Christina Dorrian, DO
EASTON, Md. (August 26, 2026) – Christina Dorrian, DO, has joined UM Shore Medical Group – Pediatrics at Easton, a medical practice of the University of Maryland Shore Medical Group (UM SMG). Dr. Dorrian is a board-certified pediatrician with experience providing primary care to children and their families. UM SMG is an affiliate medical practice of the University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Dr. Dorrian earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Va., in 2020, graduating with honors, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Md., where she graduated summa cum laude.
She completed her pediatric internship and residency through Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa., and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware in Wilmington, Del. Since 2023, Dr. Dorrian has provided primary care at Nemours in Concordville, Pa., and Pike Creek in Wilmington, Del., where she worked with patients and their families on illness and injury prevention and encouraged promoting lifelong healthy practices.
In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Dorrian has a strong commitment to medical education and mentorship. She has served as a mentor to medical students and precepted medical students in primary care. In 2025, she was recognized as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, volunteer, non-tenure, with Thomas Jefferson University. She also was recognized on the 2025 SKMC Clinical Educator Honor Roll.
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Dorrian to our Pediatrics team,” said Timothy Shanahan, DO, Medical Director, UM Shore Medical Group. “Her experience in pediatric primary care, commitment to prevention and lifelong health, and dedication to medical education will be valuable additions to our team and the families we serve.”
Dr. Dorrian is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, Philadelphia County Medical Society and Medical Society of Delaware. She also serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics Climate Change Committee.
Her community service experience includes volunteering with Hospice of the Chesapeake in bereavement groups and summer camps for children, supporting Hispanic community medical outreach initiatives, educating middle school students about common health conditions, and participating in mental health awareness programming.
About University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
A member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH) is the principal provider of comprehensive health care services for more than 170,000 residents of five counties on Maryland’s Eastern Shore: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot. UM SRH consists of approximately 2,000 team members, including more than 600 health care providers on the Medical Staff, who work with community partners to advance the values that are foundational to our mission: Compassion, Discovery, Excellence, Diversity and Integrity. For more information, visit https://www.umms.org/shore.
About the University of Maryland Medical System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
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