Penn State Health
General Surgery • State College, PA • Since 1963
About
Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system based in Hershey, PA, with campuses in State College and Hershey. It includes a wide network of hospitals and specialty centers (e.g., Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Golisano Children’s Hospital, Penn State Cancer Institute) plus outpatient practices totaling about 2,418 physicians. The system operates several affiliated centers (Rehabilitation Hospital, Orthopedic Group, OSS Health, etc.) and collaborates with Penn State College of Medicine. It offers a broad range of services across institutes (cancer, heart-vascular, neurosciences, women’s health, pediatrics, transplantation, rehabilitation, etc.) and emphasizes a value-based care network established with Highmark Health. For general surgery services in State College, Penn State Health provides access through its State College campus network and affiliated outpatient and specialty centers, aligned with the broader Penn State Health system.
Clinic Type
General Surgery
Address
500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033, US
Phone
7175318887
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Penn State Health official provider page (Dr. Yu-Wei W. Chang): 4.9/5 (329 patient satisfaction ratings)
- Penn State Health official provider page (Dr. Gary S. Aghazarian): 4.9/5 (271 patient satisfaction ratings)
- Healthgrades (Dr. Matthew Davidson): 4.8/5 (9 ratings)
Patients praise
- High provider satisfaction ratings for individual general surgeons, often around 4.9 out of 5 stars
- Patients describing surgeons as informative, patient, and caring
Common complaints
- Reports of sterilization issues and lack of sterile instruments in operating rooms
- Allegations of safety concerns regarding surgery environment from internal staff
"Wonderful surgeon! Informative, patient and caring. Would recommend him to anyone."
— Healthgrades patient review for Dr. Matthew Davidson"The surgeons just show up to their room and have no idea the instruments we steal from other services or what goes on behind the scenes to barely make ends meet... and we don’t even have what we need to give safe patient care."
— Spotlight PA report on internal operating room staff concernsSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Kulaylat and Burmeister recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching - Penn State Health News — Feb 2, 2026
- Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital expands surgical capabilities | Penn State University — Jan 21, 2026
- Penn State Health becomes owner of the Surgery Center of Lancaster | Penn State University — Feb 11, 2026
- Penn State Health hospitals and specialties among nation’s best according to U.S. News & World Report - Penn State Health News — Jul 29, 2025
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