# Steven Lehrer

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American physician and writer

Steven Lehrer Born 1944 (age 81–82) Los Angeles Occupations Physician, writer, translator Known for Medical research Spouse Pamela Dunn (married 1971)

**Steven Lehrer** (born 1944) is a physician and writer, known for medical research and for his English translation of [Else Ury](/source/Else_Ury).

## Early years and education

Lehrer was born in Los Angeles. He attended [UCLA](/source/UCLA) and graduated from [Johns Hopkins University](/source/Johns_Hopkins_University) and [Johns Hopkins School of Medicine](/source/Johns_Hopkins_School_of_Medicine).

## Career

After training and specialty board certification, Lehrer worked as a [radiologist](/source/Radiologist), [radiation oncologist](/source/Radiation_oncologist), and [nuclear medicine](/source/Nuclear_medicine) physician.

## Medical research

Lehrer has published on the topics of breast cancer and the estrogen receptor, prostate cancer, [puberty](/source/Puberty#Endocrine_perspective) and pregnancy.[1] He published two medical textbooks, *[Understanding Lung Sounds](/source/Understanding_Lung_Sounds)* and *[Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds](/source/Understanding_Pediatric_Heart_Sounds)*.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

## Writer

Lehrer published the first English translation of the most popular book of German children's writer [Else Ury](/source/Else_Ury), *Nesthäkchen and the World War*.[11][12][13] He has published plays, a novel,[14] books on German history,[15] the [Holocaust](/source/Wannsee_House_and_the_Holocaust),[16] and the history of medicine.[17][18][19][20][21] He edited a collection of the stories of [Frank Buck](/source/Frank_Buck_(animal_collector))[22] and published English translations of *[Tanks Break Through!](/source/Tanks_Break_Through!)* by [Alfred-Ingemar Berndt](/source/Alfred-Ingemar_Berndt) and *[From Lemberg to Bordeaux](/source/From_Lemberg_to_Bordeaux)* by [Leo Leixner](/source/Leo_Leixner). Lehrer was interviewed on the History Channel series *Mavericks, Miracles, and Medicine* about his book *[Explorers of the Body](/source/Explorers_of_the_Body)*,[23] as well as by the BBC for their series, *Medical Mavericks, Beating Infection* (episode 4).[24][25]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Steven Lehrer on PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=steven%20lehrer%20not%20lehrer-sf&sort=date&page=1)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Loudon, Robert. Review of Understanding Lung Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *[The New England Journal of Medicine](/source/The_New_England_Journal_of_Medicine)* 311:1388-1389, 1984

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Rees, John. Review of Understanding Lung Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *British Medical Journal* 289:824825, 1984

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Lillington, Glen. Review of Understanding Lung Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *Annals of Internal Medicine* 101:885, 1984

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Capel LH. Review of Understanding Lung Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *British Journal of Diseases of the Chest* 80:203–204, 1986

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Greenberg HB. Review of Understanding Lung Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *JAMA* 253:2585, 1985

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Harris JP. Review of Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *The New England Journal of Medicine* 327 (10):741–742, 1992

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Diehl AM. Review of Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *JAMA* 268(23):3380, 1992

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Allan L. Review of Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds by Steven Lehrer. *The Lancet* 340:1147, 1992

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Rudd RM. Review of Understanding Lung Sounds, 2nd edition. *The Lancet* 342:1225, 1993

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Kirkus Review of Nesthäkchen and the World War"](http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/adult/else-ury/nesthakchen-and-the-world-war/). Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Melissa Eddy. Overlooked No More: Else Ury's Stories Survived World War II. She Did Not. NY Times July 10, 2019](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/obituaries/else-ury-overlooked.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [PJ Grisar. Remembering Else Ury, Famed Children's Writer and Victim of the Holocaust. Forward July 17, 2019](https://forward.com/culture/427867/else-ury-nesthakchen-german-childrens-author-auschwitz-holocaust-victim/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Kirkus Review of Twelve Wounds"](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/fiction/carmen-and-steven-lehrer-rodriguez/twelve-wounds/). Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Blaine Taylor review of [Hitler Sites](/source/Hitler_Sites) (Militaria International Vol 8 No. 6. p 64, June 2004).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Steve Lipman. [Wannsee House and the Holocaust](/source/Wannsee_House_and_the_Holocaust) by Steven Lehrer. Hadassah Magazine Review. January 2002

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Selwyn, Sidney. review of [Explorers of the Body](/source/Explorers_of_the_Body) by Steven Lehrer. Nature 281:323, 1979

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Strom, Elliott. Review of [Explorers of the Body](/source/Explorers_of_the_Body) by Steven Lehrer. Library Journal p 1151, May 15, 1979

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** Sokolov, RA. review of [Explorers of the Body](/source/Explorers_of_the_Body) by Steven Lehrer. The New York Times Book Review June 3, 1979

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** John Crellin. Review of [Explorers of the Body](/source/Explorers_of_the_Body) by Steven Lehrer. Journal of the History of Medicine. January 1980 pp 97–98

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** Dolly Katz. Review of Explorers of the Body. Detroit Free Press 30 Sept 1979 p 26

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["Frank Buck Stopped Here: Revived interest in a hero of the wild"](http://stevenlehrer.com/bruning.pdf) by Fred Bruning. *[Newsday](/source/Newsday)* 28 September 2000, page B3

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** [Mavericks, Miracles, and Medicine on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2358063/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** [Medical Mavericks (2005)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074tgf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-25)** [Medical Mavericks (2005) on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0818405/?ref_=nv_sr_1)

## External links

- [Official website](http://stevenlehrer.com/)

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