Stephen C. Joseph

Stephen Carl Joseph^[1] (born November 25, 1937) 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.^[2][3] He went on to become dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota^[4] and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.^[5]

Stephen C. Joseph
Official portrait, 1994
United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
In office March 23, 1994 – March 31, 1997
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward D. Martin (acting
Succeeded by	Edward D. Martin (acting)
35th New York City Health Commissioner
In office March 11, 1986 – March 30, 1990
Mayor	Ed Koch David Dinkins
Preceded by	David Sencer
Succeeded by	Woody Myers
Personal details
Born	Stephen Carl Joseph (1937-11-25)November 25, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Elizabeth Ann Preble
Children	2
Education	Harvard College (BS) Yale School of Medicine (MD) Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (MPH)

Biography

Joseph was born on November 25, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York City.^[6][7] He attended Fieldston School, graduating with his high school diploma in June 1955. He studied at Tufts College for one year before transferring to Harvard College.^[8] Joseph earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard 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.^[2] He completed his resident internship in pediatrics at the Boston Children's Medical Center.^[6]

As New York City Health Commissioner, Joseph was credited with aggressively fighting the AIDS epidemic there.^[7]

Joseph married Elizabeth Ann Preble. He has two daughters.^[8]

Publications

• Dragon Within the Gates: The Once and Future AIDS Epidemic^[4]
• Summer of Fifty-Seven: Coming of Age in Wyoming’s Shining Mountains
• River of Stone, River of Sand: A Story of Medicine and Adventure