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Specialties: Foot And Ankle Surgery, Reconstructive RearfootAnkle Surgery, Wound Care, Podiatry
Languages: English, Spanish
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
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- 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-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./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
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- 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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- 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