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