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Margaret Shaffer, PA-C

Shaffermargaret2021 This provider is part of the CHKD network

Surgical Specialty:

Education

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Personal Statement

I love building relationships with the kids and their families at CHKD. It is so rewarding to help them through a difficult time.

Bio

Margaret Shaffer grew up in Norfolk and did volunteer work at CHKD when she was in high school. She discovered she loved working with kids.

She attended the University of Virginia, and then spent time in rural villages along the Yukon River in Alaska teaching children about swimming safety, healthy life choices, and how to engage in their communities.

Then she became a nursing care partner at CHKD, working in the technology dependent intensive care unit. She decided she wanted to become a physician assistant, and enrolled in Eastern Virginia Medical School's physician assistant program. After graduation, she knew CHKD was where she wanted to work. She started in the Plastic Surgery Department before joining Neurosurgery in 2023.

When she's not working, she loves being outside, traveling, and spending time at the beach with her husband, daughter and two dogs.

Additional Information

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants

Refer to Neurosurgery

CHKD Surgical Group's pediatric neurosurgeons provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of cranial, spinal and peripheral nerve disorders in infants, children and adolescents.