- I'm Scott Sauer.
I'm a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and
orthopedic foot and ankle specialist, fellowship-trained.
I see patients in Bethlehem, Easton,
Allentown, and Lehighton.
I treat all conditions of the foot and ankle,
be it Injuries, sports-related or trauma-related,
fractures, sprains, and then the repercussions
of having a long athletic career,
arthritis, and other chronic conditions.
I really cover the entire spectrum of foot
and ankle problems, from anywhere
below the knee down to the toes.
A big influence was my father.
He's an orthopedic surgeon and has been
in the area for 30+ years.
He's always been influential in my life
when it comes to just career paths
or any kind of influences, so that was a big push
in terms of what I wanted to do with my life.
Other than that, really just my experiences
throughout life and often in sports with injuries,
as well as seeing patients that are sick
or people that are sick that need help,
I've just felt a vocation sort of in my life
was to help people, so that really shaped
my decisions to become a doctor as well.
As a board-certified orthopedic surgeon,
I can also see everything else too in the body.
So I think just an understanding of that helps me
take in a more comprehensive approach to the foot
and the ankle because I can determine if there's
possibly something coming from the lower back,
if it's from the hips or the knees,
and that all can relate to a foot and ankle condition.
I'm actually from the area.
I grew up in Bethlehem,
went to Bethlehem Catholic High School.
From there, I went to the University of Notre Dame
for my undergraduate studies, and then to
Georgetown University School of Medicine where I got my M.D.
After that, I did my residency in Philadelphia
at Hahnemann University Hospital,
which eventually became Drexel,
and then a foot and ankle fellowship
in Houston, Texas at the Texas Medical Center.
Coordinated Health, specifically when it comes to
the foot and ankle team, we're really a comprehensive team.
We cover all aspects of foot and ankle.
We have two orthopedic surgeons that are board-certified.
We have podiatric surgeons that are also well-trained,
physical therapists that can focus on
the foot and ankle as needed.
We have a certified orthotist that can fabricate
any brace or orthotic that's needed,
so we really provide a comprehensive treatment.
Other factors that can come into play
with avoiding injury, I think
if you have foot pain or ankle pain
to begin with, you shouldn't ignore it.
If it's something that you're afflicted with now
that is injuring you, certainly it doesn't make sense
to start some type of activity that could make things worse.
I think a lot of people get into trouble when
they aren't prepared for whatever activity they're doing,
so you probably should be evaluated either by
your primary doctor or one of the specialists
here at Coordinated Health.
My hobbies and interests
really are focused around my family right now.
I have three small children,
so they take up a lot of my time.
So if it's going to school or outside playing with the kids,
I think that's sort of become one of my hobbies.
Outside of that, I enjoy sports.
Travel is nice, I like to travel.
It's always nice to experience new and different things,
and it's more rewarding now that I have a family
of my own that I can experience it myself
and share it with them.
I think that that's definitely a hobby that I enjoy.
I think for me, it's the variety of things that I see
in the office and the interaction with the people.
A patient is a person.
I often will put myself in their shoes when they're
sitting there because I know it's hard to come to a doctor
to say, "There's something wrong with me."
Then the ability to help that person,
whoever it is for whatever reason,
be it non-operatively or operatively, whatever,
I think my opinion sort of relates to that.
If it's the best thing to treat it without surgery,
then that's what we do.
If surgery is indicated, then we discuss that as well.
Ultimately, it's the patient's decision,
but I think just having the ability to help somebody
I think is helpful for me and that makes my day fulfilling.