Dr. Steven Steinberg received his undergraduate degree in microbiology from The Ohio State University in 1975 and was awarded his medical degree from the same institution. He completed his surgical residency at Ohio State University Hospitals in Columbus, Ohio. From there, he entered a career in academic medicine, first at the State University of New York at Buffalo and then at Tulane University. He returned to The Ohio State University in 1999 as Vice-Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Surgery. In 2006, he was asked to help create and lead a new Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn. From 2006 to 2019, that division grew from three to 14 faculty members. He served as the interim Chair of the Department of Surgery at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center from 2015-2016. He most recently held the positions of Executive Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care Program Director, and Director of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, and Burn. He has been active in advocacy activities on both the state and national levels, and has authored or co-authored approximately 125 manuscripts and book chapters on various surgical and educational topics, including trauma, general surgery, and surgical education. He is a member of numerous academic surgical organizations, including the American Surgical Association, and is a member of the editorial board of Selected Readings in General Surgery. He joined the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as an Accreditation Field Representative in 2020.
