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Summary (tailored to your query) - Division context: Penn State College of Medicine hosts a Division of Rheumatology within its medical education and clinical departments framework, part of the broader Department of Medicine. The college emphasizes clinical care, research, education, and translational science across its departments, including rheumatology. - What you can expect to find or learn about there: - Clinical care: Rheumatology services and patient care stemming from Penn State College of Medicine’s medical departments and affiliated clinical sites. - Education and training: Residency, fellowship, and potential fellowship/employment pathways in rheumatology as part of the college’s physician training programs. - Research and academics: Opportunities in rheumatology-related research, translational science, and collaboration with other departments (e.g., internal medicine, molecular medicine) and relevant centers. - Resources and support: Academic resources, clerkships/electives, and departmental collaboration typical of Penn State College of Medicine. - Quick context: The institution is based in Hershey, Pennsylvania (Penn State Health/College of Medicine), with a broad scope in education, research, and clinical care across multiple departments, including rheumatology via the Department of Medicine. If you need, I can extract more precise details (faculty, contact, or program specifics) from the page or related Penn State College of Medicine pages.

Clinic Type

Rheumatology

Address

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center / Penn State College of Medicine (Division of Rheumatology)

Phone

814-867-5088

Email

giving@pennstatehealth.psu.edu

Opening Hours

Not specified

Services Offered

  • Division of Rheumatology care for autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
  • training of future rheumatologists
  • research into rheumatologic diseases
  • outpatient clinics
  • basic science laboratory
  • clinical trials
  • fellowship training program in rheumatology
  • outpatient clinics at Middletown clinic site and Lebanon VA Medical Center
  • inpatient consult service
  • rheumatology grand rounds
  • CME-accredited
  • referral center for south central Pennsylvania
  • studies on systemic lupus erythematosus
  • collaboration with research networks in lupus and myositis
  • volunteer recruitment for clinical trials
  • StudyFinder active rheumatology clinical trials database

Technology & Equipment

  • basic science laboratory equipment
  • clinical trial infrastructure
  • StudyFinder database

Insurance & Payment

Languages Spoken

  • English

FAQs

What patient care services does the Division of Rheumatology provide?

The division cares for patients with various types of arthritis and connective tissue diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, spondyloarthropathies and vasculitis.

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • WebMD Care (Dr. Brian Oppermann): 4.5/5 (3)
  • WebMD Care (Dr. Gregory Wilson): 5.0/5 (7)
  • U.S. News (Dr. Gregory Wilson): 5.0/5 (56)
  • Vitals (Dr. Peter Pepe): 3.0/5

Patients praise

  • Doctors described as patient, kind, and attentive listeners
  • Effective communication and explanation of conditions and treatments
  • High patient satisfaction scores for individual rheumatologists in the region

Common complaints

  • Reports of abrupt termination of care/dismissal from practice
  • Concerns regarding limited scope of diagnosis/treatment approach

"The best rheum in State College, possibly anywhere. He really knows his stuff, and he always takes the time to explain things to you and listen to your experiences."

WebMD Care (Review for Dr. Brian Oppermann)

"After having been a patient for 7 years at the clinic this doctor recently joined, I was sent a certified letter... stating, 'our office is no longer interested in continuing your rheumatologic care'"

Vitals (Review for Dr. Kristie M. Pepper)

"He told me he was only concerned about 4 kinds of arthritis. Only if I had one of the 4 would he take me as a patient... He had no problem being paid in full when in fact his work up only dealt with 4 of the more than 100 kinds of arthritis."

Vitals (Review for Dr. Peter Pepe)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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