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Posters advertising a variety of clinical research trials at Penn State College of Medicine are seen on a College bulletin board in summer 2016. The image shows five posters in a line, with the center one in focus and the others out-of-focus in the background.

Surgery Clinical Studies

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The StudyFinder logo for Penn State University is the words Study and Finder on two lines in two shades of blue. The dot over the I is an open circle, giving the appearance of the I being a person.
See active clinical trials on StudyFinder

The Department of Surgery participates in many clinical trials.

Current Studies

View active surgery clinical trials in StudyFinder, our searchable database of clinical research taking place at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.

Clinical research is conducted in the areas or divisions of:

  • Cardiac surgery
  • Colon and rectal surgery
  • General surgery specialties and surgical oncology
  • Minimally invasive surgery/bariatrics
  • Pediatric surgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Transplantation
  • Trauma, acute care and critical care surgery

See more about surgical trials on StudyFinder.

Learn More About Clinical Research

Contact Us

To speak to someone about current studies, call 717-531-0003, ext. 285155 or email Laurie Dove at ldove@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.