David Steinhorn is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School with residency in pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric hepatology and critical care medicine. He completed post-doctoral training in 1997 in hospice and palliative medicine at Hospice Buffalo in New York and has been continuously board-certified in those specialties. Steinhorn served on the faculty at University Hospital and Clinics in Minneapolis, SUNY-Buffalo, rising to full professor at Northwestern University, UCDavis Medical Center, and most recently, George Washington University. He has additional training in energy medicine, yoga, meditation, and shamanism. He was recognized in 2019 by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a pioneer in integrative medicine. Steinhorn currently serves as a pediatric palliative care consultant developing programs for Capital Caring Kids.