David J. Bozentka, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
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Schedule onlineCall 215-662-3340
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About me

  • Chief, Hand Surgery
  • Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Bozentka's clinical and research interests include fractures of the forearm, wrist and hand. He was recognized in the 2025 Mainline Region Top Doctors in Orthopedics: Hand & Wrist surgery.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: West Virginia University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

2166 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
knowledgeable and responsive.
Anonymous
May 2026
dr listens to all you concerns and addresses each concern
Anonymous
May 2026
all my questions were answered, time was very well spent.
Anonymous
May 2026
treatment was professional and kind.

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Bozentka is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Zhuang T, Bohr M, Disser N, Quintana J, Liu E, Sobel A, Bozentka D, Lin L, Lee H Artificial intelligence can inform prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status in hand surgery , Hand: 2025

Isaacs J, Nydick JA, Means KR, Merrell GA, Ilyas A, Levin LS, Bozentka D, Steinberg D, Gray B, Lin I, Frankenhoff J. A Multicenter Prospective Randomized Comparison of Conduits Versus Decellularized Nerve Allograft for Digital Nerve Repairs , J Hand Surg Am: 2023

Xu W, Steinberg DR, Bozentka DJ, Lin I: Investigating Patient-Level Radiation Exposure in Hand and Wrist Fracture Surgery. , Annals of Plastic Surgery: 2022.,S309-S313

Wen Xu 1, Adrienne N Christopher, Sophia Hu 2, David R Steinberg 3, David J Bozentka 3, Ines C Lin Investigating Patient-Level Radiation Exposure in Hand and Wrist Fracture Surgery , Ann Plas Surg, 88: 2022

Matthew K Stein 1, George W Fryhofer 1, Sarah Blumenthal 1, Vincent Huang 2, Derek J Donegan 1, Samir Mehta 1; Behavior in Orthopaedics Over Mental Health (BOOM) Group Objects in mirror are closer than they appear: Symptoms of depression and suicidality in orthopedic surgeons , J Bone Joint Surg Am, 104: 2022

Stephens AR, Buterbaugh KL, Gordon JA, Steinberg D, Bozentka DJ, Khoury V, Kazmers NH Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound evaluations of zone II partial flexor tendon lacerations of the fingers: A Cadaveric study , Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 11: 2020,1-6

Cheema, A.N., Niziolek, P.J., Steinberg, D.R., Kneeland, B., Kazmer, N.H., Bozentka, D.J. The effects of CT scans oriented along the longitudinal scaphoid axis on measurements of deformity and displacement in scaphoid fractures. , J Hand Surg Am, 43(12): 2018,1092-1097

Kazmers, N.H., Gordon, J.A, Buterbaugh, K.L., Bozentka, D.J., Steinberg, D.R., Khoury, V. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Zone II Partial Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Fingers: A Cadaveric Study. , Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 37(4): 2018,941-948

Kazmers, N.H., Liu, T.C., Wu, C.H., Steinberg, D.R., Bozentka, D.J., Levin. L.S., Gray, B.L. Deferring Routine Wrist Radiography Does Not Affect Management of de Quervain Tendinopathy Patients. , J Wrist Surg, 7(2): 2018,115-120

Kazmers, N.H., Liu, T.C., Gordon, J.A., Bozentka, D.J., Steinberg, D.R., Gray, B.L. Patient- and Disease-Specific Factors Associated With Operative Management of de Quervain Tendinopathy. , J Hand Surg Am, 42(11): 2017,931