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