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Karissa Thal, MD

About Me

About Me

Dr. Thal earned her Bachelor of Science from The Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. She earned her M.D. at The Penn State College of Medicine and completed her residency at the Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center. During her residency, Dr. Thal served as Chief Resident and she also received a certificate of appreciation from the Penn State Navy and ROTC programs, recognizing her work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Working at Mount Nittany Health enables me to become my hometown’s family doctor,” said Dr. Thal. “I was born at Mount Nittany Medical Center and trained with the physician who delivered me.”

In addition to her family medicine duties, Dr. Thal is certified in advanced headache diagnosis and management from Thomas Jefferson University and works in the Mount Nittany Physician Group Neurology Clinic two days a week. She is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Pennsylvania Medical Society.

Dr. Thal resides in Bellefonte and when not seeing patients at Mount Nittany Health she volunteers at the Brookline Lab Retriever Rescue.

Female

English

Credentials

Credentials

Medical Education
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine - Hershey, PA

Board Certification
American Board of Family Medicine

Insurance

Insurance

Accepted insurance providers

  • Aetna
  • Advantra
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania CHC
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Northeast
  • AmeriHealth Caritas VIP Care
  • Capital Blue Cross (including Senior Blue, Keystone Health Plan Central, Health One and Blue CHIP)
  • Cigna (accepted system-wide, except by CEMA, the Emergency Department provider group)
  • Community Care Behavioral Health Organization (psychiatry)
  • Gateway Health Plan (Medical Assistance Product)
  • Geisinger Health Plan/Geisinger Gold/GHP Family
  • Government: CHAMPUS, Tricare/Black Lung Benefits Act
  • HealthAmerica/HealthAssurance/First Health
  • Highmark/ PA Blue Shield
  • Medical Assistance
  • Medicare/Medicare Railroad
  • PA Health and Wellness
  • Preferred Health Services
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • United Behavioral Health (psychiatry)
  • United Healthcare/United Healthcare Student Resources
  • UPMC Health Plan/UPMC For Life/UPMC For You
Reviews

Reviews

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    February 28, 2024

    Dr. Thal always includes me in the conversation and decisions about my health. She also explains things well, succinct,

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    February 21, 2024

    She helped me a lot by explaining everything so I understood things better

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    February 21, 2024

    Dr. Thal was outstanding. This was my first visit with her. I had quite a history from a recent surgery and other complications. It was so apparent that she studied that history which prepared her to respond. Love her!

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Karissa Thal, MD

“The philosophy of care that I live by is to listen carefully, think critically, and come up with a plan to meet each patient’s needs.”

Karissa Thal, MD