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About the Program

Physical Therapist assisting patient

Transform your skills and advance your career.

St Luke’s Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency seeks to promote and enhance the profession of orthopedic physical therapy to deliver the highest quality, patient-centered care to help patients live more productive lives and be the provider of choice in the communities we serve.

This training program stems from a surging patient population, an enthusiasm to teach amongst our faculty, and a unique model of programmatic support from hospital leadership.


At the end of your training, you will be a competent, compassionate, and intellectually curious orthopaedic physical therapist. We are proud of the unique resources we offer the next generation of orthopaedic physical therapists and are thrilled to take the next steps with you on your path to becoming a board-certified orthopaedic physical therapist.


Our faculty members have embraced this common mission because the better we prepare and educate you the more successful we will be in terms of servicing physical therapy needs of the greater Lehigh Valley and retaining well-trained talent. Consequently, we seek to actively partner with you from the outset to help you develop skills you will need to be independent, competent, and compassionate practitioner of orthopaedic physical therapy.

OUR PROGRAM

Building the necessary skills.

The Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency fosters an environment that facilitates and accelerates physical therapists to attain the highest level of care through knowledge and use of advanced evidence-based clinical skills and to ensure successful completion of ABPTS orthopaedic specialist exam. Improve your knowledge, skills, and clinical decision-making in an environment where we maximize clinical proficiency and psychomotor skills.


Our program has a 100% ABPTS Board Certification in Orthopedics pass rate, with a 97% first-time pass rate. We also have a 98% program completion rate.  We see our physical therapists as a crucial part of our St. Luke’s community and are thrilled that 93% of all graduates of our program have chosen to stay at St. Luke’s after graduation. Of those who remain with the Network, 80% of them are in leadership roles.

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LEADERSHIP & FACULTY

Driven to provide high quality care.

Teaching faculty strive to produce effective leaders in the field of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy with a focus on community care. Delivering high-quality care to the greater Lehigh Valley community through a nationally recognized sponsoring institution is directly in line with the mission of St. Luke’s University Health Network: ‘Provide patients and the community with the best care, and to advance medical practice and technologies through quality research and innovation'.

 

We accept up to 6 OPT residents per year.

PROGRAM GOALS

Ensuring success of our residents.

The goals of the Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency program are as follows:

  • Improve your knowledge and skills: Foster an environment that facilitates and accelerates therapists to attain the highest level of care through knowledge and use of advanced evidence-based clinical skills and to ensure successful completion of ABPTS orthopedic clinical specialist exam.
  • Improve your clinical decision making: Foster an environment to maximize clinical proficiency with clinical decision-making and psychomotor skills.
  • Become a leader: To develop leaders in the field who help bridge the gaps between practice patterns utilizing EBP and enhance interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient outcomes and spread awareness of evidence-based orthopedic physical therapist practice.
  • Improve your profession: Enhance the field of physical therapy by providing future clinical educators and researchers.
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A rewarding career, a rewarding package

Explore our commitment to providing competitive compensation and a range of benefits designed to enhance your residency experience.

Meet our residents

Brianna Guarino, DPT

Brianna Guarino, DPT

EDUCATION
Moravian University – DPT

Andrew (Drew) Poepoe, DPT

Andrew (Drew) Poepoe, DPT

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Megan Purinton, DPT

Megan Purinton, DPT

EDUCATION
University of Delaware – DPT

Joseph White, DPT

Joseph White, DPT

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Abigail Lefebvre, DPT

Abigail Lefebvre, DPT

EDUCATION
New York University - DPT

Wattanai Manasurangkul, DPT

Wattanai Manasurangkul, DPT

EDUCATION
Moravian University - DPT

Patrick Magdalinski, DPT

Patrick Magdalinski, DPT

EDUCATION
St. Joseph’s University – DPT

Mark Plotkin, DPT

Mark Plotkin, DPT

EDUCATION
High Point University – DPT

Ean Sheats, DPT

Ean Sheats, DPT

EDUCATION
Thomas Jefferson University - DPT

Meet our graduates

Kahli Castagnera, DPT

Kahli Castagnera, DPT

EDUCATION
Elon University - DPT

Kasey Frey, DPT

Kasey Frey, DPT

EDUCATION
Arcadia University - DPT

Gabriel Lamm, DPT

Gabriel Lamm, DPT

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Cassidy Schultz, DPT

Cassidy Schultz, DPT

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Tyler Shotto, DPT

Tyler Shotto, DPT

EDUCATION
Arcadia University – DPT

Gabriel Lamm, DPT

Gregory Strouse, DPT

EDUCATION
Arcadia University – DPT

Kelly Angelucci, DPT, OCS

Kelly Angelucci, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

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Mabry Rittenhouse, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
St. Joseph’s University – DPT

Kylie Heath, DPT, OCS

Kylie Heath, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
St. Joseph’s University – DPT

Meghan Lokay, DPT, OCS

Meghan Lokay, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

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Lucas McEliese, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Shannon Pennella, DPT, OCS

Shannon Pennella, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Kyle Bradley, DPT, OCS

Kyle Bradley, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Misericordia University – DPT

Lindsay Brantingson, DPT, OCS

Lindsay Brantingson, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Misericordia University – DPT

Jessica Hamati-Attieh, DPT, OCS

Jessica Hamati-Attieh, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Lebanon Valley College – DPT

Patrick Russell, DPT, OCS

Patrick Russell, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Arcadia University – DPT

Isabella Scangamor, DPT, OCS

Isabella Scangamor, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Thomas Jefferson University – DPT

Cody Brenneman, DPT, MPH, OCS

Cody Brenneman, DPT, MPH, OCS

EDUCATION
Arcadia University – DPT
Arcadia University – MPH

Quintin Davis, DPT, OCS

Quintin Davis, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Joseph Farabaugh, DPT,OCS

Joseph Farabaugh, DPT,OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Danielle Maurice, DPT, OCS

Danielle Maurice, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
University of Scranton – DPT

Edward Milisits, DPT, OCS

Edward Milisits, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Kimberly Barry, DPT, OCS

Kimberly Barry, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Thomas Jefferson University – DPT

Stephen Betz, DPT, OCS, FASPT

Stephen Betz, DPT, OCS, FASPT

EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh – DPT

Thomas Brozoski, DPT, OCS

Thomas Brozoski, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
DeSales University – DPT

Michael Elban, DPT, OCS

Michael Elban, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
University Of Maryland Eastern Shore– DPT

Justin Ford, DPT, OCS

Justin Ford, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Thomas Jefferson University – DPT

Kelsey Patrick, DPT, OCS

Kelsey Patrick, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Lebanon Valley College – DPT

Rachel Stitt, DPT, OCS

Rachel Stitt, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION
Misericordia University – DPT

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How to Apply

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