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The practice of W. Timothy Scharle, MD, Internal Medicine – which is affiliated with the St. Luke’s University Health Network and specializes in internal medicine and primary care – has added a new doctor and moved its office to a new location.

The new office is located at 306 S. New St., Suite 304 in Bethlehem.

Paul Le, DO, joined Dr. Scharle in September 2018, and is seeing new and existing patients.

 

W. Timothy Scharle, MD

 

Paul Le, DO

“Dr. Scharle is a well-respected physician who has been taking care of the people of our community for more than 30 years,” said Ken Dyer, Practice Administrator.

Dyer says the mission of W. Timothy Scharle MD Internal Medicine is to provide the best and most complete care for patients 18 and older.

Dr. Scharle graduated from the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and completed an internship and a pair of residencies at St. Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus.

Dr. Le is a graduate of and was resident at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He was also an intern at Mercy Suburban Hospital.

Dr. Scharle and Dr. Le began seeing patients at the new location on April 15. The practice – which is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 am to 5pm, and Tuesday from 8 am to 7 pm – is accepting new patients.

The new location offers convenient parking for patients. Elevator service is available from the lobby location.  

For more information or to make an appointment, call W. Timothy Scharle MD Internal Medicine at 484-526-7925.

About St. Luke’s

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 15,000 employees providing services at 10 hospitals and over 320 outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion, the Network’s service area includes 10 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.  Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.  In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s created the Lehigh Valley’s first and only regional medical school campus.  It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 28 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 226 residents and fellows.  St. Luke’s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system with Medicare’s five- and four-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.  St. Luke’s is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital.  In 2019, three of IBM Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals were St. Luke’s hospitals.  St. Luke’s University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health seven times total and five years in a row. St. Luke’s has also been cited by IBM Watson Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program.  Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.  St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest cost providers.