Penn Medicine Provider
Orthopaedic Surgery
David R. Steinberg, MD
4.9
(748)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 16 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
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About me

  • Director, Hand & Upper Extremity Fellowship
  • Education Officer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs
  • Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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

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
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

748 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

July 2025
5.0
5.0
he was very attentive
July 2025
5.0
5.0
listens to me
June 2025
5.0
5.0
he's a great doctor
June 2025
5.0
5.0
knowledgeable and kind.

Insurance accepted

My 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. 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.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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: 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: 2025

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, 43(3): 2025,692-702

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, : 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: 2025

Steinberg DR, Steinberg ME The University of Pennsylvania Classification of Osteonecrosis , Osteonecrosis, 2nd edition: 2025,269-275

Steinberg ME, Steinberg DR Osteonecrosis: Historical Perspective , Osteonecrosis, 2nd edition: 2025,3-19

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