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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.

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, Paul R. Lipscomb Society, National Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society, Local Philadelphia Hand Club, 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:

Cheema A, Niziolek P, Steinberg D, Kneeland B, Kazmers N, Bozentka D: Do CT scan oriented along the longitudinal scaphoid axis change surgical management of scaphoid fractures? Research Day Symposium, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennyslvania : 2018.

Stoeckl BD, Hast MW, Zlotnick HM, Sennett ML, Kim M, Eby MR, Schaer TP, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR: The porcine accessory carpal as a model for biologic joint replacement for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis Research Day Symposium, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennyslvania : 2018.

Cheema A, Niziolek P, Steinberg D, Kneeland B, Kazmers N, Bozentka D: CT scans oriented along the longitudinal scaphoid axis do not change surgical management of scaphoid fractures The University of Pennyslvania Orthopaedic Journal 28 : 2018.

Kim Minwook, Erickson Isaac E, Huang Alice H, Garrity Sean T, Mauck Robert L, Steinberg David R: Donor variation and optimization of human mesenchymal stem cells chondrogenesis in hyaluronic acid. Tissue engineering. Part A : 2018.

Steinberg DR: Common Hand Disorders The Merck Manual – 20th Edition : 287-93,2018.

Steinberg Marvin E, Oh Seong C, Khoury Viviane, Udupa Jayaram K, Steinberg David R: Lesion size measurement in femoral head necrosis. International orthopaedics : 2018.

Kazmers Nikolas H, Gordon Joshua A, Buterbaugh Kristen L, Bozentka David J, Steinberg David R, Khoury Viviane: Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Zone II Partial Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Fingers: A Cadaveric Study. Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 37 (4): 941-948,2018.

Kazmers Nikolas H, Liu Tiffany C, Wu Chia H, Steinberg David R, Bozentka David J, Levin L Scott, Gray Benjamin L: Deferring Routine Wrist Radiography Does Not Affect Management of de Quervain Tendinopathy Patients. Journal of wrist surgery 7 (2): 115-120,2018.

Minwook Kim, Mackenzie Sennett, Blair Ashley, Brendan Stoeckl, Eiki Koyama, James Friedman, Alexander Neuwirth, Elizabeth Henning, Nancy Pleshko, Jason Burdick, David R. Steinberg, Robert Mauck: In vivo translation of an injectable chondrocyte-laden microscale 'noodle' to promote cartilage repair Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting 43 : 2018.

Brendan Stoeckl, Michael Hast, Mackenzie Sennett, Michael Eby, Thomas Schaer, Robert Mauck, David R. Steinberg: The porcine accessory carpal as a model for biologic joint replacement for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting 43 : 2018.

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