Stephen Stanley Sternberg (July 30, 1920 – May 12, 2021) was an American surgical pathologist,[2] who worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for his entire career.

He was also the founding Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, a position he held for 24 years,[6] and an expert in colorectal neoplasia.

He subsequently completed postgraduate training in pathology at Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Dr. Sternberg joined the attending staff of the latter institution in 1951, and rose through the ranks of the Cornell University faculty to become Professor of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics.

[10] His research topics included the toxicity of antineoplastic agents in laboratory animals, and the carcinogenic potential of selected chemical compounds in vertebrate organisms.