Dr. Stephen Longenecker is noted as a top orthopaedic surgeon in the region. A Berks County native, Dr. Longenecker is fellowship trained and values a progressive, team-approach to patient care. He is the medical director for the Reading Hospital’s Joint Replacement Program and has over thirty years’ experience providing patients with the best-possible outcomes by perfecting less-invasive and computer-assisted techniques for total joint replacement.
Dr. Kenneth McAlpine, Jr. joined our practice in 2019, bringing expertise and training in the latest advancements in comprehensive, fracture, and emergency orthopaedic care. Dr. McAlpine’s fellowship in adult reconstruction provides him with unique abilities to treat and manage complex revision surgeries and infected total joints. He has developed a focus on robotic-assisted partial and total joint replacement as well as direct anterior hip arthroplasty.
At the Bone & Joint Care Center we take a holistic and patient-centered approach to your care. Our entire team is dedicated to working collaboratively to provide numerous surgical and non-surgical options that will help you relieve pain, regain mobility, and restore your quality of life.

Our Providers
Stephen C. Longenecker, MD
Kenneth J. McAlpine, Jr., MD
Denise M. Donahue, MD
Daniel S. Hawkins, PA-C
Jessica A. Ertel, PA-C
301 South 7th Avenue, Ste. 365
West Reading
484.628.2663