St. Luke's Orthopaedic Specialists announced the opening of their newest locations - St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, 360 West Ruddle St., Coaldale and St. Luke's Urgent Care Center, 1104 North St., Jim Thorpe.

The orthopaedic specialists at St. Luke's help patients who suffer with bone and joint conditions. St. Luke's Orthopaedic surgeons and staff provide the most advanced diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries.Chandra S. Reddy, MD, Fellowship-Trained Orthopaedic Surgeon, will provide comprehensive care for bone and joint problems.Dr. Reddy provides the most advanced diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. St. Luke's Orthopaedic Specialists are committed to providing outstanding quality care with a patient-centered approach."At St. Luke's, we work with patients and their families to understand the injury, the range of treatment options and ways to prevent future injury and to reach peak performance," says De Long. "We work with our patients after joint replacements to get them back in the swing of things, doing what they love to do."The physicians of St. Luke's Orthopaedics Specialists treat a full-range of conditions. Dr. Reddy will provide general adult and pediatric orthopaedics, with a special interest in joint replacement and sports medicine.Dr. Reddy completed his fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports at Georgetown University Medical Center after completing residencies in Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery.Dr. De Long, Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery, completed his Orthopaedic Surgery and Research Residencies at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. De Long is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Anatomy and Cell Biology at Temple University Medical School. He conducts research on the use of stem cells to accelerate bone growth and healing.People interested in setting up an appointment with Dr. Reddy at St. Luke's Orthopaedic Specialists should contact the office at (570) 645-1835.