Education

• Clinical Professor
• BA 1975, LaSalle College
• MS 1977, Pennsylvania State University
• VMD 1984, University of Pennsylvania
• PhD 1991, Cornell University
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Research

Diagnostic veterinary pathology; diseases of zoo, wildlife and exotic animals; hepatic pathology; diagnostic immunohistochemistry; viral-induced hepatocarcinogenesis. Pathology of animal models of human disease.

The immunohistochemical laboratory's primary emphasis is to provide immunohistochemical staining of primarily formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections as an adjunct to diagnostic anatomic pathology, necropsy and biopsy specimens, and for research investigators who want to evaluate cell/tissue markers relevant to their projects. The diagnostic laboratory's emphasis is on anatomic pathology of postmortem and surgical biopsy specimens from client-owned animals seen at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Responsibilities

Training post-graduate instructors in veterinary and zoologic pathology; instruction of senior veterinary students in postmortem and biopsy techniques; instruction of 2nd year veterinary students in endocrine, GI, hepatic, hemolymphatic and pancreatic pathology. Anatomic Pathology clinical service in surgical and post mortem pathology.

Clinical Interests

Natural disease in domestic, non-domestic, zoo animals and wildlife.

Hepatic and endocrine diseases.

Graduate Training

Anatomic and Zoologic Pathology Training.

Pathology consultation services for basic scientists.

Recent Publications

    Dallwig, R.K., Hanley, C.S., Ballegeer, E.A., Steinberg.

    2007. What is your diagnosis?: Avian aspergillosis in a

    pionus parrot. JAVMA 231:205-206.

    Wu, C-w, Livesey, M., Schmoller, S.K., Manning, E.J.B.,

    Steinberg, H., Davis, W.C., Hamilton, M.J. and Talaat,

    A.M. 2007. Invasion and persistence of Mycobacterium avium

    subsp. paratuberculosis during early stages of Johne’s

    disease in calves. Infection and Immunity 75(5):2110-2119.

    Steinberg, H., Pare, J.A., Paul-Murphy. 2006. A dermal

    vascular hamartoma in a sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis).

    J. Avian Med. Surg. 20(3):161-166.

    Steinberg, H., Peek, S. and Nelson, K. 2006. Neuroblastoma

    with multiple differentiation of the spinal cord in an

    Aberdeen Angus heifer calf. Vet. Pathol. 43(2):193-197.

    Pare,JA, Steinberg, H. 2004. Clinical challenge. Marked

    distention of the coelomic cavity, with homogeneous soft

    tissue opacity consistent with fluid, and cranial

    displacement and compression of the lungs and right

    coxofemoral luxation. J Zoo Wildl Med 35(3):413-415.

    Erin B. Dickerson, Nasim Akhtar, Howard Steinberg, Zun-Yi

    Wang, Mary J. Lindstrom, Marcia L. Padilla, Robert

    Auerbach, Stuart C. Helfand. 2004. Enhancement of the

    antiangiogenic activity of interleukin-12 by peptide

    targeted delivery of the cytokine to avb3 integrin. Molecular

    Cancer Research,2:663-673.

    Peek, S.F., Marques, F.J., Morgan, J., Steinberg, H.,

    Zoromski, D.W.,McGuirk, S.M. 2004. Atypical acute monensin

    toxicosis and delayed cardiomyopathy in Belgian draft

    horses. JVIM 18(5):761-764

    Akhtar, N.,Padilla, M.,Dickerson, E.B., Steinberg, H.,

    Breen,M., Auerbach, R., Helfand, S. 2004. Interleukin-12

    Inhibits Tumor Growth in a Novel Angiogenesis Canine

    Hemangiosarcoma Xenograft Model. Neoplasia 6(2):106-116.

    Coyle, K.A. and Steinberg, H. Characterization of

    lymphocytes in canine gastrointestinal lymphoma. 2004. Vet

    Pathol 41,141-146.

    Peek, S.F., Landolt, G., Karasin, A,I., Slack, J., Steinberg

    H.,Semrad., S,D., and Olsen C.W. . 2004. Acute Respiratory

    Distress Syndrome and Fatal Interstitial Pneumonia

    Associated With Equine Influenza in A Neonatal Foal. Journal

    of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 18, 1,132-134.

    Adamo, P.F., Cantile, C., Steinberg, H. 2003. Evaluation of

    Progesterone and estrogen receptors in 15 meningiomas of

    dogs and cats. AJVR 64(10):1310-1318.

    Manning,E.J., Steinberg,H., Krebs,V., Collins,M.T. 2003

    Diagnostic testing patterns of natural Mycobacterium

    paratuberculosis infection in pygmy goats. Can J Vet Res 6

    (3);213-218.

    Czuprynski,C.J., Faith,N.G. and Steinberg,H. 2002. Abiltiy

    of Listeria monocytogenes strain Scott A to cause systemic

    infection in mice infected by intragastric route. Applied

    and Environmental Microbiology. 68(6):2893-2900.

    Pinckney,R.D., Kanton,K., Foster,C.N., Steinberg,H., an

    Pellitteri, P. 2001. Infestation of a bird and two cats by

    larvae of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). J

    Med Entymology 38(5): 725-727.

    Sladky,K.K., Dallidorf,F.G., Steinberg,H., Wright,J.F.,

    Loomis,M.R. 2000. Cholesterol granulomas in three Meerkats

    (Suricatta suricatta). Vet Pathol 37(6):684-686.

    Steinberg,H. 2000. Disseminated T-cell lymphoma in a guinea

    pig with bilateral ocular involvement J Vet Diag Invest

    12:459-462.