Dr Stephen E. Shaffer, MD

Dr. Siegfried began his medical career with the Navy and was assigned to Portsmouth Naval Hospital while on active duty. After completing his military service, he feels fortunate to have been able to stay in the Hampton Roads area and continue his medical career with CHKD.

Dr. Harrington is a board-certified general pediatrician and father of an adult son with autism. He is a Robert Wood Johnson Fellow recipient for primary care research and completed a three-year HRSA mentoring program for general pediatric research. Dr. Harrington is division director of General Academic Pediatrics, located on the first floor of CHKD. His group has over 25,000 visits per year. His main interests are autism, obesity, behavioral problems, and the education of medical students and pediatric residents. He is a professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Harrington feels that providing care to patients in a team/family environment is pretty special.