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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, 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:

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 : 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 : 2019.

Chung KC, Malay S, Shauver MJ, Kim M, WRIST GROUP: Assessment of Distal Radius Fracture Complications Following Surgical Repair Among Adults Older Than 60 Years: A Secondary Analysis of the WRIST Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open 1 (2): 2019.

Gittings DJ, Fryhofer GW, Hast MW, Steinberg DR, Levin LS, Gray BL: The Saline Load Test is Effective at Diagnosing Traumatic Arthrotomies of the Wrist Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg : 2019.

Chahar E, Steinberg DR: Fords in Four: David Steinberg '76 The Haverford School Alumni eNewsletter : 2019.

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.

Ben-Amotz Oded, Kruger Erwin A, McAndrew Christine, Bozentka David, Steinberg David, Chang Benjamin, Lantieri Laurent, Levin L Scott: Logistics in Coordinating the First Adult Trans-Atlantic Bilateral Hand Transplant: Lessons Learned Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 142 (3): 730-5,2018.

Stephanie Thibaudeau; Benjamin Gray; Kevin Bonilla; Samuel Oduwole; David Bozentka; David Steinberg: Optimizing Post-Operative Pain Control in Ambulatory Hand Surgery: Acetaminophen with Codeine versus Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen. A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting : 2018.

Stephanie Thibaudeau, Benjamin L. Gray, Kevin Bonilla, Samuel Oduwole, David J. Bozentka, David R. Steinberg: Optimizing Postoperative Pain Control in Ambulatory Hand Surgery – Acetaminophen With Codeine versus Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial: Level 1 Evidence Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 43, Issue 9, S6–S7 43 (9): S6-7,2018.

Steinberg Marvin E, Oh Seong C, Khoury Viviane, Udupa Jayaram K, Steinberg David R: Lesion size measurement in femoral head necrosis. International orthopaedics 42 (7): 1585-1591,2018.

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