Elias Harkins, MD M.Ed. will be joining JDC Pediatrics on August 4th and his schedule is now open for appointments.
Elias Harkins, MD M.Ed. was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A member of a military family, he grew up in Washington and Texas as well, but once he returned to Hershey twenty years ago, he remained local. He completed a biopsychology degree at Messiah University and collaborated with Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg for a combined degree of MD and a Master's in Education. He then completed his pediatrics residency at the Penn State Children's Hospital.
Elias used his own education and lived experiences to develop several clinical interests, including forming educational alliances with families and forming a medical home for kids with disabilities. Elias is also a dedicated cat parent and takes his time enjoying creative hobbies like writing poetry.
Dr. Harkins is looking forward to meeting the members of our family here at JDC and joining you in the care of your littles!
We’re now offering Express Care appointments which you can schedule on-line through our website every day.
"Healthy Weight and Your Child" is a new program through the YMCA Center for Healthy Living.
Fortunately, the chance of your children becoming infected by ticks is quite low if you take these steps!
Please note the following change to JDC’s procedure for seeing your newborn in the hospital.
Are you expecting? Congratulations! We are now accepting newborns into the practice.
We’d like to let you know about a change in how we will be giving completed physical forms back to you.
Before you pick up the phone to call us, check out this helpful resource on our website!
Before your appointment, please double check to make sure you are heading to the right office!
Please be advised that a parent or legal guardian must accompany ALL patients under the age of 18 to ALL visits.