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Specialties: Foot And Ankle Surgery, Reconstructive RearfootAnkle Surgery, Podiatry, Wound Care
Languages: Spanish, English
202-444-0300
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
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Limb Salvage
- Non-Healing Wound Treatment
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Excision Of Foot
- Wound Debridement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Arthropathies In Diseases
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Deformities Of Feet
- Congenital Malformations Of Skin
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Enthesopathies
- 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
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vascular Malformation
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Ulcers
- Wound Care
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Disarticulation
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Biopsy Of Skin
- Bone Biopsy
- Bone Graft
- Bone Repair
- Clubfoot Correction
- Complex Wound Repair
- Debridement Of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision Of Right Foot Muscle
- Excision Of Soft Tissue Tumor, Foot Or Toe
- Fasciotomy
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Filleted Finger Or Toe Flap
- Foot Extensor Tenotomy
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Foot Sprain Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Heel Spur Removal
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Insertion Of Spacer Into Metatarsal
- Limb Salvage
- Matrixectomy
- Metatarsal Drainage
- Nail Plate Avulsion
- Non-Healing Wound Treatment
- Ostectomy
- Osteomyelitis Treatment
- 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
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Excision Of Foot
- Skin Graft
- Skin Grafting For Wound Closure
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Surgical Wound Exploration
- Tarsal Diagnostic Drainage
- Tendon Lengthening
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Extraction
- Toe Nail Resection
- Toe Replacement Surgery
- 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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Videos
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. Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
MyGeorgetownMD - Health Newsletter (Winter 2017) Novel Heel Surgery Saves Patient's Foot for the Across the Bay 10K