Bruce Steir's Page

Bruce Steir is a retired physician living in San Francisco. He was raised in Miami Beach, Florida and received his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida and then attended medical school at the University of Miami.

After completing his internship and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology he served five years as a medical officer in the US Air Force where he helped to pioneer “fathers-in-the-delivery-room” in military hospitals.

During his 12 years in private practice in Seattle, Washington he became Board Certified in OB/GYN and was the recipient of the Margaret Sanger Award from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for his contribution to the advancement of voluntary family planning. He opened and operated the first outpatient Alternative Birthing Center in Seattle.

Returning again to the military, he served as a Commander in the US Navy attached to the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, California.

The author then received his Masters in Public Health from the University of California in Berkeley.