St. Luke’s choses veteran surgeon to chair its Department of Orthopedics

Dr. Douglas W. Lundy, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in acute/reconstructive trauma, fracture and limb-lengthening surgery, is the new chair of St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Department of Orthopedics.

Before joining SLUHN, he was co-president of Resurgens Orthopedics, PC of Atlanta, GA, and before that was a member of the Orthopedic Center of the Rockies in Colorado. He has treated patients for more than 22 years.

“I am passionate about the care of injured patients and helping people with fractures regain function and return to a productive life,” Dr. Lundy said. “As an orthopedic trauma surgeon, I help people escape the overwhelming despair of trauma.”

Born in New York and raised in Georgia, Dr. Lundy completed a fellowship in orthopedic trauma surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, which followed an orthopedic surgery residency and internship at Georgia Baptist Medical Center, Atlanta. He earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia, School of Medicine, Augusta. He received an MBA from Auburn University.

Dr. Lundy is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He served as Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Meical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia. He has held leadership positions with American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Orthopedic Trauma Association, American Orthopedic Association and the American College of Surgeons. For 10 straight years, he was named a Top Doctor in Georgia Trend and Atlanta Magazine.

He plans to move to the Lehigh Valley with his wife and two sons, both of whom are college students.