Carol L Shields MD

Summary

• Carol Shields, MD, is an ophthalmologist based in Philadelphia, PA, specializing in pediatric and adult ocular oncology. She completed her medical education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, followed by a residency in ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital and 3 fellowships in ophthalmic pathology at Wills Eye, ocular oncology at Wills Eye, and oculoplastics surgical observership at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London England. Since 1988, she has served as an attending surgeon at Wills Eye Hospital and is now a Professor of Ophthalmology. Her expertise includes brachytherapy for uveal melanoma, retinoblastoma management, and other conjunctival, intraocular, and orbital tumors. Dr. Shields has published extensively on topics such as molecular genetics in melanoma and is involved in several clinical trials related to ocular melanoma and retinoblastoma. She has received numerous accolades, including America's Top Doctors and America's Top Doctors for Cancer from Castle Connolly, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.