MEET DR. DONALD W. SHENENBERGER

ABOUT DR. DONALD SHENENBERGER

Dr. Donald Shenenberger is a board-certified dermatologist with Peninsula Dermatology Skin Cancer Surgery Center practicing general medical and surgical dermatology, as well as academic dermatology. In addition to serving patients in the Hampton Roads community, he is an assistant professor of Dermatology at Eastern Virginia Medical School (also known as the Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University) where he won the prestigious Dean’s Community Faculty Award for Excellence in 2026. He is also an adjunct assistant professor of Dermatology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Shenenberger enjoys the honor of treating patients as well as teaching young doctors the tools they need to help their patients. He regularly teaches the Dermatology and Family Medicine residents at both EVMS and Riverside and has received the “Outstanding Community Faculty Award” from the EVMS Family Medicine residency program several times for his outstanding dedication and commitment to resident education.

Dr. Shenenberger retired from the Navy after almost 26 years with a diverse service history that included service as an Electronics Technician on the USS James Madison SSBN 627. He received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina and completed residencies in both Family Medicine and Dermatology. He has deployed to Haiti, and to the Horn of Africa on the USS Mount Whitney LCC/JCC-20 as Senior Medical Officer. He completed his military career as Chief Medical Informatics Officer at Navy Medicine East and staff Dermatologist at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.

Dr. Shenenberger has authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles including reviews on cutaneous malignant melanoma in American Family Physician and removal of unwanted hair in the online service UpToDate. He is also the author of the textbook Dermatology in Pediatrics, for primary care clinicians that has been published in English, Spanish, and in 2027, Polish.

Dr. Shenenberger lives in Chesapeake with his wife and they are enjoying being “empty nesters.” He is also a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and has composed, arranged, and recorded music for podcast, film, and the Nashville Youth Jazz Ensemble.