Glacier Surgical Associates

General Surgery • Palmer, AK

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Glacier Surgical Associates in Palmer, Alaska offers general surgical procedures including laparoscopic and robotic surgery, hernia repairs, breast surgery, thyroid and gallbladder surgery, endoscopy and colonoscopy, colon surgery, and varicose vein treatments. The practice serves patients in the Palmer and Wasilla area and uses state-of-the-art surgical systems including the da Vinci Surgical system and Covidien Vein Ablation system.

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Clinic Type

General Surgery

Address

425 E Dahlia Avenue Suite J, Palmer, AK 99645

Phone

907-746-1520

Email

contact@glaciermedgroup.com

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM

Website

https://glaciermedgroup.com/

Telehealth

Not specified

Emergency Care

Not specified

Services Offered

general surgery
thyroid surgery
colon surgery
gallbladder surgery
breast surgery
varicose veins treatment
hernia repair
endoscopy
colonoscopy
robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery

Technology & Equipment

da Vinci Surgical System
Covidien Vein Ablation system
robotic surgery
laparoscopic surgery

Team

Shannon Gulley, FACS | Board Certified General Surgeon — MD
Kaitlin Peace, FACS | Board Certified General Surgeon — MD
Christi Angelo, APRn-BC — APRN-BC

Insurance & Payment

Medicaid
Medicare
Most major insurance plans

Major insurance plans accepted; please contact for specifics.

Insurance, Self-pay

Languages Spoken

English

FAQs

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 9AM - 5PM

What services are offered?

General surgical procedures including laparoscopic and/or robotic surgery, hernia repairs, breast surgery, thyroid and gallbladder surgery, endoscopy and colonoscopy, colon surgery, and varicose vein treatments.

Contact information

Phone: 907-746-1520; Email: contact@glaciermedgroup.com

Awards & Accreditations

Board Certified General Surgeon
FACS certification
Mayo Clinic trained

Social Media

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

GlacierMedGroup (Testimonials page): 4.88 out of 5 stars (201 reviews)
Healthgrades (Dr. Shannon Gulley, MD): 1 rating (text shows 'Had surgery...' review; rating value not provided in snippet) (17 ratings for group listing; individual page snippet does not show review count)
Yelp (Dr. Shannon Gulley, MD): Not available in provided snippet (Not available in provided snippet)

Patients praise

High overall patient rating on testimonials page (average 4.88/5)
Post-surgery communication/support described as prompt and available on Yelp snippet

Common complaints

At least one negative patient account on Healthgrades mentioning they would never recommend services after surgery and concerns/questions
Testimonials/clinic page does not enumerate complaints; only HIPAA complaint submission information is provided

"“To date, we’re thrilled to have collected 201 reviews with an average rating of 4.88 out of 5 stars.”"

— Glacier Surgical Associates testimonials page

"“Would never recommend her services… when I had concerns and questions while …”"

— Healthgrades – Dr. Shannon Gulley, MD (review excerpt)

"“When I had complications post surgery she was prompt and available resolve issues.”"

— Yelp – GLACIER SURGICAL ASSOCIATES (review excerpt)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].