Judith Steinberg Dean, M.D., (born May 9, 1953) is a physician

Physician

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 from Burlington, Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

. She is the wife of Howard Dean

Howard Dean

Howard Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S...

, the Democratic former Governor of Vermont

Governor of Vermont

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 and past chairman of the Democratic National Committee

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. Steinberg Dean was the First Lady

First Lady

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 of Vermont from 1991 until 2003.

Judith Steinberg grew up on Long Island

Long Island

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 in the town of Roslyn

Roslyn, New York

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 outside New York City

New York City

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, and graduated from Princeton University

Princeton University

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 with a bachelor's degree and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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 with a Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Medicine

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. It was at the latter university that she met fellow student Howard Dean.

After completing a fellowship in hematology at McGill University

McGill University

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 in Montreal

Montreal

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, Steinberg moved to Burlington, Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....

, with Dean in order to set up their joint medical practice. They were married in 1981. She kept her maiden name "Dr. Steinberg" while in her practice to differentiate herself from her husband.

As her husband served in the Vermont House of Representatives, and as Lieutenant Governor and Governor, she remained working full-time in her practice. She did not campaign with her husband in his quest for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 until after he lost the Iowa caucuses

2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses

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The Deans have two children, Paul and Anne, both of whom have been raised in the Jewish faith

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