Catherine Shea Zorc MD

Summary

• Dr. Catherine Zorc is a pediatrician based in Bear, DE, specializing in general pediatrics. She earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2007 and completed her residency at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington. She furthered her training with a fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, alongside obtaining a Master of Science in Health Policy Research from 2010 to 2012. Prior to becoming a doctor she was a second grade teacher for 3 years and completed a Master of Arts in Teaching at Johns Hopkins University. She is a passionate advocate for helping parents with children with special needs and mental health challenges. She is currently training to evaluate children for autism in primary care.
  Dr. Zorc currently practices at Nemours Children’s Health, Becks Woods, and had been with Nemours duPont Pediatrics-St. Francis for 11 years. Her research contributions include publications on foster care and Na+ channel gene expression, both cited nine times in other works.