Dr. Joseph Louis Castelli Jr., DO

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Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Joseph Louis Castelli Jr., who serves patients in Pennsylvania.

A partner at Axia Women’s Health Women’s Health Care Specialists since 1988, Dr. Castelli Jr. is an experienced obstetrician- gynecologist who has delivered more than 6,000 babies and cared for thousands of women in the area. He is an expert surgeon in traditional and minimally invasive technique who strives to give individualized, personal care to all of his patients.

Women’s Health Care Specialists, a division of Axia Women’s Health, is an obstetrics and gynecology specialty practice caring for women of all ages, from adolescent young women through the menopausal years. The caregivers have been delivering care to patients of Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties for 50 years. Patients are seen in their two office locations in King of Prussia and Bryn Mawr. 

Back in 1983, Dr. Castelli Jr. graduated with his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. He then went on to perform his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Hahnemann University Hospital.

Specializing in women’s health, the doctor is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The ABOG is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Obstetricians and Gynecologists who specialize in the care of the female reproductive tract and children during the course of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period (obstetricians) and to qualified physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive tract (gynecologists).

In addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Dr. Castelli Jr. is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. He is also affiliated with Bryn Mawr Hospital.

Obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system – vagina, uterus, ovaries, and breasts).

Featured in Philadelphia Magazine, Dr. Castelli Jr. has been the recipient of Vitals Preferred Provider, Patients’ Choice Award (2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008), Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2009), Patients’ Choice 5th Anniversary Award (2020, 2012), On-Time Doctor Award (2020, 2018, 2017, 2016), and Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree (2020).

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