Elliot B. Sternberg, M.D.

Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Elliot Sternberg has been associated with St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) since 1996. His major areas of responsibilities include oversight of SJHS patient safety, quality and performance improvement. Dr. Sternberg obtained his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in 1980. From 1980-1983, he fulfilled his internship and residency requirements in Internal Medicine at the University of California Irvine and in 1984, completed a fellowship in Primary Care Internal Medicine from UCI. Dr. Sternberg began his career with Bristol Park Medical Group as an internist and served in that capacity from 1984 to 1993. In 1993, he assumed the responsibility of Medical Director overseeing the medical care of 100 primary care providers and had significant input into physician governance, compensation, disease management and utilization issues. Dr. Sternberg is a board certified internist and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, Irvine. He recently was honored with the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Award and the Cheers Recognition Award from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).

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