Theodore Steinman

Theodore I. Steinman MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Senior Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, obtained his BS degree from Penn State University and his MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Medical internship and first year of residency (incomplete) was at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, interrupted by the Vietnam War – with combat service as a Marine battalion surgeon. Second year medical residency was at Beth Israel Hospital (BIH), Boston, followed by nephrology fellowship at Tufts New England Medical Center. In 1971 Dr. Steinman returned to BIH and became the founding Director of the hospital’s Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Program. His 50 continuous years as a clinical investigator began during his fellowship training, with the last 35 years highlighted by a commitment to research in polycystic kidney disease. Academic productivity is noted by 215 peer-reviewed publications, 55 book chapters/monographs/editorials, 142 proceedings, and 153 abstracts. Leadership positions include: President, National Kidney Foundation of MA, RI, NH, VT and then Chairman, Board of Trustees for the same conglomerate; Board of Trustees, National Kidney Foundation (NKF); President, Renal Physicians Association; Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee and Board of Trustees (12 years), Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.

Over his professional career Dr. Steinman has received numerous awards and honors. Highlights include: awards from the NKF – Physician of the Year, Gift of Life, Distinguished Service, Chairman’s Award, 60th Anniversary National Honoree for Lifetime Commitment and Achievement in Nephrology. Other awards include Best Doctors in America (every year from 1992 -2021); Alumni Fellow of the Year, Penn State University; Founders Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine; Jared J. Grantham Distinguished Achievement Award, PKD Foundation; Intellectuals of the 21st Century; S. Robert Stone Award for Excellence in Teaching, HMS; Lifetime Achievement Award in Nephrology Education, International Society of Nephrology; Medal of Excellence Award, American Association of Kidney Patients; Excellence in Mentoring Award, HMS; Nominee, Belding Scribner Award, American Society of Nephrology; Lifetime Achievement Award, Albert Nelson/Marquis. One of his highest honors was being the Commencement Speaker (2015) at the Penn State University graduation.

Clinical Interests

• General Nephrology
• Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Nephrolithiasis (Stone Disease)

Education

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Internship/Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Residency: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Fellowship: Tufts Medical Center