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David Richard Steinberg, M.D.

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Active Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Staff, Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Chief of Hand Surgery, Philadelphia CMC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Surgeon, Penn Hand Transplant Program, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Investigator,Translational Musculoskeletal Research Center, Philadelphia CMC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Orthopaedic Residency/Fellowship Site Director, Corporal Michael Crescenz Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Associate Director, Hand Fellowship, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery
Contact information
Penn Orthopaedic Institute
3737 Market Street
Penn Medicine University City
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-3340
Fax: (215) 349-5128
Email: david.steinberg@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Princeton University, 1980.
 M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1984.
Links
UPHS website
Departmental website
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1984-1985.
 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1989.
 Orthopaedic Research Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1985-1986.
 Chief Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , 1988-1989.
 Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship, Cooper Hospital and University Medical Center, Camden, NJ, 1989-1989.
 Hand and Microsurgery Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 1990-1990.
Certifications
National Board of Medical Examiners Diplomate, 1985.
 American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1993.
 Certificate of Added Qualifications for Surgery of the Hand, 1994.
 Recertification-ABOS & CAQSH, 2004.
 Recertification-American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery , 2012.
 Recertification - subspecialty Surgery of the Hand (through ABOS), 2012.
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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.

Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. Steinberg treats all forms of upper extremity pathology, both acute and chronic, focusing on hand, wrist, forearm and elbow. He performs hand & wrist arthroscopy. He also performs nerve repair & reconstruction in both upper & lower extremities. He has expertise in microsurgery, and is a member of the Penn Hand Transplant Program.

Description of Other Expertise

Dr. Steinberg has a strong interest in resident & fellow education. He is Director of the Hand/Upper Extremity/Microsurgery Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of numerous committees in national organizations, most of which focus on orthopaedic education. He has served as an Examiner for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery since 2008.

Selected Publications

BD Stoeckl, RA Flaugh, AN Syed, KM Masada, ER Bernstein, EA Lemmon, AC Jenk, AG Laforest, NL Fogarty, B Dehghani, CR Scanzello, JC Carey, DR Steinberg, RL Mauck: Intraarticular Delivery of Recombinant Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein (Anakinra) Enhances Graft Function in a Porcine Model of Osteochondral Repair SB3C Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 22-25, 2025, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), June 2025.

 Stoeckl BD, Masada KM, Laforest LG, Lee HH, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR: Multi‐Scale Analysis of Regional Pathology in the Human Trapezium During Osteoarthritis Progression. J Orthopaedic Research June 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.26112.

 Kyle D. Meadows, John M. Peloquin, Madeline Boyes, Brendan D. Stoeckl, Jamie Benson, Sonia Bansai, David R. Steinberg, Miltiadis H. Zgonis, Thomas P. Schaer, Robert L. Mauck, Dawn M. Elliott : Time‐dependent changes in medial meniscus kinematics and attachment strength after anterior root injury and repair in a large animal model. J Ortho Res. Wileyonlinelibrary.com, 43(3): 692-702, March 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/jor.26022.

 Stoeckl BD, Masada KM, Laforest LG, Lee HH, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR: Regional Multi-scale analysis of osteoarthritis progression across the human trapezium. International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Triennial Congress, Washington, DC, March 2025.

 Stoeckl BD, Flaugh RA, Syed AN, Lemmon EA, Masada KM, Laforest LG, Fogarty NL, Deghani B, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR: Intraarticular delivery of recombinant Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (Anakinra) enhances graft function in a porcine model of osteochondral repair. Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting February 2025.

 Steinberg DR, Steinberg ME: The University of Pennsylvania Classification of Osteonecrosis. Osteonecrosis, 2nd edition. Kyung-Hoi Koo • Michael A. Mont Quanjun Cui • Lynne C. Jones (eds.). Springer, Page: 269-275, January 2025.

 Steinberg ME, Steinberg DR: Osteonecrosis: Historical Perspective. Osteonecrosis, 2nd edition. Kyung-Hoi Koo • Michael A. Mont Quanjun Cui • Lynne C. Jones (eds.). Springer, Page: 3-19, January 2025.

 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 June 2024.

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

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