At Specialty Orthopaedics, P.C., located in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, we pride ourselves on our professionalism and clinical expertise. With teamwork as our focus and a multi-disciplinary approach to healthcare, we are able to achieve excellent therapeutic outcomes for our patients. If surgery is necessary to enable your healing, our less invasive approaches to surgery offer positive clinical outcomes and shorter rehabilitation times than that seen with many other techniques.
Specialty Orthopaedics is also proud to offer our patients complete care in our office ranging from x-rays to fracture treatment and casting, to small suture cases and Coumadin monitoring. We also provide complete non-operative care for disorders of the neck and back. Surgeries performed by our physicians include hand surgery, foot and ankle surgery, large and small joint arthroscopic surgery, fracture surgery and total joint replacement and revision. Our great relationships with local MRI centers and Orthotic companies allow expedited turnarounds of initial reports and supplies, making the patients' experience with us happy and comfortable.
Our Rehabilitation Center, which is staffed with licensed Physical and Occupational Therapists, in addition to a number of licensed assistants, is located in our 10,000 square foot state of the art therapy facility. Our therapists take your health and rehabilitation very seriously. Their goal is to help you to regain your physical well being as quickly as possible. Our Rehab Center also shares space with our Wellness Center, Fitness `n' Physique, which employs several Exercise Physiologists, a Nutritionist, and several assistants. With only an elevator separating our Clinical area from our Rehabilitation Center, we are able to offer an immediate response to patient care, creating excellent results for patients needing orthopedic rehabilitation.
At Specialty Orthopaedics, we know the importance of giving back to our community. We host many events such as a 5K Wellness race and the annual Shenango Valley Father's Day Car Show, in addition to contributing to a number of local charities.
We also understand the importance of teaching future healthcare providers and are preceptors and mentors for students from a number of colleges and universities including Chatham and St. Francis Colleges, Duquesne, Penn State, Gannon, Slippery Rock, Lock Haven and Youngstown State Universities.
We very much appreciate the opportunity of sharing in the treatment and recovery of your orthopedic problems and look forward to developing a mutually rewarding relationship.
Robert W. Piston, M.D.
Dr. Robert Piston and his family have made their home in the Shenango Valley for over fifteen years. Dr. Piston received his medical degree from the acclaimed Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Piston has dual fellowships including Hand and Microsurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Total Hip and Knee Replacement at the Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute under Charles Engh, M.D. Dr. Piston is Board Certified and has privileges at both Sharon Regional Hospital System and the UPMC Horizon campuses.
Anthony C. Canterna, M.D.
With over 35 years of orthopaedic experience, Dr. Anthony Canterna is now working in our office several days a week. Dr. Canterna received his medical degree from the University of Bologna, Italy. With residencies including West Virginia University and significant trauma experience, he became the Chief Resident for the University of Pittsburgh early in his career. We are very fortunate that he has chosen to work with us at Specialty Orthopaedics, P.C.
Dr. Kathy Piston, D. O.
Dr. Kathy Piston serves as the Specialty Orthopaedic physician administrator. She received her medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Kathy Piston served a two year residency at Metropolitan Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a three year residency in Neurology at Temple University School of Medicine. In addition, she has fellowships at Crozier/Chester/Hahnemann in EEG, Polysomnography, and Neuromuscular diseases, (EMG).