Aurora Health Care announces the retirement of Dr. Donald (Don) C. Steward, MD, a beloved pediatrician who has devoted 41 years to caring for children and families in the Fond du Lac community.
Dr. Steward, who has been practicing pediatrics for more than four decades, has spent his career providing comprehensive care to infants, children, and adolescents at Aurora Pediatrics in Fond du Lac. Over the years, he has earned a reputation for his compassionate approach, strong relationships with families, and unwavering commitment to patient-centered care.
“Caring for children and supporting families has been an incredible privilege,” said Dr. Steward. “I am deeply grateful for the trust that parents have placed in me over the years and for the opportunity to watch so many of my patients grow up.”
Patients and families consistently describe Dr. Steward as attentive, compassionate, and deeply invested in the well-being of every child he treated. Many families have trusted him across generations, with former patients returning with children of their own.
Dr. Steward earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and completed his pediatric training at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Throughout his career, he has been affiliated with Aurora Health Care and has practiced in Fond du Lac as well as surrounding communities.
Dr. Steward has made an extraordinary impact on the health and lives of countless families. His dedication, kindness, and commitment to pediatric care truly embody Aurora’s mission. He will be greatly missed by colleagues, patients, and the community.
Aurora Health Care is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for Dr. Steward’s patients, with a team of experienced pediatric providers continuing care at the Fond du Lac location.
Dr. Steward’s retirement marks the conclusion of a distinguished 41-year career, leaving behind a legacy defined by compassion, trust, and generations of healthy families.
Aurora Health Care is the state’s largest health system caring for patients across eastern Wisconsin and a portion of Michigan as an integrated care network that includes 18 hospitals, nearly 300 sites of care and 70 pharmacies. Aurora Health Care is committed to continuously advancing how care is connected and delivered — ensuring communities have access to high-quality, coordinated services. It is part of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States. Advocate Health is a preeminent academic health system at the forefront of clinical excellence, innovation and research, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as its academic core. Nationally recognized for expertise in heart and vascular, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, Advocate Health is also a pioneer in the delivery of virtual health care. It’s accelerating discovery by making research participation part of the standard-of-care through its one-of-a-kind National Center for Clinical Trials, plus two affiliated life-sciences-focused innovation districts and one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs, with an experiential learning focus and specialized residencies to help protect the long-term sustainability of rural health care in America. With more than 165,000 teammates serving patients at 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations across eight states, Advocate Health reinvests over $6 billion each year to improve community health, making it one of the nation’s largest providers of community benefit.
Date posted: June 4, 2026