Stephen J. Kominsky, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

• Physician Bio / Professional Experience

Jeffrey Steinberg, D.P.M.

• Physician Bio / Professional Experience

Stephen J. Kominsky, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

Dr. Kominsky received his doctorate from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in 1982. His undergraduate Bachelor's Degree in biology was granted from the University of Maryland in College Park.

Following graduation, his surgical training was at the Hayward Vesper Hospital in Hayward, CA, where he specialized in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery along with special emphasis on complications from diabetes. Dr. Kominsky moved his practice to Washington in 1983.

Dr. Kominsky's academic appointments include the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and the Division of Endocrinology at George Washington University Hospital, and the Department of Surgery at the Temple University College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. He is a Diplomats member of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery and Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery, as well as a Fellow in the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery.

During his professional career, Dr. Kominsky has lectured on topics specifically related to foot and ankle surgery and diabetic toot care at over one hundred medical conferences around the world. He has authored numerous professional papers and articles, and has had the opportunity to edit and contribute to several podiatric textbooks.

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

• 1991
  Clinical Professor, Division of Endocrinology
  Department of Medicine
  George Washington University Medical Center
  Washington, DC
  
• 1990
  Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  George Washington University Medical Center
  Washington, DC
  
• Director, Podiatric Medical Education
  Washington Hospital Center
  Washington, DC

• 1995
  Sibley Memorial Hospital
  
• 1988-Present
  Washington Hospital Center
  
• 1988-Present
  George Washington University Medical Center
  
• 1983-Present
  Center for Ambulatory Surgery, Inc.
  
• 1998-Present
  Surgery Center of Chevy Chase

• 1996-Present
  Podiatric Consultant to the Board of Directors
  Northwest Podiatric Foundation
  Seattle, WA
• 1985-Present
  Adjunct Clinical Faculty
  Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine
  Philadelphia, PA
• 1990-1993
  Member, Board of Directors
  "Diabetes Forecast" Magazine
• 1989-1992
  Board of Directors Member, Affiliate Level
• 1988-1991
  President, Board of Directors
  DC Chapter A.D.A.
• 1987
  Affiliate Level Fund Raising Committee Member
• 1987
  Vice President, American Diabetes Association
  DC Affiliate; District of Columbia Chapter

• 1987
  American Board of Podiatric Surgery
  Board Certification
  Diplomate, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
  Board Certified in Foot and Ankle Surgery
• 1987-Present
  American College of Foot Surgeons
  Fellowship Status
• 1983-Present
  American Podiatric Medical Association
  Member
• 1986, 1987, 1988
  District of Columbia Podiatric Medical Association
  Member, Executive Board

• March, 1999
  South Carolina State Podiatry Medical Association
  "New Advances in Wound Healing Technology"
  Charleston, SC
• March, 1999
  Ohio State Podiatry Medical Association
  "Diagnosis Management of Foot Infection in Diabetes Mellitus"
  Cleveland, OH
• October, 1998
  Frankford Hospital
  New Advances in Wound Healing
  Philadelphia, PA
• October, 1996
  Northwest Podiatric Foundation - Surgical Conference
  From The Podium, "Management of Diabetic Foot Complications"
  "Uses of Absorbable Screws for Foot Surgery"
  Maui, HI
• March, 1995
  American College of Foot Surgeons Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "The Uses of Pro-Osteon,
  Coral Hydroxyapatite for Bone Grafting in the Foot"
• November, 1994
  Kern Hospital Conference
  "An Approach to Diabetic Complications in the Diabetic Foot"
• October, 1994
  Maryland State Podiatric Medical Association,
  Prince Georges Hospital
  From the Podium, "Indications for Total Contact Casting"
  "Mechanisms for Breakdown of the Diabetic Foot"
  "Surgical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot"
• September, 1994
  Mid-Atlantic Podiatric Association
  From the Podium, "Determination of the Healing Potential
  In the Complicated Diabetic Foot"
  Region VIII, Reston, VA
• April, 1994
  No Nonsense Seminar
  "Evaluation and Management of the Diabetic Foot"
  Cleveland, OH
• March, 1994
  Advanced Foot and Ankle Surgery
  Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente of Northern California and
  The Northwest Podiatric Foundation
  "The Use of the Ambulatory Total Contact Cast in the
  Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers"
  "Evaluation and Management of the Charcot Foot"
  "Surgical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot"
  "Uses of Absorbable Fixation in Foot Surgery"
  Lake Tahoe, CA
• February, 1994
  Canadian Podiatric Education Foundation
  From the Podium,
  "MRI of the Foot"
  "Advances in Forefoot Surgery"
  "Lesser Metatarsalsa"
  Vancouver, BC
• February, 1994
  American College of Foot Surgeons Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "Surgical Intervention for the Treatment of
  Painful Diabetic Neuropathy"
  Miami, FL
• November, 1993
  Richmond Academy Podiatric Medical Association
  From the Podium, "Use of Absorbable Fixation in Foot Surgery"
  Richmond, VA
• October, 1993
  Third European First World Congress for Podiatry
  From the Podium, "The Use of the Ambulatory Contact
  Cast in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers"
  "Surgical Management of the Infected Diabetic Foot"
  "Use of Absorbable Fixation in Foot Surgery"
  Brighton, England
• March, 1993
  Ohio Podiatric Medical Association Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "Complications of the Diabetic Foot"
  Cleveland, OH
• February, 1993
  American College of Foot Surgeons Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "Magnetic Resonance Blood Flow
  Scanning; It's Use in Determining Healing Potential in Diabetic Foot Wounds"
  San Diego, CA
• 1992
  Diabetes Treatment Centers National Meeting
  "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy"
  "Total Contact Casting Therapy as Therapy for Wounds in the Diabetic Foot"
  St. Petersburg, FL
• 1992
  Foot and Ankle Institute
  From the Podium, "Indications for Home Infusion Antibiotics"
  Philadelphia, PA
• 1992 George Washington University Medical Center
  Grand Rounds
  From the Podium, "Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot"
  Washington, DC
• 1992
  American College of Foot Surgeons National Meeting
  From the Podium "Hyperbaric Oxygen and It's Effect on Diabetic Foot Ulcers"
  Orlando, FL
• 1991
  American Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "Complications of the Diabetic Foot"
  Washington, DC
• 1990
  Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association
  Surgical Seminar, Course Director
  From the Podium, "Diabetes and the High Risk Foot"
  Palm Springs, CA
• 1990
  American Association of Philippine Physicians Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "Diabetic Foot Pathology"
  Washington, DC
• 1990
  Vascular Medicine Conference
  George Washington University Medical Center
  From the Podium, "The Role of Medicine in the Treatment of the Diabetic Foot"
  Washington, DC
• 1989
  Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association Surgical Seminar
  From the Podium, "Management of the High Risk Foot in Diabetes"
  Palm Springs, CA
• 1989
  Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association
  From the Podium, "Total Management of the High Risk Foot in Diabetes"
  Hershey, PA
• 1988
  American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting
  From the Podium, "Management of the Charcot Joint in the Diabetic Foot"
  New Orleans, LA
• 1987
  Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association
  Surgical Seminar Course Director
  "Complications Associated with the High Risk Diabetic Foot"
  Philadelphia, PA
• 1986
  High Risk Foot Center Seminar
  From the Podium, "Complications Associated with the High Risk Diabetic Foot"
  Chicago, IL
• 1986
  High Risk Foot Center Seminar
  From the Podium, "Complications Associated with the Diabetic Foot
  and Non-Operative Treatments"
  Boston, MA
• 1986
  High Risk Foot Center Seminar
  From the Podium, "Complications Associated with the
  High Risk Foot in Diabetes and Non-Operative Treatments"
  Cherry Hill, NJ
• 1986
  Library of Congress
  From the Podium, "Running Injuries" Washington, DC
• 1985
  District of Columbia Podiatric Medical Society
  From the Podium, "Surgical Procedures for Bunion Correction"
  Washington, DC
• 1985
  Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine National Surgical Seminar
  From the Podium, "The Diabetic Foot"
• 1985
  Senate Office Building "Running Injuries" Washington, DC
• 1983
  District of Columbia Podiatric Medical Society
  Sports Medicine Seminar
  "Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Running Injuries"

• 1995
  Fall Editor-in-Chief, Principles of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
  Publisher: Mosby
  Chicago, IL
  
• 1993-1997
  Editor-in-Chief Advances in Podiatric Surgery
  Publisher: Mosby
  Chicago, IL
  
• 1995
  Spring Editor-in-Chief, The Color Atlas for Diabetic Foot Pathology
  Publisher: Mosby
  Chicago, IL
  
• 1994
  Editor-in-Chief, Medical and Surgical Management of the Diabetic Foot
  Publisher: Mosby
  Chicago, IL
  
• 1993
  Editor-in-Chief, Protocols - Strategies in Podiatric Surgery
  Caduceus Medical Publishers
  Pauling, NY
  
• 1992
  Japanese Medical Journal
  "Morton's Neuroma Diagnosis with the Aid of M.RL"
  
• 1991 to 1997
  Editor-in-Chief, Yearbook of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
  Publisher: Mosby
  
• 1990
  High Risk Foot in Diabetes, Authored Chapter entitled "Total Contact Casting the Diabetic Foot"
  
• 1989
  Diabetes Forecast Magazine
  "The Diabetic Foot, The Homeless of Medicine"
  
• 1988
  Current Therapy in Podiatric Surgery,
  Authored Chapter entitled "Digital Surgery in the Diabetic"
  
• 1988
  Journal of Current Podiatry
  "Neuropathic Joint Disease in the Foot of the Diabetic"
  
• 1985-1990
  Editor, The Yearbook of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
  Chapters on Arthritis and Diabetes
  
• 1985
  The Journal of Foot Surgery
  "Akin Osteotomy: An Alternative Approach"
  
• 1983
  Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
  "Treatment of Painful Heel Spurs and the Biomechanical Implication of the Non-Painful Spurs"