ALFRED D. STEINBERG

STEINBERG ALFRED D. STEINBERG, MD Died on June 14, 2016. Dr. Steinberg, "Fred", was a highly regarded physician and scientist who spent most of his career at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University in 1962 and cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1966. After completing an internship and residency in N.Y., he was a fellow in Immunology-Rheumatology at the National Institutes of Health, and then continued on at the NIH becoming a senior investigator and Chief of the Cellular Immunology Section, NIAMS. Dr. Steinberg was an outstanding physician and teacher, training and mentoring several generations of scientists at NIH. He was internationally recognized as an expert in immunology, autoimmune disorders, and molecular genetics, publishing more than 450 scientific articles on those topics, and receiving some of the most prestigious awards in his field. He was the first to bring evidence-based medicine to the treatment of lupus nephritis, and the drugs and protocols he developed continue in use today, benefiting tens of thousands of Lupus patients. He was also part of a team of scientists representing the U.S. in information exchange with the Soviets during the time of détente. After retiring from the NIH and the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Steinberg became a consultant for the MITRE Corporation, where his work included advising the federal government on bio-terrorism to help protect our nation from terrorist threats. Dr. Steinberg excelled in many other arenas as well. He was a nationally competitive champion in contract bridge. After serving as captain of the bridge teams at Princeton and Harvard and leading them to the National Collegiate Bridge Championships, he won many major tournaments over the years and became a "Life Master." Dr. Steinberg was also artistic, a "renaissance man", publishing novels and creating oil paintings. He had a scholarly interest in the Torah and Hebraic history and literature, and was dedicated to leading the Torah Study Group at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac for many years. Dr. Steinberg was an especially engaging and doting grandfather to his grandchildren, Noah, Aaron, Genevieve, Adrienne, Sebas-tien, Sammy, Matt and Ben, all of whom survive him. While his first wife Norma Safir, predeceased him in 1972, he is survived by his current wife Susan, his children, Bonnie Jennis, Robert Steinberg, Ellen Stevenson, and Kathleen Triem, and his beloved brother, Richard Steinberg. Dr. Steinberg was looked to by many for guidance and support, and he is already dearly missed. Services in his honor have already taken place.Services in his honor have already taken place.