March 1, 2014: Dr. Mark E. Moran was recently named Medical Director of the Surgery Center of Allentown (SCOA). SCOA is a
fully licensed, accredited multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center
located on Cetronia Road in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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| Dr. Mark E Moran |
Dr. Moran has been a practicing physician and eye surgeon in the Lehigh Valley since 1990. He was a founding partner of Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, which has offices in Bethlehem and Allentown. Dr. Moran is the former president of the Lehigh Valley Laser Vision Correction Institute; and a past Chief of Ophthalmology of St. Luke’s Hospital Allentown. He is the Official LASIK Surgeon and Ophthalmologist of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. He is the inventor of the Moran Corneal Flap Lifter.
Dr. Moran received his education from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he is an Associate Clinical Professor. Locally, he has been a lecturer at the DaVinci Science Center as well as area civic organizations. His membership in professional organizations includes the American College of Refractive and Cataract Surgeons. He is a member of the board of the AOAMI, American Osteopathic Association Medical Informatics.
SCOA was opened in 2007 to provide high quality outpatient elective surgical care to the people of the Lehigh Valley and the surrounding areas. The mission of SCOA is to provide the most cost-effective surgical care in the area, offering services to all patients without consideration of their financial capabilities.
In the past seven years, SCOA has served over 50,000 patients. Used by over twenty-four area surgeons, SCOA has seven operating rooms, one laser room, ten pre-operative and 20 post-operative stations. The specialties served by SCOA include Hand, Orthopedic, Ophthalmology, Pain Management, Colorectal, ENT, Spine, Podiatry, Plastic Surgery and General Surgery.
Dr. Moran succeeds Robert Palumbo, M.D., who has served as Medical Director at SCOA since it’s inception. Over the past seven years, Dr. Palumbo has successfully led the surgery center through a period of growth and innovation. Dr. Palumbo is an accomplished and nationally recognized Sports Medicine physician and surgeon. He specializes in sports-related injuries of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow and hip at OAA Orthopaedic Specialists.
For more information, contact the Surgery Center of Allentown at (484) 223-2880, www.scoallentown.com.
