Overview
Stephen Shaffer is a Gastroenterologist in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Shaffer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hirschsprung Disease. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC), Bowel Incontinence, Encopresis, and Celiac Disease.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Shaffer has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Shaffer isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Celiac DiseaseDr. Shaffer isAdvanced. Learn about Celiac Disease.
- Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC)
- ColitisDr. Shaffer isAdvanced. Learn about Colitis.
- EncopresisDr. Shaffer isAdvanced. Learn about Encopresis.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Experienced
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Shaffer isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Shaffer isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- CirrhosisDr. Shaffer isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Crohn's DiseaseDr. Shaffer isExperienced. Learn about Crohn's Disease.
- Cyclic Vomiting SyndromeDr. Shaffer isExperienced. Learn about Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.
- DiarrheaDr. Shaffer isExperienced. Learn about Diarrhea.