Dr. Shea A Cronley MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Shea A. Cronley, who serves the population of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Cronley completed her undergraduate degree from the Wittenberg University where she graduated with her Bachelor of Science. Wanting to further her education she then graduated with her Medical Degree from Wright State University in 1982, giving her over three decades of experience in her field. After receiving her Medical Degree she completed her internship and residency with Dayton Children’s Hospital. She then completed a two year Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia focusing on teaching and research, before going on to help found Advocare Society Hill Pediatrics.

Dr. Cronley is certified by the American Board Of Pediatrics. To stay up to date in her field she remains a diplomat of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Cronley also is a member of the breastfeeding committee at Pennsylvania Hospital which was instrumental in having the hospital receive the designation of ‘Baby Friendly’.

Dr. Cronley was involved in the founding of Advocare Society Hill Pediatrics in 1986, where she continues to practice. She is on staff at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hospital and Thomas Jefferson Hospital.

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