David R. Steinberg, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 16 and up
Penn Orthopaedics University City - 7th Floor
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Schedule onlineCall 215-662-3340
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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.

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

991 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.

Anonymous
April 2026
professional. had an action plan for my issue
Anonymous
April 2026
dr steinberg did a great job with my surgery
Anonymous
April 2026
again dr steinberg is a gift.
Anonymous
April 2026
the surgery and the whole process was done to complete satisfactory.

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

Stoeckl BD, Flaugh RA, Syed AN, Bernstein ER, Cook ES, Jenk AC, Laforest LG, Masada KM, Scanello CR, Miller LM, Mauck RL, Steinberg DR Osteochondral repair in the "red knee": impact of preexisiting meniscus damage on graft function , Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting: 2026

Cook ES, Stoeckl BD, Jenk AC, Steinberg DR, Mauck RL Anakinra protects against mechanical degradation of articular cartilage in an in vivo inflammatory environment , Orthoapedic Research Society Annual Meeting: 2026

Brendan D. Stoeckl, Rachel A. Flaugh, Akbar N. Syed, Kendall M. Masada, Elizabeth R. Bernstein, Elisabeth A. Lemmon, Austin C. Jenk, Lorielle G. Laforest, Natalie L. Fogarty, Bijan Dehghani, Carla R. Scanzello, James L. Carey, David R. Steinberg, and Robert L. Mauck Intraarticular Delivery of Recombinant Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein (Anakinra) Enhances Graft Function in a Porcine Model of Osteochondral Repair , American Journal of Sports Medicine: 2026

BD Stoeckl, S Ching, KD Meadows, V Nadruz, O McGroary, M Boyes, LG Laforest, E Bernstein, RA Flaugh, T Teinturier, A Jenk, MH Zgonis, CR Scanzello, DM Elliott, MW Hast, TP Schaer, RL Mauck, DR Steinberg Sustained Structural and Functional Deficits in the Porcine Knee Six Months Following Meniscus Destabilization , J Orthop Res: 2026

Borusiewicz M, Zhuang T, Steinberg DR Preoperative Corticosteroid Injection and Postoperative Infection Following De Quervain’s Release: A National Database Analysis , Hand: 2026

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