Steven Alan Seifert, 72, dedicated husband, son, father, and grandfather passed away on May 18th, 2022 in Albuquerque, NM. He was born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 27th, 1950, to parents Bernard and Beverly Seifert. He is survived by his wife Sandy Mishkin, his child Sebastian Seifert, daughter-in-law Abigail Seifert Batchelder, grandson Theodore Seifert, mother Beverly Seifert, brother Michael Seifert, sister Holly Gordon, sister-in-laws Cheryl Seifert and Judith Miller, bother-in-law Roger Miller, nephew Jeremy Gordon, and nieces Lacey Gordon, Rachel Seifert, Alana Seifert, Meredith Mishan, and Hilary Hayes.
Steven was a lifelong learner. He graduated from Cornell University in 1972, from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1976, and interned in Family Practice at the University of Arizona in 1977. He subsequently had a decades long career in emergency medicine. In 1999 he completed a fellowship in toxicology from the University of Colorado Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center. Steven was the Medical Director of the Nebraska Regional Poison Control Center from 2003-2007 and subsequently the New Mexico Poison Control Center from 2007-2022. He achieved advanced certification in Medical Editing from the University of Chicago Graham School in 2017 and became the editor-in-chief of the journal Clinical Toxicology. Steven was an influential and prolific physician researcher with over 200 peer-reviewed, scientific publications. He also co-founded Venom Week, an interdisciplinary scientific conference on venomous animals, their venoms, and the management of envenomations. Steven received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2011 and was honored with the American College of Medical Toxicology’s Ellenhorn Career Achievement Award in 2022.
Always with a sense of humor, Steven had a zest for life and pursued his interests to the fullest. He was a true renaissance man: A jazz tenor saxophone player with his band Once Again and The Steve Seifert Project consisting only of musicians named Steve Seifert; a black belt in Tae Kwon Do; a frequent rider of the 100-mile El Tour de Tucson bike race; and a writer/poet. He had many non-medical publications as well including on batting order in baseball and Sherlock Holmes.
Steven valued family and friends above all else and will be remembered as a great friend, a true leader, and a loving, generous man who touched many lives.
