John Steven Steinberg, DPM| Podiatry, Foot And Ankle Surgery | MedStar Health
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 Treatment
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Foot Ulcers
- Hand Tendon Excision
- Leg Ulcers
- Patching Therapy
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Excision Of Foot
- Wound Debridement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Atherosclerosis
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Enthesopathies
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Foot And Ankle Trauma
- Foot Ulcers
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Ulcers
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Nail Disorders
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Ulcers
- Wound Care
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Disarticulation
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Clubfoot Correction
- Complex Wound Repair
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
- Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Foot Extensor Tenotomy
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Limb Salvage
- Matrixectomy
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Non-Healing Wound Treatment
- Ostectomy
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Patching Therapy
- Percutaneous Skeletal Fixation Of Fracture Great Toe
- Phalanx Bone Excision
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Removal Of Internal Fixation Device From Metatarsal
- Repair Left Lower Leg Subcutaneous Tissue
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Excision Of Foot
- Skin Graft
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Tarsal Diagnostic Drainage
- Tendon Lengthening
- Thumb Amputation
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- Toe Shortening
- Toe Spreading
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Wound Care
- Wound Closure
- Wound Debridement
- Wound Dressing
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
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center (1999)
Residency: Inova Fairfax Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine (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