Judith Steinberg Dean (born May 9, 1953) is an American
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
from
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...
. She is the wife of
Howard Dean
Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American physician, author, lobbyist, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 200 ...
, the former
Governor of Vermont
The governor of Vermont is the head of government of Vermont. The officeholder is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of 2 years. Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every ...
and past chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
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. Steinberg Dean was the
First Lady
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of Vermont from 1991 until 2003.
Early life
Judith Steinberg grew up on
Long Island
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in
Roslyn, outside
New York City
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. Her parents were both doctors, and her family was Jewish.
She earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry at
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...
and then received her
Doctor of Medicine
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degree from
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a research-intensive medical school located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Founded in 1953, Einstein operates as an independent degree-granting institution as part of t ...
of
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private Orthodox Jewish university with four campuses in New York City.["About YU]
on the Yeshiva Universit ...
, where she met fellow medical student Howard Dean.
Career
After completing a fellowship in hematology at
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...
in
Montreal
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, Steinberg moved to
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County. It is located south of the Canada–United States border and south of Montreal. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 44,743. It ...
, with Dean in order to set up their joint medical practice. She uses her family name "Dr. Steinberg" while in her practice to differentiate herself from her husband.
As her husband served in the Vermont House of Representatives, and as Lieutenant Governor and Governor, she remained working full-time in her practice. She did not campaign with her husband in his quest for the
U.S. Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 until after he lost the
Iowa caucuses
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.
Personal life
She married Howard Dean in 1981. They have two children, both of whom have been raised in and identify in the
Jewish faith
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.
References
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1953 births
20th-century American Jews
Physicians from Vermont
First Ladies and Gentlemen of Vermont
Living people
People from Burlington, Vermont
People from Roslyn, New York
Princeton University alumni
Albert Einstein College of Medicine alumni
McGill University people
21st-century American Jews
20th-century American women
21st-century American women