center, Washington, 1971—1976. Visiting professor St. Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London, 1982—1983.
Professor medicine, chief division general internal medicine, member Institute Health Policy Studies University California, San Francisco, 1976—1990. President, Chief Executive Officer Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, 1990—2002. Clinical professor medicine University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, 1990—2002.
Distinguished professor health and health care University California, San Francisco, since 2003, director smoking cessation leadership center, since 2003. Convention various governmental and philanthropic health organizations. Chair international advisory committee faculty medicine Ben Gurion University, Israel.
Senior editor: Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, 1987-1993, member editorial board: New England Journal Medicine Magazine. Contributor numerous articles to professional journals.
Member United States Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, 1983—1988. Board overseers Harvard College, 2000—2006. Board directors American Legacy Foundation, 2000—2005, vice chair, 2001—2003, chair, 2003—2005.
Director James Irvine Foundation, Charles R. Drew University Medicine and Science, since 2005. Master: American College of Physicians (James Bruce award 2007). Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, Association American Medical College (David Rogers award 2008), Albany Medical Center (Medicine prize since 2000), Society General Internal Medicine (past president), Institute Medicine, Association American Physicians, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Harvard Medical Alumni Association, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.
Climbing, hiking, tennis, gardening, literature, history.
Married Sally B. Ross, October 21, 1967. Children: David Arthur, Alan Ross.