Allentown Internal Medicine

St. Luke's Internal Medicine - Allentown

General Services

Complete general medical health care from age 18 to senior citizens, including routine health maintenance checks, immunizations and work and school physicals.

Appointments/Office Hours

To schedule an appointment, please call either our office at the numbers above. Please give us your name and the reason for your call, and we will schedule an appropriate amount of time for your care. For your convenience, we see patients at the  times listed above.

Emergencies

Our office provides 24-hour coverage for emergencies. If you have an emergency that arises during the day, please call our office immediately. Please provide your name and a description of the emergency. If an emergency arises at night or during the weekend, please call our office number and the physician on-call will be contacted. If you believe any delay in medical attention could result in a life-threatening situation, please go immediately to the nearest emergency room for treatment and notify our office as soon as you are able.

Insurances/Referrals

As your primary care practice, we will coordinate your medical care. When you have health questions consult our office and we will guide you regarding appropriate medical treatment. We will refer you to a specialist for treatment when medically necessary and continue to coordinate your care with the consulting doctor.

If your insurance plan requires a prior written referral to see a specialist, you will be responsible for all fees if you access specialty care without the referral.

We are not able to issue retroactive referrals for care already rendered. If you have any questions regarding referrals, please call our office and we will be happy to help you.

Our office accepts most major insurance plans. Please check with our office for the list of plans in which we participate. Co-payments are not billable and therefore are due at the time of the office visit. Payments are accepted in cash, personal check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card.

About our Doctors

	Jose R. Garcia, MD Awarded undergraduate degree at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA Achieved medical degree at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA Completed internship and residency programs at Allentown Affiliated Hospitals in Allentown, PA More about Dr. Garcia
	A. Wayne Howard, DO Awarded medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Completed residency program at St. Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Board certified in internal medicine Dr. More about Dr. Howard
	Laura A. McGowan, MD Awarded medical degree at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Completed internal medicine residency program at St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Completed fellowship program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital More about Dr. McGowan
	Kevin M. Perez, MD Awarded medical degree at St. Luke's College of Medicine in Quezon City, Phillipines Completed residency program at St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus More about Dr. Perez
	Victor J. Powers, MD Awarded BA degree at LaSalle College in Philadelphia, PA Earned medical degree at PA Hershey University - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA Completed internship and residency programs at Allentown Affiliated Hospitals in Allentown, PA More about Dr. Powers
	Timothy Steckel, MD Awarded medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Board-certified in Internal Medicine More about Dr. Steckel