Our History

The Children’s Clinic, Ltd. was established in 1937 by Dr. Paul Hogg. The first office was located in downtown Newport News at 31st Street and West Avenue. Dr. C.W. Beaven joined him in 1942. The office moved to 29th Street in 1946. Dr. T.W. Caldroney joined the practice in 1953 followed that same year by Dr. O. Watts Booth.

The physicians were kept extremely busy alternating their time between office and hospital responsibilities. They saw many patients each day for well check-ups as well as sick visits in the office. The physicians were also responsible to the hospital for attending deliveries, taking care of well and sick newborns in the nursery, attending to sick patients in the emergency room and continuing their care if admitted to the pediatric unit. On top of all that, house calls were made to see sick patients after office hours.

The office moved to it's Main Street location in 1963. Dr. Hogg’s son, Dr. John Roger Hogg, joined the practice in 1968. After fulfilling his military commitment, Dr. Lynn P. Stockberger joined the practice in 1974.

The Children’s Clinic, Ltd. opened its first satellite office in 1973. The Denbigh and York County area was growing rapidly. An office was opened off Warwick Boulevard, so patients in that area would have quicker and more convenient access to care. Dr. Bruce M. Kauder joined the practice in 1983. A second satellite office was opened in Gloucester to serve the patients across the York River. In 1985, Dr. Richard R. Brzeski joined that practice, and that same year the Denbigh office moved to its present location in front of Mary Immaculate Hospital. Dr. Julian H. Blalock, Jr. joined the practice in 1986, followed by Dr. Thomas H. Koerner in 1990 and Dr. Patricia Kaufman in 1994. The physicians at that time were covering both Riverside Hospital and Mary Immaculate Hospital. This included attending deliveries, covering both nurseries and emergency rooms, as well as covering inpatients in the pediatric unit at Riverside Hospital.

In the mid 1990's, some of the older physicians had retired or were retiring, and general pediatrics across the country became more office-based and less hospital based. At present, Children's Clinic, Ltd. has 3 outpatient clinics covered by 8 Pediatricians.

Hundreds of thousands of patients have been seen at Children’s Clinic, Ltd. over the years. Some current patients’ grandparents and great grandparents were also seen at the clinic. Pediatrics has changed over the years but our commitment to providing outstanding pediatric care has not. We strive to give the same quality and compassionate care to our patients today as we gave to the first patients at our practice in 1937.