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

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, National American Association for Hand Surgery, National American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, National American Orthopaedic Association, National American Society for Surgery of the Hand, National DeForest Willard Society, National Department of Veterans' Affairs, Scientific Review Group on Regenerative Medicine, National Eastern Orthopaedic Association, National European Wrist Arthroscopy Society, International International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, International International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT), 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

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.

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:

Serra-Lopez V, Falk D, Behar B, Gittings D, Steinberg D: Tips and tricks: treatment of a volar coronal shear lunate fracture with midcarpal instability University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal 29 : 2019.

Shubinets Valeriy, Ben-Amotz Oded, Steinberg David R: A Subperiosteal Proximal Phalanx Osteoid Osteoma: A Challenging Diagnosis. The journal of hand surgery Asian-Pacific volume 24 (2): 233-237,2019.

Stoekl B, Zlotnick H, Farrell M, Miller L, Schaer T, Hast M, Mauck R, Steinberg D: Design and implantation of an engineered porcine accessory carpal osteochondral unit University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal 29 : 2019.

Steinberg DR: Health System Update: Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Philadelphia VA Medical Center Update University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal 29 : 2019.

Zelenski NA, Schmidt E, Gittings D, Steinberg D, Hast M: Low profile volar rim plates do not prevent flexor pollicus longus tendon wear compared to distally placed conventional plate University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal 29 : 2019.

Stoeckl B, Zlotnick H, Hast M, Sennett M, Schaer T, Mauck R, Steinberg D: Developing a biologic replacement for the porcine accessory carpal as a model for treatment of thumb OA University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal 29 : 2019.

Stoeckl B, Zlotnick H; Farrell M; Miller L; Schaer T; Hast M; Mauck R; Steinberg D: Design and Implantation of an Engineered Porcine Accessory Carpal Osteochondral Unit Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting : 2019.

Zlotnick HM, Farrell MJ, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL: TGFB3 And FGF2 Promote Chondrogenesis Of Yucatan Minipig MSCs In Pellet And 3D Agarose Culture Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting : 2019.

Kim M, Sennett ML, Patel JM, Ashley BS, Eby MR, Martin AR, Stoeckl BD; Zlotnick HM, Friedman JM, Neuwirth AL, Henning EA, Falcon JM, Koyama E, Pleshko N, Burdick JA, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL: Injectable Chondrocyte-Laden “Micro-Noodles Promote Cartilage Repair In a Minipig CartilageDefect Model Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting : 2019.

Zlotnick HM, Stoeckl BD, Henning EA, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL: Increased Media Volume Enhances the Core Strength of MSC-based Engineered Cartilage Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting : 2019.

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