Stephen C. Joseph

Stephen Carl Joseph[1] (born November 25, 1937[2] in Brooklyn,[3] New York City) was the New York City Health Commissioner from 1986 until 1990 after having worked at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as Special Coordinator for Child Health and Survival.[4][5] He went on to become dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota[6] and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

Dr. Stephen C. Joseph in 1994

Joseph earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard College in 1959, a medical degree cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine in 1963 and a master of public health degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1968.[4] He completed his resident internship in pediatrics at the Boston Children's Medical Center.[2]

As New York City Health Commissioner, Joseph was credited with aggressively fighting the AIDS epidemic there.[3]

Publications
  • Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic[6]
  • Summer of Fifty-Seven: Coming of Age in Wyoming’s Shining Mountains
  • River of Stone, River of Sand: A Story of Medicine and Adventure

References
  1. "Masters of Public Health". Conferring of Degrees at the close of the ninety-second academic year (PDF). Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University. June 11, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. "Biographical Sketch of Stephen C. Joseph". Hearings. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. 1995. p. 15. ISBN 9780160467349. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. Lubasch, Arnold (November 14, 1989). "Joseph Resigns After 3 Years As New York's Health Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. Nix, Crystal (March 12, 1986). "Koch Names An Official of Unicef City's New Health Commissioner". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. Kahn, E.J. "Commissioner" (April 21, 1986). The New Yorker. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Book Review: Politics and AIDS: Fatal Combination: Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic, by Stephen C. Joseph, (Carroll & Graf) $19.95; 228 pages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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