Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH
Professor & Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Biography
Dr. Michael Steinberg is Professor and Chief in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Vice-Chair for Research at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Medical Director of the Rutgers Tobacco Dependence Program/Center for Tobacco Studies. Dr. Steinberg has served as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians since 2010, is a former RWJ Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar (2006-9), and is a past-president of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD). He maintains an active research career in the areas of tobacco treatment interventions, has published over 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has conducted studies funded by NCI, NIDA, RWJ Foundation, and the NJ Department of Health. His ongoing efforts include an NCI-funded R01 study evaluating physicians’ attitudes and communication regarding E-cigarettes (PACE), coordination and training for the 11 New Jersey tobacco Quitcenters, and assisting with the SCREEN NJ Lung Screening initiative.
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