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21 Ratings with 20 written Reviews
Summary
Colonel (retired) Steven Svoboda, MD is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with a sub-specialty certification in orthopedic sports medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Svoboda is associated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center and serves as a team physician for the NHL's Washington Capitals, Major League Rugby's Old Glory DC Rugby Club, and Prince George's County High Schools.
Dr. Svoboda practices at the MedStar Orthopaedic and Sports Center at Lafayette Centre, where he works to �build a better healthcare environment in the Washington, D.C. area. Joining MedStar Health after a 23-year military career, with the last 10 years at the United States Military Academy at West Point's Keller Army Community Hospital, Dr. Svoboda seeks to apply what he has learned caring for American soldiers to the community in the District, Maryland, and Virginia.
An accomplished clinician-scientist, Dr. Svoboda firmly believes that …evidence-based outcomes assessment of patient care is essential to improving orthopaedic sports medicine care. Dr. Svoboda serves as the Director of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Research at MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre. He is helping to lead MedStar Health's efforts in patient-reported outcomes assessment within the orthopaedic sports medicine domain.
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A native of Bowie, MD, Dr. Svoboda attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where upon graduation, he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree and commissioned as an officer in the United States Army. He graduated from medical school at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, in Baltimore. Dr. Svoboda completed a Transitional Internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., and a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine at the COL John A. Feagin, Jr. Sports Medicine Fellowship in West Point.
Dr. Svoboda's research regarding major knee joint injuries in the athletic population of Cadets at the United States Military Academy has won the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine O'Donoghue Award for Sports Injury Prevention and has received multiple United States patents. While leading the John A. Feagin Sports Medicine Fellowship at West Point, Dr. Svoboda was also the site Principal Investigator on the NCAA-DoD Grand Alliance CARE Consortium studies on concussion in college-level athletes.
During his military career, Dr. Svoboda served as Chief of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center and the Director of Orthopaedic Research, US Army Institute for Surgical Research, both located at Fort Sam in Houston, Texas, from 2005-2007. He was the Program Director of the COL John A. Feagin, Jr. Sports Medicine Fellowship, the Department of Defense's only program of this type, at West Point from 2009 to 2017. In that role, he was responsible for training all of the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine sub-specialists in the US Army.
Dr. Svoboda is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and has been a member of its Fellowship Accreditation Task Force and its Enduring Education Committee, and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and has been a member of its Advocacy Committee. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA).�He is also a reviewer for the American Journal of Sports Medicine, the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
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Dr. Steven James Svoboda has 4 locationsQuick Facts
- accepting new patients
- 31 years of experience
- 29 insurance plans accepted
- speaks English
- Keller Army Community Hospital
- 20 written reviews
- 2 specialties
- 4 areas of expertise
- 2 board certifications
- 2 hospital affiliations
- 4 office locations
Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Steven James Svoboda
Medical Specialties
Dr. Steven James Svoboda has the following 2 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Steven James Svoboda has the following 4 areas of expertise
Certifications, License, & Education
31 Years Experience
Dr. Steven James Svoboda holds active and expired medical licenses in the states of District Of Columbia and Maryland.
Medical License
Medical Doctor with an active medical license in the state of District Of Columbia that expires in 2027 and an expired medical license in the state of Maryland that expired in 2025.
Education & Training
Fellowship
Completed their fellowship at Keller Army Community Hospital in 2005.
Residency
Completed their residency at National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education in 2002.
Internship
Completed their internship at National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education in 1996.
Medical School
Graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1995.
NPI Number
Dr. Svoboda's NPI number is 1154306785.
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