In Loving Memory of Jack Stewart, M.D.

It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Jack Stewart, M.D., Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care physician. Dr. Stewart passed away peacefully at home with family.

Dr. Stewart completed medical school at Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors and was selected for membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, an honor medical society. From medical school, he attended Baylor College of Medicine for his internal medicine residency and then went on to UCI Medical Center for his pulmonary disease fellowship. Throughout his training, the deans and program directors described Dr. Stewart as diligent and persistent in finding the crux of the clinical problem presented, reliable, calm, reflective, motivated to learn, and exceeding all expectations. His peers in training described him as a hard worker with common sense and a good sense of humor, attributes he carried with him throughout his career.

Dr. Stewart joined the St. Joseph Hospital Medical Staff in 1985 following his fellowship, joining the practice of Pulmonary Consultants of Orange County with Drs. Spiritus, Law, Randazzo, Casciari, Parke, and Fox. He stayed on with that group as it morphed into today’s Comprehensive Pulmonary and Primary Care of Orange County. While on the Medical Staff, he served in many Medical Staff leadership roles. He chaired the Critical Care Committee from 1994 to 1998, served as Medicine Department Vice Chair from 1997 to 1998, then as Medicine Department Chair from 1999 to 2000. He went on to serve as a Medical Staff Officer as Member at Large in 2005 and 2006, serving as a member of the Medical Executive Committee in each of those roles. He also served as a Medical Director of Respiratory Services. In his spare time, he was known to catch his alma mater’s football games (Northwestern) and enjoy a margarita or glass of wine.

Dr. Stewart has been part of the fabric of St. Joseph Hospital and was a shining example of our Core Values. If you worked with Dr. Stewart, you admired him for his passion in medicine and dedication to his patients. He rarely took time off and was known to sit at the bedside of his patients late into the night. His patients loved him, and he loved his patients. Even though he hadn’t been feeling well for some time, he worked up until his last week. When his colleagues and office team shared their concern for his health and encouraged him to rest, he told them he was more worried about caring for his patients than himself. His office team said he treated them like family, and they all looked out for each other.

We were lucky to have Dr. Stewart caring for our patients, and they were even more lucky to have him as their physician. He’d show up any time of day or night when called, all because of his love for his patients. We remember him with deep gratitude for his dedication to his patients, our practice, and St. Joseph Hospital, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. He will be missed dearly. He certainly holds a place in many hearts.

Dr. Stewart did not wish to have any services; however, his family shared that he wished for donations to be made to the St. Joseph Hospital Cancer Center. Donations can be made in Dr. Stewart’s honor through the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation website, or checks may be mailed to:

St. Joseph Hospital Foundation
1010 W. La Veta, Suite 300
Orange, CA 92886

With heartfelt remembrance,

The Physicians and Staff of
Comprehensive Pulmonary and Primary Care of Orange County