of Pediatrics and head of the department (1973–77), concurrent with an appointment as Secretary of Louisiana’s State Department of Health and Human Resources (1974–77). Since that time, Stewart has served as Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at LSU. Personal life Stewart died at age 86 in Metairie, Louisiana of complications from kidney failure. References 1921 births 2008 deaths University of Minnesota alumni Surgeons General of the United States American pediatricians United States Army officers Louisiana State University faculty Louisiana State University alumni People from Minneapolis Deaths from kidney failure