Stephen A. Van Pelt, MD, 71, passed away on June 11, 2020. Steve graduated from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and did Residency training in General Surgery and Orthopedics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

After receiving his Medical Degree, Steve worked in Emergency Medicine at Rosewood General Hospital in Houston, Texas and Katy Memorial Hospital in Katy, Texas. Steve then moved to Tempe, Arizona to be the Team Physician for ASU. Ultimately he moved to San Francisco and began practicing at the Center for Sports Medicine at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital where he was based for the last 33 years. Steve's passion for sports included working with the United States Olympic Committee as a Team Physician for twenty years as well as the Doping Control Crew Chief for the USOC. He was the Team Physician for San Francisco City College for nearly 30 years and was also Team Physician for the San Rafael Pacifics baseball team for several years.

Steven is survived by his wife, Susan Gearey Van Pelt, a sister, mother in law, brother in law and nephew. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Saint Francis Memorial Hospital Foundation, 900 Hyde Street, Suite 1208, San Francisco, California 94109 or to the National Rifle Association Foundation, 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. (Source: Arizona Republic)