About me
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS, is the Co-Director of the Center for Wound Healing at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and is the Director of the Podiatric Residency Training Program at MedStar Health. Dr. Steinberg is a Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery in foot surgery and in reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery. Dr. Steinberg completed a three-year surgical residency at the Inova Fairfax Podiatric Residency Program and then completed a one-year Diabetic Foot/Limb Salvage Fellowship with the University of Texas at San Antonio.
In addition to general foot and ankle care, the majority of Dr. Steinberg's practice is devoted to non-healing wounds and surgical care of the patient with diabetic foot complications. His wound care team takes a progressive, often surgically based approach that helps to speed healing and avoid amputation.
Dr. Steinberg has lectured extensively on diabetic limb salvage both nationally and internationally. He dedicates significant effort to clinical research, education, and publication in the field of wound healing and limb salvage surgery.
Dr. Steinberg comes from a family of podiatrists. He takes great pride in his specialty and his unique contributions to the field. Dr. Steinberg works with a multi-disciplinary team that includes plastic surgeons, vascular surgeons and infectious disease specialists. Dr. Steinberg stresses the importance of including the patient's family in decisions made and communicating thoroughly with all who are involved.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Fracture
- Complex Wound Management
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Foot Injury
- Foot Pain
- Foot Wound
- Hammer Toe
- Leg Ulcers
- Non Healing Wound
- Osteomyelitis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Toe Fracture
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Feet
- Accessory Navicular
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Achilles Tendonosis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Arthritis
- Ankle Dislocation
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Ankle Tendon Injury
- Ankle Tendon Tear
- Bilateral Foot Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Cartilage Injury
- Cavovarus Foot Deformity
- Cavus Foot
- Charcot Foot
- Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain
- Chronic Muscle Injury
- Chronic Tendinosis Of The Ankle
- Chronic Tendinosis Of The Foot
- Clawtoe
- Comminuted Fracture
- Common Peroneal Nerve Lesions
- Compartment Syndrome
- Compound Fracture
- Congenital Deformity Of Foot
- Deformity Of Forefoot
- Degenerative Joint Disease Of The Foot
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Polyneuropathies
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Fibula Fracture
- Flatfoot
- Foot And Ankle Compartment Syndrome
- Foot And Ankle Disorders
- Foot Arthritis
- Foot Drop
- Foot Fracture
- Foot Infection
- Foot Injury
- Foot Mass
- Foot Nerve Disorders
- Foot Osteoarthritis
- Foot Pain
- Foot Strain
- Foot Tendon Injury
- Foot Tendon Tear
- Foot Ulcer
- Foot Wound
- Fracture
- Fracture Infections
- Freiberg's Disease
- Frostbite Of Toes
- Ganglion Cyst
- Gangrene
- Haglund Deformity
- Hallux Varus
- Hammer Toe
- Heel Pain
- Heel Spur
- Heterotopic Ossification
- In Toeing
- Infected Nonunion Fracture
- Ingrown Nail
- Insertional Achilles Tendinitis
- Joint Dislocation
- Joint Infection
- Joint Pain In Ankle And Foot
- Joint Sprain
- Jones Fracture
- Leg Injury
- Leg Mass
- Leg Pain
- Leg Ulcers
- Ligament Injury
- Ligament Tear
- Limp
- Lisfranc Tear
- Macrodactyly
- Mallet Toe
- Malunion Fracture Of The Foot
- Morton Neuroma
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Non Healing Wound
- Nonunion Fracture
- Orthopedic Infections
- Osteochondral Lesions
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Talus
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteonecrosis
- Overuse Injury
- Overuse Injury Of The Ankle
- Peroneal Tendon Tear
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plantar Wart
- Polydactyly Foot
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear
- Pronation
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Sesamoiditis
- Sever's Disease
- Sports Related Ankle Injury
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Sports Related Toe Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Tarsal Coalition
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tenosynovitis
- Tibial Tendonitis
- Tinea Pedis
- Toe Bone Spur
- Toe Deformity
- Toe Dislocation
- Toe Fracture
- Toe Injury
- Toe Instability
- Traumatic Amputation
- Turf Toe
- Twisted Ankle
- Venous Ulcer
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Amputation Of The Foot Surgery
- Amputation Of The Toe Surgery
- Bone Grafting
- Bone Surgery
- Closed Reduction And Manipulation
- Complex Wound Management
- Correction Of Bunion
- Deformity Correction Of Foot & Ankle
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Footwear
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Flaps Repair Of Wounds
- Flat Foot Surgery
- Foot Fracture Surgery
- Foot Fusion Surgery
- Foot Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Foot Surgery
- Fusion Arthrodesis
- Fusion Of Joint
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Hammer Toe Repair
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Joint Replacement
- Joint Replacement And Reconstructive Surgery
- Joint Revision
- Limb Salvage
- Lower Extremity Reconstruction
- Lower Limb Prosthetics
- Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Multiple Ligament Reconstruction
- Non Surgical Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Non Surgical Foot Fracture Treatment
- Non Surgical Fracture Care
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
- Orthotics
- Percutaneous Pinning
- Peroneal Tendon Surgery
- Polydactyly Foot Surgery
- Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Ankle
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Foot
- Reconstructive Surgery Of The Toe
- Repair Claw Toe
- Skin Graft
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
- Surgery For Arthritis
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tenotomy
- Toe Deformity Surgery
- Transmetatarsal Amputation (TMA) Surgery
- Unna Boot
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
- Xray Of The Foot
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Texas @ San Antonio (1999)
Residency Program: Inova Fairfax Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Barry University School of Graduate Medical Sciences (1995)
Awards
- Dr. Steinberg has earned numerous honors and awards, including the Teaching Faculty of the Year at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in 2012, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Podiatry Management magazine in 2013, and the Edward James Olmos Award in Amputation Prevention in 2019.
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2017) Novel Heel Surgery Saves Patient's Foot for the Across the Bay 10K