David R. Steinberg, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 527 ratings

Sees patients age 16 and up

David R. Steinberg, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 527 ratings

Sees patients age 16 and up

Director, Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
Education Officer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Steinberg is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

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Meet Dr. Steinberg

Dr. Steinberg’s clinical and research interests include cartilage, tendon, and rotator cuff repairs.

He has received the following recognition throughout his career:

Elected to American Orthopaedic Association, 2014
Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's annual Top Docs issues from 2017 to 2023
Elected to American College of Surgeons, 2017
Jesse T. Nicholson, MD Award, for outstanding clinical teaching, 2022

Abnormalities of the Hands
Amputation of Finger
Amputation of Thumb
Animal Bite of the Hand
Anterior Interosseous Compression Neuropathy
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
Arthritis of Fingers
Arthroplasty Wrist
Arthroscopy of Wrist
Avascular Necrosis of Scaphoid
Avascular Necrosis of the Fingers
Avascular Necrosis of the Hand
Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate
Avascular Necrosis of the Wrist
Basal Joint Arthritis
Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
Benign Tumor Removal of the Hand
Boutonniere Deformity
Broken Finger (Finger Fracture)
Bursectomy of Hand
Bursitis of the Elbow
Bursitis of the Hand
Bursitis of the Wrist
Cancerous Tumor Removal of the Hand
Carpal Sequestrectomy
Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpometacarpal Boss
Cat Bite of Hand
Claw Hand
Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
Colles Fracture
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Cyst Removal
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Surgery
Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hand
Digital Mucous Cysts
Digital Nerve Repair
Dislocated Thumb
Dislocation of Wrist
Distal Radial Fracture
Dog Bite of Hand
Dupuytren's Contracture
Elbow Fracture
Elbow Fracture Surgery
Epicondylitis
Extensor Tendon Laceration
Extensor Tendon Repair
Fasciotomy of Hand
Felon
Finger Abscess
Finger Deformity
Finger Injection
Finger Pain
Finger Reattachment
Finger Sprain
Flexor Tendon Repair
Forearm Fracture
Frostbite of Finger
Gamekeeper's Thumb
Ganglion Cyst
Ganglion Cyst Removal (Ganglionectomy)
Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath of Hand
Glomangioma
Glomus Tumor
Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
Gout of the Hand
Gout of the Wrist
Gymnast's Wrist
Hand Arthritis
Hand Fracture
Hand Infection
Hand Injury
Hand Mass
Hand Pain
Hand Reconstructive Surgery
Hand Steroid Injection
Hand Tendon Injury
Hand Tendon Repair
Hand Tendon Transfer
Hand Tendonitis
Hand Wound
High Pressure Injection Injury of Hand
Human Bite of the Hand
Joint Surgery of Hand
Joint Surgery of the Wrist
Lesion of Ulnar Nerve
Lunate Fracture
Madelung Deformity
Mallet Finger
Malunion Fracture of the Hand
Median Neuropathy
Metacarpal Sequestrectomy
Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
Microsurgery of the Hand
Microsurgical Replantation of the Hand
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hand
Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Wrist
Monteggia Fracture
Mp Joint Arthritis
Nail Bed Surgery
Nail Injuries
Nerve Reconstruction
Non-Displaced Fracture of Radius
Non-Displaced Fracture of Ulna
Nonunion Fracture of the Hand
Osteoarthritis of Fingers
Osteoarthritis of the Hand
Osteochondral Lesion of the Wrist
Osteonecrosis of the Hand
Palmar Fasciitis
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Postraumatic Radioulnar Synostosis
Proximal Ulnar Fracture
Psoriatic Arthritis
Radial Fracture
Radial Nerve Neuropathy
Radial Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
Reconstruction of Thumb
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Repair Mallet Finger
Repair Trigger Thumb
Replantation of Extremities
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Scaphoid Fracture
Stress Fracture of the Radius
Swan Neck Deformity
Synovectomy of Wrist
Tendinitis of the Hand
Tendinitis of the Wrist
Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
Tendon Repair
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
Tenoplasty of Hand
Tenosynovitis
Tenosynovitis of Hand
Thumb Fracture
Thumb Reattachment
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
Trigger Finger
Trigger Finger Release
Trigger Thumb
Ulna Fracture
Ulnar Claw
Ulnar Nerve Decompression
Ulnar Nerve Injury
Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
Ulnar Nerve Surgery
Ulnar Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
Ulnar Variance
Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
Upper Extremity Neuropathy
Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture
Wartenberg's Syndrome
Wrist Arthritis
Wrist Fracture
Wrist Fusion
Wrist Instability
Wrist Pain
Wrist Reconstructive Surgery
Wrist Surgery

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Steinberg is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Orthopaedic Surgery - Surgery of the Hand, 1994
Orthopaedic Surgery, 1993

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Massachusetts General Hospital

Primary Location

Penn Musculoskeletal Center - University City, 7th Floor

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

A facility of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

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Penn Orthopaedics Cherry Hill

Penn Medicine Cherry Hill
1865 Route 70 East
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

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Penn Nerve Center University City

Penn Medicine University City
7th Floor
3737 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Amerihealth
NJ Medicaid
NJ Medicare
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Preferred Care
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
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Veterans Choice Program

Description of Research Expertise

1. Cartilage repair with bioengineered hydrogels.
2. Tissue engineering for tendon repair.
3. Effects of non steroidal anti-inflammatory medications on rotator cuff repair.
4. Distal radius fractures.
5. Thumb basal joint arthritis.

Selected Publications

Stoeckl BD, Ching S, Nadruz V, Meadows KD, Peloquin JM, McGroary O, Boyes M, Laforest LG, Teinturier T, Zgonis MH, Elliott DM, Mauck RL, Hast MW, Schaer TP, Steinberg DR: Sustained Structural & Functional Deficits in the Porcine Knee Six Months Following Meniscus Destabilization Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference June 11-14, Lake Geneva, WI, USA : 2024.

David R Steinberg: Common Hand Disorders The Merck Manual – Professional Edition-online : 2024.

David R Steinberg: Common Hand Disorders The Merck Manual – Consumer Edition-online : 2024.

Stoeckl BD, Masada KM, Moore AC, Fogarty NL, Lemmon EA, Deghani B, Laforest LG, Carey JL, Mauck RL, Stevens MM, Steinberg DR: Osteochondral defect repair of large weight-bearing surfaces in a porcine model Orthopaedic Research Society 2024 Annual Meeting, Long Beach CA : 2024.

Stoeckl BD, Ching S, Nadruz V, McGroary O, Boyes M, Laforest L, Teinturier T, Zgonis MH, Elliot DM, Mauck RL, Hast MW, Schaer TP, Steinberg DR: Sustained structural and functional deficits in the porcine knee six months following meniscus destabilization Orthopaedic Research Society 2024 Annual Meeting, Long Beach CA : 2024.

David J Bozentka, David R Steinberg: Clinical utility of digital tomosynthesis in the diagnosis and management of radius and scaphoid fractures. VolumeRAD™ case study GE Healthcare : 2023.

Isaacs J, Nydick JA, Means KR, Merrell GA, Ilyas A, Levin LS; RECON Study Group: A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Comparison of Conduits Versus Decellularized Nerve Allograft for Digital Nerve Repairs J Hand Surg Am 48 (9): 2023.

Brendan D. Stoeckl, Kendall M. Masada, Lorielle G. Laforest, Michael W. Hast, David R. Steinberg, Robert L. Mauck: MECHANICAL WEAKENING PRECEDES CARTILAGE LOSS DURING OSTEOARTHRITIS PROGRESSION ACROSS THE HUMAN TRAPEZIUM Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference June 4-8, Vail, CO, USA : 2023.

David R Steinberg: Health System Update: Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Philadelphia VA Medical Center Update University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal 33 : 22-23,2023.

Bozentka DJ & Steinberg DR: Utility of Digital Tomosynthesis in diagnosis & management of distal radius & scaphoid fractures Educational Video/GE Healthcare : 2023.

Academic Contact Information

Penn Orthopaedic Institute
3737 Market Street
Penn Medicine University City
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-662-3340
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, National
American Association for Hand Surgery, National
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, National
American College of Surgeons, National
American Orthopaedic Association, National
American Society for Surgery of the Hand, National
DeForest Willard Society, National
Eastern Orthopaedic Association, National
European Wrist Arthroscopy Society, International
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, International
Kiros Research Society, National
Massachusetts General Hospital Hand Club, National
Orthopaedic Research Society, International
Paul R. Lipscomb Society, National
Penn Orthopaedic Alumni Association, National
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Local
Philadelphia Hand Society, Local
Philadelphia Orthopaedic Society, Local
Princeton Alumni Association, International
University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association, International