Stjepan Steiner

Stjepan Steiner (16 October 1915 – 18 January 2006) was a Croatian physician, cardiologist, Major general in the Yugoslav People's Army and personal physician of Josip Broz Tito.

Early life and family Steiner was born into a middle class Jewish family. His father was a veterinarian in Donja Stubica and member of the Croatian Peasant Party. In 1929, he moved to Zagreb with his family.

Education Steiner attended elementary school in Velika Gorica, and first three grades of secondary school in Šušak. 80 Jewish doctors were sent to Bosnia by Independent State of Croatia authorities, among them Steiner and his wife Zora Goldschmidt-Steiner, one of the most prominent surgeons in the war. Most of those doctors would later flee to join the Partisans. His wife organized surgical teams for Partisans. With Partisans, Steiner participated in the Fourth and Fifth Enemy Offensive.

Death Steiner died in Zagreb on 18 January 2006, and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.