Paul A. Sibley, DO
Chief, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Section of Hand Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery, Hand Surgery, Elbow Orthopedic Surgery
Member of
LVPG Cliniciani
Accepting New Patients
About
Philosophy of care
I want to get to know you, first as a person, not as a patient. I want to know what kind of work you do, what sports you play, and what hobbies/extracurricular activities you enjoy. I will then take your medical history, my physical exam, and diagnostic studies to come up with a diagnosis. I will teach you about your problem and the most up-to-date treatment options, including what tends to work (and not work). I will help you improve and reach an outcome you are pleased with through mutual decision-making, making sure to exhaust all non-operative measures. As partners, we weigh the risks and benefits of various options and choose a plan we are both happy with. If the answer is surgery, I will help you through the process and be with you every step of the way on your recovery. I treat all patients like family, but also use the scientific orthopedic literature to help guide the decision-making process.
Why I entered medicine
I grew up in Florida and my father was an ophthalmologist (and original Tampa Bay Rays eye doctor). With my mother being a nurse, I was always exposed to medicine. I saw my parents helping people and was inspired to pursue medicine as a career. That, plus my love for sports, sciences, biomechanics and anatomy, led me toward orthopedics. It's very rewarding to help people get their function, motion and quality of life back. As a collegiate baseball player, I was drawn to the anatomy, biomechanics, and function of the upper extremity, and how to rehab and treat the common injuries. As the team hand surgeon for many local high schools, colleges and professional teams, I understand what it takes to get you "back on the field."
Community involvement
I have worked with local high school students interested in health care and led them through several upper extremity cadaver dissections. I am also the team hand surgeon for many local high schools, Lehigh University, Kutztown University and Muhlenberg College to name a few. I am the hand surgeon for the American Hockey League - Lehigh Valley Phantoms. In my spare time, I coach Little League baseball in the South Parkland Youth Association.
Personal interests
Professionally, I enjoy teaching our next generation of physicians: high school students, medical students and plastic surgery residents, in the office and the OR.
Personally, I enjoy traveling, the beach, all four seasons the Lehigh Valley has to offer, and spending time with my wife and four children. I am often a part-time chauffeur for my kids' activities, as well as a Little League baseball coach.
Education
Undergraduate
Washington & Lee University, Bachelor of Science in Biology (BABIO), 2004
Medical School
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), 2009
Training
Internship 2010
Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency 2011
Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency 2012
Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency 2013
Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency 2014
Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship 2015
Hand Surgery, Grandview Hospital and Medical Center-Dayton, Dayton, OH
Certifications
American Osteopathic Association-Orthopedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
American Osteopathic Association-Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery
Publications & Clinical Trials
Dr. Sibley's Care Team
What is a Care Team?
Your care team is a group of caregivers in a medical practice, including your physician and advanced practice clinicians (APCs) such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners and specialized registered nurses. They work together, collaborate to address your unique needs and ensure you always get the best care at the right time. APCs receive advanced training and routinely work alongside your physician.
How we care for you
Our secret to being a great care team is grounded in collaboration. My physician assistant (PA) is like my co-pilot. We’re helping you in the office and in the operating room if surgery is necessary. We’re always taking advantage of educational opportunities so you can be confident we are providing the latest treatment options. We want you to feel comfortable and relaxed as we discuss your problem and any lifestyle changes or treatment options you might need. And if you need surgery, my PA and I work together in the operating room side by side, providing the best approach for you to get back to the life you love.
Meet the Care Team
Conditions Treated
- Animal Bite of the Hand
- Annular Ligament Displacement
- Arm Arthritis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Avascular Necrosis of Scaphoid
- Avascular Necrosis of the Arm
- Avascular Necrosis of the Elbow
- Avascular Necrosis of the Fingers
- Avascular Necrosis of the Hand
- Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate
- Avascular Necrosis of the Wrist
- Benign Tumor of Hand
- Biceps Tendon Injury Elbow
- Bone Cyst
- Animal Bite of the Hand
- Annular Ligament Displacement
- Arm Arthritis
- Arm Fracture
- Arthritis
- Avascular Necrosis of Scaphoid
- Avascular Necrosis of the Arm
- Avascular Necrosis of the Elbow
- Avascular Necrosis of the Fingers
- Avascular Necrosis of the Hand
- Avascular Necrosis of the Lunate
- Avascular Necrosis of the Wrist
- Benign Tumor of Hand
- Biceps Tendon Injury Elbow
- Bone Cyst
- Bone Graft
- Bone Spur
- Bones and Joints
- Boutonniere Deformity
- Broken Arm
- Broken Internal Joint Prosthesis
- Buckle Fracture
- Bursitis
- Bursitis of the Arm
- Bursitis of the Elbow
- Bursitis of the Hand
- Bursitis of the Wrist
- Calcific Tendonitis
- Camptodactyly
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Carpometacarpal Boss
- Cellulitis
- Chronic Pain
- Claw Hand
- Clicking Elbow
- Clinodactyly
- Colles Fracture
- Comminuted Fracture
- Compartment Syndrome
- Complex Elbow Trauma
- Complications of Internal Fixation Device
- Compound Fracture
- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- De Quervain Tendinitis
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Elbow
- Delayed Union
- Digital Ischemia
- Digital Mucous Cysts
- Displaced Fracture
- Distal Radial Fracture
- Dupuytren Contracture
- Elbow Arthritis
- Elbow Bone Spur
- Elbow Contracture
- Elbow Dislocation
- Elbow Fracture
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Mass
- Elbow Osteoarthritis
- Elbow Plica
- Elbow Soft Tissue Injury
- Elbow Sprain
- Elbow Tumor
- Epicondylitis
- Felon Infection
- Finger Arthritis
- Finger Deformity
- Finger Dislocation
- Finger Fracture
- Finger Injury
- Finger Osteoarthritis
- Finger Tendon Tear
- Forearm Fracture
- Foreign Body (Finger)
- Foreign Body (Hand)
- Fracture
- Frostbite of Finger
- Galeazzi Fracture
- Gamekeeper's Thumb
- Ganglion Cyst
- Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath of Hand
- Glomus Tumor
- Gout of the Arm
- Gout of the Elbow
- Growth Plate Fracture
- Gymnast Wrist
- Hand Arthritis
- Hand Conditions
- Hand Fracture
- Hand Injuries
- Hand Mass
- Hand Osteoarthritis
- Hand Tendon Injury
- Hand Tendonitis
- Heterotopic Ossification
- High Pressure Injection Injury of Hand
- Human Bite of the Hand
- Humerus Fracture
- Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome
- Injuries
- Joint Dislocation
- Joint Infection
- Joint Pain
- Joint Swelling
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Lesion of Ulnar Nerve
- Ligament Tear
- Limb Pain
- Lipomas
- Little League Elbow
- Little League Shoulder
- Locking Elbow
- Loose Body Elbow
- Lunate Fracture
- Mallet Finger
- Malunion Fracture of the Elbow
- Malunion Fracture of the Forearm
- Malunion Fracture of the Hand
- Malunion Fracture of the Upper Extremity
- Malunion of the Elbow
- Medial Collateral Ligament Injury of the Elbow
- Medial Epicondylitis
- Median Neuropathy
- Melanoma On Finger
- Monteggia Fracture
- Musculocutaneous Neuropathy
- Nail Bed Injury
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Non-Displaced Fracture of Radius
- Non-Displaced Fracture of Ulna
- Nonunion Fracture
- Nonunion Fracture of the Elbow
- Nonunion Fracture of the Forearm
- Nonunion Fracture of the Wrist
- Olecranon Enthesophytes
- Olecranon Spurs
- Oligodactyly Hand
- Orthopedic Infections
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis of Hands
- Osteochondral Lesions of the Upper Extremities
- Osteochondritis Dissecans
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (Ocd) of the Elbow
- Osteochondroma
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteonecrosis of the Hand
- Palmar Fasciitis
- Paratenonitis
- Pathological Fracture
- Peripheral Nerve Injury
- Polydactyly Hand
- Post-Traumatic Radioulnar Synostosis
- Prosthetic Joint Infection of the Elbow
- Proximal Ulnar Fracture
- Radial Fracture
- Radial Head Fracture
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Radial Nerve Injury
- Radial Nerve Neuropathy
- Radial Pseudarthrosis
- Radial Pseudoarthrosis Nonunion
- Radioulnar Synostosis
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Elbow
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Scaphoid Nonunion Advanced Collapse (Snac)
- Schwannoma Neurilemmoma
- Septic Arthritis
- Shoulder Disorders
- Sports Related Elbow Injury
- Sports Related Finger Injury
- Sports Related Hand Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Sprains and Strains
- Stress Fracture of the Radius
- Stress Fractures
- Synovial Chondromatosis
- Synovitis
- Tendinitis of the Elbow
- Tendinitis of the Hand
- Tendinosis
- Tendonitis (Achilles Tendonitis, Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, Tennis/Golfer's Elbow, Trigger Finger, De Quervain's)
- Tenosynovitis
- Tenosynovitis of Hand
- Thrower Elbow
- Thumb Aplasia
- Thumb Dislocation
- Thumb Fracture
- Thumb Hypoplasia
- Traumatic Amputation
- Traumatic Amputation of the Arm
- Traumatic Amputation of the Hand
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injury
- Triceps Tendon Tear
- Trigger Finger
- Trigger Thumb
- Ulnar Claw
- Ulnar Club Hand
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Elbow Tear
- Ulnar Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve Compression At/In Wrist Or Hand
- Ulnar Nerve Injury
- Ulnar Nerve Instability
- Ulnar Nerve Neuritis
- Ulnar Nerve Subluxation
- Ulnar Pseudarthrosis
- Ulnar Pseudo Arthrosis Non Union
- Ulnar Variance
- Ulnocarpal Abutment Syndrome
- Upper Extremity Injuries
- Upper Extremity Neuropathy
- Upper Extremity Non Union Fracture
- Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
- Wartenberg Syndrome
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Wrist Arthritis
- Wrist Contracture
- Wrist Dislocation
- Wrist Fracture
- Wrist Injury
- Wrist Instability
- Wrist Sprain
- Wrist Tendon Tear
Services Offered
- Amputation
- Amputation of the Finger Surgery
- Amputation of the Thumb Surgery
- Amputation of the Upper Limb Surgery
- Arm Fracture Surgery
- Arm Steroid Injection
- Arm Surgery
- Arthrodesis of the Wrist
- Arthroplasty Wrist
- Arthroscopy of Elbow
- Arthroscopy of Wrist
- Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
- Benign Tumor Removal of the Hand
- Biceps Tendon Repair
- Biopsy
- Amputation
- Amputation of the Finger Surgery
- Amputation of the Thumb Surgery
- Amputation of the Upper Limb Surgery
- Arm Fracture Surgery
- Arm Steroid Injection
- Arm Surgery
- Arthrodesis of the Wrist
- Arthroplasty Wrist
- Arthroscopy of Elbow
- Arthroscopy of Wrist
- Basal Joint Arthritis Surgery
- Benign Tumor Removal of the Hand
- Biceps Tendon Repair
- Biopsy
- Bone Grafting
- Bone Reset
- Bone Surgery
- Bursa Injection
- Bursectomy of Hand
- Cancerous Tumor Removal of the Hand
- Carpal Sequestrectomy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery
- Centralization Wrist
- Clavicle Fracture Surgery
- Closed Reduction And Manipulation
- Cmc Thumb Arthroplasty
- Colles Fracture Surgery
- Cortisone Injection
- Cubital Tunnel Surgery
- Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
- Digital Nerve Repair
- Dislocations
- Elbow Contracture Release
- Elbow Fracture Surgery
- Elbow Injection
- Elbow Joint Excision
- Elbow Joint Replacement
- Elbow Reconstruction
- Elbow Steroid Injection
- Elbow Surgery
- Elbow Tendon Lengthening
- Elbow Tenotomy
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Enzyme Injection For Dupuytren's Disease
- Excision of Bone Cyst
- Excision of Metacarpal and Carpal
- Excision of Radius or Ulna
- Excision of the Hook of Hamate
- Exertional Compartment Release
- Extensor Tendon Repair
- Extremity Flap Reconstruction
- Fasciotomy of Hand
- Finger Deformity Surgery
- Finger Flexor Recession
- Finger Fracture Surgery
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Finger Reattachment
- Finger Tendon Lengthening
- Fingertip Amputations & Finger Flaps
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Forearm Fracture Surgery
- Foreign Body Removal
- Fusion Arthrodesis
- Fusion of Joint
- Galeazzi Fracture Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- General Orthopedics
- Guyon Canal Release
- Hand Fracture Surgery
- Hand Steroid Injection
- Hand Surgery
- Hand Tendon Repair
- Hand Tendon Transfer
- Hand, Wrist and Elbow Care
- Injection of Tendon
- Internal Fixation
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Drainage
- Joint Injection
- Joint Surgery of Hand
- Joint Surgery of the Wrist
- Laceration Repair
- Lunate Fracture Surgery
- Metacarpal Sequestrectomy
- Metacarpophalangeal Fusion
- Microsurgery
- Microsurgery of the Hand
- Microsurgical Replantation of the Hand
- Minimally Invasive Elbow Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Hand
- Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Wrist
- Monteggia Fracture Surgery
- Nail Avulsion and Excision
- Nail Bed Surgery
- Nerve Reconstruction
- Open Reduction And Internal Fixation Orif Arm
- Open Reduction And Internal Fixation Orif Elbow
- Open Reduction And Internal Fixation Orif Finger
- Open Reduction And Internal Fixation Orif Hand
- Open Reduction And Internal Fixation Orif Wrist
- Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Open Reduction Internal Fixation Orif Clavicle
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Orthopedics
- Painful Hardware Removal
- Partial or Complete Resection of Bone
- Percutaneous Pinning
- Primary Elbow Arthroplasty
- Radial Head Replacement
- Reconstructive Surgery of the Finger
- Reconstructive Surgery of the Hand
- Removal of Bone and Soft Tissue
- Replantation Of Extremities
- Revision Elbow Arthroplasty
- Scapholunate Ligament Injury & DISI Repair
- Scar Revision
- Second Opinion for Orthopedic Specialties
- Second Opinion for Surgery
- Skin Grafts
- Soft Tissue Injection
- Splinting
- Steroid Injection
- Surgery
- Surgery For De Quervain Tenosynovitis
- Suture/Staple Removal
- Synovectomy of Elbow
- Synovectomy of Wrist
- Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) Upper Extremity
- Tendon Pulley Reconstruction
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tennis Elbow Surgery
- Tenoplasty of Hand
- Tenotomy
- Thumb Fracture Surgery
- Thumb Reattachment
- Thumb Surgery
- Total Elbow Replacement, Age Greater Than 50
- Total Elbow Replacement, Age Less Than 50
- Trauma Care
- Trauma Surgery
- Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Repair
- Triceps Repair
- Trigger Finger Surgery
- Trigger Thumb Surgery
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
- Ulnar Nerve Surgery
- Ulnar Shortening Osteotomy
- Wrist Flexor Recession
- Wrist Fracture Surgery
- Wrist Fusion
- Wrist Reconstruction
- Wrist Steroid Injection
- Wrist Surgery
- Wrist Tendon Lengthening
- X-ray
- Xiaflex and Needle Aponeurotomy
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