Penn State Health St. Joseph’s welcomes new Orthopedic Surgeon

Dr. Jorge Bustillo is board certified and skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of foot and ankle issues

Reading, Pa — Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jorge Bustillo has joined the medical staff and the orthopedics team at Penn State Health St. Joseph.  He specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of patients with diseases, degenerative conditions and injuries affecting the body’s bones and joints including sports injuries. He also focuses on the foot and ankle, including Achilles tendon problems, ankle instability, heel pain, flat feet, sprains, and fractures, and is particularly capable of addressing foot and ankle reconstructive surgeries, including ankle replacement.

He completed a medical internship at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina and his orthopedic surgical residency at SUNY at Buffalo.  He completed a fellowship in Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Surgery at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.

He is board certified in Orthopedics and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society.

He also has served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine.

Dr. Bustillo earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., and his medical degree at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.

He joins Chief of Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Martin Ross and Wayne Luckenbill, physician’s assistant, in the medical office building on the St. Joseph Bern Township campus.

Appointments can be made by calling 610-378-2996.