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, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Medical Director of the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Studies. Dr. Steinberg has been a Fellow of the American College of Physicians since 2010, a former RWJ Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar (2006-9), and 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 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and has conducted studies funded by NCI, NIDA, RWJ Foundation, and the NJ Department of Health. His ongoing efforts include NCI-funded research evaluating physicians’ attitudes and communication regarding E-cigarettes (PACE) and studying cigarette relighting behaviors, project lead for NCI’s Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3i), and coordination and training for the New Jersey tobacco Quitcenters.
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