Steinbaum-Levine Endowment Fund
for the Advancement of Osteopathic Medicine

DAVID S. STEINBAUM, D.O.

Dr. Steinbaum (1906-1989) earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1930. He was first affiliated with the Greenville Hospital in Jersey City, N.J. where he was a member of the Board of Trustees and served as medical staff president. He subsequently established the Steinbaum-Levine Associates medical practice comprised of himself, Howard M. Levine, D.O., Steven M. Levine, D.O., Martin S. Levine, D.O., and Fred Steinbaum, D.O. Located in Bayonne, N.J., he practiced in this location until retirement in 1988.

Dr. David Steinbaum was a life member of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and was posthumously presented their “Distinguished Service Award”. Through the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons he served as trustee on the New Jersey Osteopathic Foundation, served on the Public Relations Committee, and was Chairman of the Vocational Guidance Committee, a role that allowed him to influence more than 100 students to attend ATSU-KCOM. In 1970, the New Jersey state association honored him as “Physician of the Year”. Early in his career, he was credited with working to obtain equal practice rights and hospital privileges for osteopathic physicians in New Jersey.

Dr. David Steinbaum served as President of the New Jersey chapter of the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA). In 1967, he established the David S. Steinbaum Scholarship Endowment, which has evolved into the Steinbaum-Levine Endowment Fund for the Advancement of Osteopathic Medicine. In 1968, Dr. Steinbaum received the Honorary Doctor of Osteopathic Education Degree from ATSU-KCOM, and in 1987 he received the highest KOAA honor, “Alumnus of the Year” award.

VIOLA STEINBAUM
WIFE OF DAVID S. STEINBAUM, D.O.

Viola Steinbaum (1906-2001), referred to as “Ma,” was the beloved matriarch of the Steinbaum family. She was devoted to her home, the temple, and had a tireless energy and devotion to her family and her husband’s profession of osteopathic medicine. With the office/medical practice in her home, Mrs. Steinbaum worked as the “Executive Secretary” for Dr. David Steinbaum. It was her correspondence with the dean of ATSU-KCOM, through Dr. Steinbaum’s handwritten or dictated letters, that facilitated the enrollment of so many students at KCOM. She helped in fundraising efforts, and continued to support KCOM after her husband’s death. She was an active member of the KCOM Still Society and a founding member of the Still Partners Organization. Mrs. Steinbaum was awarded Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) Honorary Membership in 1990, and in 1999, ATSU presented Mrs. Steinbaum the “A.T. Still Fellow Award” in recognition of her contributions in honor of her husband’s profession as an osteopathic physician.

The Steinbaum-Levine family has contributed a vast amount of time, energy and resources to KCOM and their family legacy. Viola and her husband lived their lives by doing, caring, and sharing with others and together created a tremendous heritage for their family through osteopathic medicine. Dr. and Mrs. Steinbaum influenced more than 100 individuals to study osteopathic medicine. Eleven family members are graduates of ATSU-KCOM, the original college of osteopathy and the home of the “Steinbaum-Levine” legacy.

PAUL S. STEINBAUM, D.O.

Dr. Steinbaum (1915-2000) earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1937. He was the second Steinbaum family member to attend KCOM, following his brother, David S. Steinbaum, D.O. He completed his internship at Los Angeles General Hospital. He enlisted in the Army during World War II, and as a Captain commanded the 726th Medical Company serving at a military hospital in France. After the war, he practiced in Leonia and Ortley Beach, N.J. He became a board certified family practitioner in 1970 when this certification was first offered. He was an avid tennis player, skier, sailor, swimmer, and handyman. He was married to wife, Esther, for 58 years and retired from practice at age 78.

ALBERT M. HONIG, D.O.

Dr. Honig earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1951. He completed his internship at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital in Detroit, Mich. and was a resident fellow at Philadelphia Mental Health Clinic in Psychiatry with an assignment to Norristown State Hospital. In 1957, Dr. Honig served as a resident fellow at the Institute of Direct Analysis until 1959. Currently, he is the founder and medical director emeritus at Delaware Valley Mental Health Foundation Behavioral Health in Doylestown, Pa. He is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia and a Psychiatry Consultant at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Pa.

He holds memberships in the American Osteopathic Association and the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association. He is past President of the Philadelphia Neuropsychiatric Society and an ex officio member of the Department of Psychology at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. from 1972-1980. He is also a member of the International Society for Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenias and other Psychoses.

Dr. Honig has published nine articles and four books. He is a consulting editor for the Journal of American Osteopathic Association and the Journal of Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry. He has extensive lecture experience, has been filmed in two movies, and has written for Look and New York magazines.

His honors include “Fellow of the Year” for the Association of Clinical Osteopathic Neuropsychiatric Physicians, and he holds a life membership in several medical associations.

Currently enjoying retirement, Dr. Honig is also a former marathon runner.

HOWARD M. LEVINE, D.O.

Dr. Levine (1930-2004) earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1954. He completed his internship at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital and then returned to Bayonne, N.J. to join the practice of his father-in-law, David S. Steinbaum, D.O. He was a board certified osteopathic family physician who also specialized in osteopathic manipulative medicine and a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). He retired from practice in 1988.

Dr. Levine was a tireless servant for the osteopathic profession. He was a twenty-year member of the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS) and the president from 1974-75. As president, he worked to establish the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM). He also served as a trustee for the New Jersey Osteopathic Education Foundation. As a lifelong member of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), he served on the Board of Trustees from 1983-2000 and was president in 1997-98. Dr. Levine spent his career encouraging osteopathic physicians “to accentuate our distinctiveness”, and he carried this message on his travels as AOA president. In 2001, he was given the honor of delivering the AOA’s Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Address.

He was a member of the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) and was presented the “Alumnus of the Year” award in 1982 and “Distinguished Service Award” in 1993. In 1967, he established the Steinbaum-Levine Endowed Scholarship Fund at ATSU-KCOM in honor of his father-in-law, David S. Steinbaum, D.O. Dr. Levine served on the ATSU Board of Trustees for nine years and was its vice-chairman in 1983. ATSU-KCOM recognized Dr. Levine in 1992 with an honorary Doctor of Science in Osteopathy degree.

He was a strong advocate of osteopathic research and for ten years served as chairman of the AOA Bureau of Research. He played a pivotal role in launching the Osteopathic Research and Development Fund’s study on Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy and Low Back Pain published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Levine also championed the creation of the Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine textbook.

Dr. Levine served as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Osteopathic Sciences at UMDNJ-SOM, was a member and fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, was a board member for the Greenville Hospital in Jersey City for more than 30 years, served as president of its medical staff from 1973 to 1975, and was chairman of its family practice department. He was recognized as the Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice in Osteopathic Medicine, the NJAOPS Family Practitioner of the Year in 1980, and presented the Edward L. Rosenbaum, M.D., Humanism in Medicine award in 1993 from Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific.

As an undergraduate student, Dr. Levine received a basketball scholarship. He loved all watersports and playing tennis.

PHYLLIS LEVINE
WIFE OF HOWARD M. LEVINE, D.O.

Phyllis Levine witnessed her late father, David S. Steinbaum, D.O.,’30, provide outstanding osteopathic health care to patients, tirelessly serve his profession, and recruit students for osteopathic medical education. At the side of her late husband, Howard M. Levine, D.O., ’54, Mrs. Levine continued her father and mother’s work on behalf of the osteopathic profession and students. As a dedicated and talented partner with Dr. Levine, she gave of herself in osteopathic organizational work, both in support of her husband’s endeavors and as an active member of Advocates of the American Osteopathic Association and the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. She contributed many hours of her time to these organizations and their programs and projects, including serving as a volunteer with the American Osteopathic Association’s Care-A-Van mobile health screening unit.

In 1967, Dr. and Mrs. Levine established the Steinbaum-Levine Endowed Scholarship Fund at ATSU-KCOM to honor her father, Dr. David S. Steinbaum. They took great pride in the scholarship and worked diligently to see it grow and prosper. Because of their efforts and those of the generous friends and patients of the family, over 100 students have been assisted with financial support.

In recognition of her generosity, Mrs. Levine is a member of the ATSU Still Society, and she was awarded Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association (KOAA) Honorary Membership in 2009. She is the mother of two ATSU-KCOM graduates, Steven M. Levine, D.O., ’78 and Martin S. Levine, D.O., ’80.

ROBERT L. TEMKIN, D.O.

Dr. Temkin earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1967. He completed his internship at Osteopathic General Hospital in North Miami Beach, Fla. After serving in the Army with the military police, Dr. Temkin opened a family practice in Pembroke Pines, Fla., where he was the first and only osteopathic physician in the area. He was an executive committee member at Community Hospital South Broward. He served on the Board of Directors at Pembroke Pines General Hospital and was elected vice-chair of Pembrook Pines General Hospital Executive Committee. He was also vice-chief of staff and executive committee member at Memorial Regional and Bennet Hospitals. Dr. Temkin is retired and lives in Islamorada, Fla., where he enjoys fishing and competing in fishing tournaments. He is the father of Stacy Temkin-Smith, D.O. (NSU-COM ‘03)

STEPHAN R. SHER, D.O.

Dr. Sher earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1968. He completed his internship at Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center in Pennsylvania. He is a Diplomate for the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice and certified by the American Board of Family Practice.

Dr. Sher held hospital affiliations with Northwest Covenant Medical Center in Denville, N.J., Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pa., and St. Luke’s Hospital in Allentown, Pa. He holds memberships in the Psi Sigma Alpha National Osteopathic Honor Society, the American Osteopathic Association, the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, and The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

Dr. Sher practiced at Zufall Health Center, Dover, N.J.; Stephan R. Sher, D.O. P.C. in Allentown, Pa.; Assorgi and Sher in Allentown, Pa.; and at Doctors Clinic in Emmanus, Pa. He has experience with Peer Review Consulting, Inc., the Northwest Medical Group, and the US Medical Review and Worldwide Services. He was laboratory Director at Stephan R. Sher, D.O. Laboratory, an attending physician at Lehigh County Women’s Prison in Allentown, Pa., an emergency physician at Mulenberg Medical Center in Bethlehem, Pa., and a consultant for the Pennsylvania Bureau of Disability Determination.

Currently, Dr. Sher enjoys travelling and continues to practice with locum tenens work.

FREDERICK L. STEINBAUM, D.O.

Dr. Steinbaum earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1968. He interned at Cherry Hill Hospital in Cherry Hill, N.J. After completing his internship, he went into General Practice with his father, Dr. David Steinbaum, and his brother-in-law, Dr. Howard Levine, in Bayonne, N.J. Subsequently, he left General Practice and completed an Internal Medicine residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, N.J. in 1974. He became a Fellow in Medical Oncology at Beth Israel Medical Center and completed his training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He then joined a Medical Oncology group at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center involved with clinical practice, the training of oncology fellows, and clinical research. He was on staff of the principal hospitals in Essex, Hudson, and Union counties for most of his career. He was very active at Union Hospital in Union, N.J., an osteopathic teaching hospital, where he developed a very active oncology program. This was the first osteopathic program to achieve national certification by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Cancer. He was the chairman of the Cancer Committee and Chairman of the Division of Hematology and Oncology from 1976-2006. He was president of the medical staff at Union Hospital from 2001-2003 and served on the executive committee for many years. In 2005, he became the Associate Medical Director of the newly established Trinitas Cancer Center in Elizabeth, N.J., a 28 million dollar state of the art facility, from which he retired in 2009.

Dr. Steinbaum was active with the American Cancer Society, New Jersey Division. He served as Chairman of the Profession Educational Committee and was a member of the executive committee and Board of Directors. He was appointed by the governor to the New Jersey Task Force on Cancer Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment 1990-1995. He has always been interested in supporting his alma mater, serving on the ATSU-KCOM Board of Trustees for ten years and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1989 and 1990. He received the Distinguished Patron Award from the College to acknowledge his support and philanthropy.

During his years of clinical research, he was the co-author of nine published clinical research papers. Organizations he served include the Hudson County Osteopathic Medical Society, past president; New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons; the American Osteopathic Association; the American College of Field Liaison Physicians; the American Society of Clinical Oncology; and the Oncology Society of New Jersey. He served as advisor and Medical Director of the Elizabeth Hospice.

While a student at Kirksville, Dr. Steinbaum was elected a member of Sigma Sigma Phi, the National Osteopathic Scholastic Fraternity. He is a Diplomat of the National Osteopathic Board of Medicine.

In retirement, Dr. Steinbaum is enjoying living on a lake in New Jersey, competing in water sports including sailing and barefoot waterskiing.

HARVEY P. SIEGEL, D.O.

Dr. Siegel earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1970. Dr. Siegel is board certified in Family Practice. He completed an internship at Cherry Hill Medical Center in N.J., and served two years as a captain in the Army Medical Corp during the Vietnam War. Dr. Siegel has been in family practice in Succasunna, N.J. since 1973. He holds memberships in the American Osteopathic Association, New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, the Morris County Association of Osteopathic Physicians, and the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners.

Dr. Siegel was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia in 1966. Dr. Siegel was greatly influenced to study osteopathic medicine by Dr. Fred Steinbaum and Dr. Howard M. Levine. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Siegel enjoys boating and exotic cars.

STEVEN M. LEVINE, D.O.

Dr. Levine earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1978. He completed an internship at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, N.J. and a family practice residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM). In 1981, Dr. Levine completed a fellowship in medical education at Michigan State University. He is board certified in Family Practice and Geriatrics. He is a member and Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP), member of the American Academy of Osteopathy, and member of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS). He practices family medicine in Bayonne, N.J., in the office of his late grandfather, David S. Steinbaum, D.O., and late father, Howard M. Levine, D.O., in partnership with his brother, Martin S. Levine, D.O., and cousin, Howard S. Levine, D.O. He also maintains an office in Jersey City.

Dr. Levine is committed to osteopathic education and has served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Practice at UMDNJ-SOM, the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, NJ Medical School, the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, and is the Osteopathic Program Director of the Overlook Family Medicine Residency Program in Summit, N.J. His dedication to patients and the profession has been recognized by being named “Physician of the Year” by Hudson County (New Jersey) Home Care Association and elected president of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) from 1990-92. He has given back to the community through service as the school doctor for the city of Bayonne for over 25 years. Additionally, he was a Board of Trustees member for five years at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City and was honored as that school’s graduation speaker.

His service to ATSU-KCOM includes being a preceptor for students and an ATSU Board Trustee from 1994 to 2002, holding the office of secretary in 2001 and vice-chairman in 2002. Dr. Levine is a competitive swimmer and a tri-athlete. His son, David S. Levine, is a fourth generation family member enrolled at ATSU-KCOM.

MARTIN S. LEVINE, D.O., MPH

Dr. Levine earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1980. He completed his internship at John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Stratford, N.J. and later a family medicine residency there, serving as chief resident. He is a member and Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). He completed the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) National Health Policy Fellowship in 2000 and the Family Practice Faculty Development Fellowship through the Office of Medical Education Research and Development of Michigan State University.

He practices in Bayonne, N.J., at Steinbaum-Levine Associates, established by his late grandfather, David S. Steinbaum, D.O., and late father, Howard M. Levine, D.O., in partnership with his brother, Steven M. Levine, D.O., and cousin, Howard S. Levine, D.O. He also maintains an office in Jersey City. He is currently an associate dean of educational development at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. He serves as discipline chief of family medicine and clinical associate professor at Seton Hall University School of Health and Medical Sciences Clinical Training Center at St. Michael’s Hospital in Newark, N.J.

Dr. Levine served as President of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (NJAOPS) for two terms (1995-97) and was presented the “Physician of the Year” award in 2000. He has been a member of the AOA Board of Trustees since 2000, serving as chairman of several departments, bureaus, and committees. Dr. Levine is president of the AOA in 2011-12 and is the 66th ATSU-KCOM graduate to hold this position.

Dr. Levine was previously a regional assistant dean for ATSU-KCOM and served as a member of the ATSU Board of Trustees from 2003-2011. He continues to be included annually in the “Best Doctor” listing of New York magazine. He has served as physician for the New Jersey Nets and the NY/NJ Metrostars, as well as local colleges, high schools, and the United States Olympic Medical Team. He is an elite athlete recovery area physician for the Boston and New York City Marathons. On a personal note, Dr. Levine enjoys waterskiing, often competing in tandem competitions with Dr. Fred Steinbaum.

JOEL M. WEINBERGER, D.O.

Dr. Weinberger earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1982. His residency was at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich. Since 1985, Dr. Weinberger has been with the Center for Family Practice and Sports Medicine in Kissimmee, Fla.

Dr. Weinberger is a Diplomate for the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice Physicians and National Board of Examiners for Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. He is board certified in Sports Medicine by the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine. He was Kissimmee Memorial Hospital “Doctor of the Year” in 1987. He served as Medical Care Committee Co-Chair at Osceola Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital Family Practice Section Chairman, Kissimmee, Fla. He has served on the Osceola Regional Medical Center’s Credentials Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Department of Family Practice. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Hospital in Kissimmee. Dr. Weinberger currently serves as the Osceola County Risk Management Medical Director and Workman’s Comp Director. He served on the Board of Directors for the North American Medical Management and was Medical Examiner for the Federal Aviation Authority. He is currently vice-president of the Family Practice Department at Osceola Regional Medical Center and the medical physician for the Osceola County Department of Corrections.

Dr. Weinberger has professional associations and membership in the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of General Practitioners, the Osceola County Medical Society, the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.

Dr. Weinberger enjoys restoring and collecting rare and exotic cars.

PETER R. HONIG, D.O.

Dr. Honig earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1986. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southampton College and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and completed a Master of Science degree in Marine Biology at Temple University in Philadelphia. He completed his medical internship at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Longhorn, Pa. He is board certified in Family Medicine and licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Honig has hospital affiliations with Jefferson Hospital, Methodist Hospital, St. Agnes Medical Center, and Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia and JFK Hospital Systems in New Jersey. He holds memberships in the American Osteopathic Association, the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association, and the American College of Family Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Honig has been affiliated with Summit Research Solutions where he conducted research in the areas of diabetes, female urinary tract infections, osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, female sexual arousal disorder, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, patients with hypercholesterolemia, LDL-cholesterol level, pain due to muscle spasms of local origin, community acquired pneumonia, GERD-associated heartburn, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Previous experience at major pharmaceutical companies includes research on sinusitis, osteoarthritis, TREAT, diabetes, bronchitis, irritable bowel syndrome, acute migraine, community acquired pneumonia, hypertension, acute bacterial sinusitis, antidepressant sexual dysfunction prevalence study, hypertension, anemia, osteoarthritis lotion RA, influenza, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, and insulin.

In addition to working out, Dr. Honig is an avid scuba diver and plays tennis. He also enjoys his two dogs, a Boxer and a Westie.

HOWARD S. LEVINE, D.O.

Dr. Levine earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1987. He completed an internship at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in New Jersey, is board certified, has a family practice, and specializes in geriatrics and sports medicine in Bayonne, N.J. He is the sports medicine physician for Jersey City State College and St. Peters College. He serves as an attending physician for the Bayonne Medical Center, Christ Hospital, Jersey City Medical Center, The Atrium, Hamilton Park Nursing Home, and Saint Anne’s Nursing Home.

A Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association board member since 2009, Dr. Levine consistently provides leadership for the annual ATSU-KCOM alumni phone campaign. He is currently a regional assistant dean for ATSU- KCOM, overseeing the education of third- and fourth-year students doing their clinical training. He is also an assistant clinical professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine, and Pennsylvania State University Medical School.

He holds professional memberships in the Hudson County Osteopathic Association, the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Family Practitioners, the American Academy of Osteopathy, and the International Marathon Medical Director’s Association. Dr. Levine was honored by the Bayonne Medical Center for his two years of service as president of the medical staff.

A former competitive swimmer, Dr. Levine still competes as a tri-athlete.

SUZANNE STEINBAUM, D.O.

Dr. Steinbaum earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) in 1994. She is an attending cardiologist and the Director of Women and Heart Disease at the Heart and Vascular Institute of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. She has completed fellowship training in both Preventive Cardiology and Cardiology. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, with a subspecialty in Prevention and Women and Heart disease. She was the Director of the Center for Cardiac and Pulmonary Health, for cardiac rehabilitation and lifestyle management at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York prior to joining Lenox Hill. Dr. Steinbaum is Medical Director of the non-profit organization, Events of the Heart, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is a founder of the Women’s Cardiac Care Network, a city-wide program under the Continuum Hospital network that includes four hospitals in Manhattan, N.Y. She has lectured on the state and national level on coronary artery disease, women’s heart disease, natural and alternative ways of treating heart disease, and the prevention of heart disease.

Dr. Steinbaum is a member of the Sigma Sigma Phi National Osteopathic Honorary Scholastic Society. She served as a Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association board member from 2005-2010. She is the recipient of the Young Hearts Award for Achievement in Cardiovascular Science and Medicine for the American Heart Association.

Dr. Steinbaum has written for and been quoted in many publications and featured on national network news as a leading consultant for heart disease, cardiac prevention, and nutrition. She is a committee member, spokesperson, or liaison for several organizations including: Go Red Committee for Women in Heart Disease in New York City, the American Heart Association (AHA), the Young Professionals division of the AHA, Minute Maid orange juice, Kellogg’s Smart Start, Guardian cereals in both the United States and Canada, Canola and Mega Red krill oil.

In college Dr. Steinbaum minored in Dance, which she still enjoys. She also snow and waterskis, but most of all enjoys being a mother to her young son.

MICHAEL T. TEMKIN, D.O.

Dr. Temkin earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Western University of Health Sciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995. He completed his residency in internal medicine-primary care at Alameda Medical Center in Oakland, Calif.

Dr. Temkin is board certified in internal medicine and currently is a staff physician at San Ramon Regional Medical Center and the John Muir Medical Center. He also serves as physician for the high school football team in San Ramon, Calif. He previously served as an emergency medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente. He holds professional memberships in the American Osteopathic Association, the American College of Physicians, and California Osteopathic Association.

Snow skiing and wakeboarding are among Dr. Temkin’s favorite hobbies.

STACY TEMKIN-SMITH, D.O.

Dr. Temkin-Smith earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in 2003. She completed her internship at North Mississippi Medical Center and her residency at the Family Medicine Residency Center. She is licensed in Florida and Mississippi.

Dr. Tempkin-Smith is an emergency room physician at Calhoun Liberty Hospital in Blounstown, Fla. and is a staff physician at Doctors Medical Center of Walton County in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Formerly she served as the Chief Medical Officer at Healthmark Regional Medical Center, as an urgent care physician at Barne’s Crossing Urgent Care Center, and as an emergency room physician at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss.

Dr. Temkin-Smith holds memberships in the American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, and the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association. She is certified in Advance Trauma and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Advanced Life Support. She is affiliated with Healthmark

Regional Medical Center and North Okaloosa Medical Center. She has a research affiliation with SJS Clinical Research in Destin, Fla.

Her publications include “Assay of Chaperonin-Assisted Refolding of Citrate Synthase”, Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 140, and “Unusual Photophysics of a Rhenium(l) Dipridophenazine in Homogenous Solution and Bound to DNA”, J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1995. Dr. Temkin-Smith is presently involved with several industry research projects.

The mother of three small children, Dr. Temkin-Smith also enjoys watersports.

JAIME M. LEVINE, D.O.

Dr. Levine earned her Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) in 2005.  She currently is the Medical Director of Brain Injury Rehabilitation at the Rusk Institute, of New York University-Langone Medical Center (NYULMC).

Dr. Levine focuses her clinical practice on the comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation of mild to severe brain injuries, at all stages of recovery.  As a fourth-generation Osteopathic Physician she incorporates Osteopathic Principles and Practice into her approach to every patient.  Dr. Levine uses her academic appointment at NYULMC to teach medical students and residents in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).

Her areas of special interest include: Fatigue following traumatic brain injury (TBI), TBI in the elderly, Sports-related concussion, Disorders of consciousness rehabilitation, and Spasticity management.  She has presented at national and international conferences on topics related to TBI, and has multiple publications in this area.

Dr. Levine received a Bachelor of Science at Duke University in Durham, NC, and then attended Osteopathic medical school at UMDNJ-SOM.  She completed an Osteopathic Rotating Internship at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY followed by a residency in PM&R at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York, NY, where she served as Chief Resident in her final year.  Following residency she completed a fellowship in Neurorehabilitation at JFK-Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, NJ.

DAVID LEVINE

David Levine is the son of Steven Levine, D.O., and is a fourth-year medical student (OMSIV) at A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM). It is anticipated that David will graduate from ATSU-KCOM in 2012 with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and will join the family legacy of osteopathic physicians.

David also enjoys the Steinbaum-Levine family hobbies of watersports and sailing.