Steven Bernard
Experienced in Rhizarthrosis

Dr. Steven Bernard

Plastic Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
Fairview Hospital
18101 Lorain Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
On Staff At
44 Years of Experience

Experienced in Rhizarthrosis
Cleveland Clinic
Fairview Hospital
18101 Lorain Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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Overview

Steven Bernard is a Plastic Surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Bernard has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rhizarthrosis. His top areas of expertise are Breast Enlargement In Males, Dupuytren Contracture, BRCA Positive Breast Cancer, Osteotomy, and Lymphadenectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 54 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Miami University, 1982.0
Residency
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Specialties
Plastic Surgery
Licenses
Surgery of the Hand in OH
Board Certifications
American Board Of Plastic Surgery, 1999
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic
Fairview Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Fairview Hospital
18101 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44111
Call: 216-476-7000
Other Locations
Strongsville Family Health and Surgery Center
16761 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH 44136
Call: 440-878-2500

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


54 Total Publications

MicroRAG: Development of a Novel Artificial Intelligence Retrieval-Augmented Generation Model for Microsurgery Clinical Decision Support.
MicroRAG: Development of a Novel Artificial Intelligence Retrieval-Augmented Generation Model for Microsurgery Clinical Decision Support.
Journal: Microsurgery
Published: July 03, 2025
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