Steven L. Berk
Steven L. Berk | |
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| Born | Steven Lee Berk March 12, 1949 New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 2023 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Brandeis University Boston University School of Medicine |
| Occupations | Physician, writer |
| Spouse |
Shirley Anne Holtsclaw
(m. 1981) |
Steven Lee Berk (March 12, 1949 – May 26, 2023) was an American physician and writer.
Life and career
Berk was born in New York, the son of Sidney Berk and Freida Blank. He attended Brandeis University, graduating in 1971. He also attended Boston University School of Medicine, graduating in 1975. After graduating, he completed his medical and infectious disease training at Boston City Hospital. In 1979, he helped establish the James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University.[1]
Berk served as a professor in the department of medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center from 1999 to 2023. During his years as a professor, in 2001, he was named the Mirick-Myers Endowed Chair Professor in Geriatric Medicine,[2] in 2011, he wrote the book Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story, writing about his experiences as a victim of kidnapping,[3] and in 2020, he was named the Grover E. Murray Professor by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents.[4]
Personal life and death
In 1981, Berk married Shirley Anne Holtsclaw. Their marriage lasted until Berk's death in 2026.[5]
Berk died on May 26, 2023, at the age of 74.[6]
References
- ↑ "Dr. Steven L. Berk, M.D." Dignity Memorial. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Steven L. Berk, M.D. '75 – 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient". Boston University. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Anatomy of a Kidnapping". Texas Tech University Press. 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ Watkins, Matthew (August 7, 2020). "TTUHSC Exec. VP, School of Medicine Dean named Grover E. Murray Professor". KABC-TV. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Dr. Steven L. Berk, M.D." Amarillo Globe-News. May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ↑ Rosiles, Mateo (May 27, 2023). "Longtime Texas Tech HSC medical school dean Dr. Steven Berk dies". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- 1949 births
- 2023 deaths
- Writers from New York (state)
- Medical doctors from New York (state)
- 20th-century American medical doctors
- 21st-century American medical doctors
- 21st-century American male writers
- Brandeis University alumni
- Boston University School of Medicine alumni
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center faculty
- East Tennessee State University faculty