CarolLShieldsMD

Ophthalmology • Philadelphia, PA

Pediatric & Strabismus, Retinal Disease, Ocular Oncology

Professor of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University

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Office
840 Walnut St
Ste 1440
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-928-3105

Fax+1 215-928-1140
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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1988 - 1989
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1988
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Wills Eye HospitalResidency, Ophthalmology, 1984 - 1987
UPMC Medical Education (Mercy)Internship, Transitional Year, 1983 - 1984
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

DC State Medical License Current
DE State Medical License Current
NJ State Medical License 1985 - 2025
NY State Medical License 1995 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1984 - 2024
MD State Medical License 2018 - 2023
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
Fellow (FAAO) American Academy of Ophthalmology
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Clinical Trials

Sub-Tenon Triamcinolone in the Prevention of Radiation-Induced Macular Edema Start of enrollment: 2004 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Intravitreal Ranibizumab for the Prevention of Radiation Maculopathy Following Plaque Radiotherapy Start of enrollment: 2007 Apr 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
A Study of the Effectiveness of a Local Injection of Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma Start of enrollment: 2009 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant for Treatment of Macular Edema After Plaque Radiotherapy of Uveal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 2
In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study of Pigmented Conjunctival Lesions Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Terminated
Sunitinib Malate or Valproic Acid in Preventing Metastasis in Patients With High-Risk Uveal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 19
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate Belzupacap Sarotalocan (AU-011) Via Suprachoroidal Administration in Subjects With Primary Indeterminate Lesions and Small Choroidal Melanoma Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 05
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Massive ciliochoroidal melanoma masquerading as conjunctival melanoma.
Hartej Singh, Deepthi E Kurian, Carol L Shields> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2024 Apr 2
Spontaneous onset and resolution of optic disk pit maculopathy in a young patient.
Kevin R Card, Jennifer S Zeiger, Vijitha S Vempuluru, Carol L Shields> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2024 Mar 25
Topical 5-fluorouracil 1% for moderate to extensive ocular surface squamous neoplasia in 73 consecutive patients: Primary versus secondary treatment.
Irwin Leventer, Hartej Singh, Bahram Pashaee, Christian D Raimondo, Chenab K Khakh, Jonathan L Martin, Binod Acharya, Qiang Zhang, Sara E Lally, Carol L Shields> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar 21
Multifocal Unilateral Orange Fundus Tumors in a Young Man.
Bibhav Poudel, Vijitha S Vempuluru, Carol L Shields> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar 21
Concealed retro-iridic multi-cavitary melanoma revealed by ultrasound biomicroscopy.
Rolika Bansal, Thomas M Catapano, Carol L Shields, Miguel E Hernandez-Emanuelli> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar 18
Vitreous metastasis from cutaneous melanoma while on checkpoint inhibitors.
Thomas M Catapano, Rolika Bansal, Carol L Shields> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar 16
Strabismus management in retinoblastoma survivors.
Babak Masoomian, Carol L Shields, Hamid Riazi Esfahani, Atefeh Khalili, Fariba Ghassemi, Pukhraj Rishi, Mohammad Reza Akbari, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad> ;BMC Ophthalmology. 2024 Mar 13
CONCENTRIC MACULAR RINGS SIGN IN COMBINED HAMARTOMA OF RETINA AND RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM.
Lívia da Silva Conci, Renata Martins Maia, Rodrigo Pessoa Cavalcanti Lira, Leandro Cabral Zacharias, Eduardo Cunha de Souza, Sergio Luis Gianotti Pimentel, Carol Shields> ;Retinal Cases & Brief Reports. 2024 Mar 1
BRCA-associated protein1 (BAP1) immunohistochemical stain reliability in postbrachytherapy uveal melanoma enucleation specimens.
Eiger-Moscovich, M., Shields, C., Eagle, R., Milman, T.> ;Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Feb 5
Correlation of fitzpatrick skin type and iris color with tumor size in 823 patients with uveal melanoma.
Kushal U Agrawal, Matthew R Barke, Lawrence Chiang, Roselind Ni, Rachel S Kim, Qiang Zhang, Carol L Shields> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2024 Feb 5
Reliability and accuracy of artificial intelligence ChatGPT in providing information on ophthalmic diseases and management to patients.
Cappellani, F., Card, K., Shields, C., Pulido, J., Haller, J.> ;Eye. 2024 Jan 20
1 citations
Large Language Models in Ophthalmology: Potential and Pitfalls.
Antonio Yaghy, Maria Yaghy, Jerry A Shields, Carol L Shields> ;Seminars in Ophthalmology. 2024 May 1
Patient perspectives on ocular oncology care at hybrid telehealth satellite offices.
Khakh, C., Caudill, G., Shields, C., Shields, C.> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2023 Dec 21
Consensus Guidelines for Ocular Surveillance of von Hippel-Lindau Disease.
Anthony B Daniels, Emmanuel Y Chang, Emily Y Chew, Dan S Gombos, Michael B Gorin, Carol L Shields, Henry E Wiley> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Dec 12
Unilateral acute iris transillumination syndrome with glaucoma and iris pigment epithelium dispersion simulating iris melanoma.
Orlando G Gonzalez Martinez, Carol L Shields, Jerry A Shields, Patricia Chévez-Barrios, Debbie Rigney Walley, Ralph C Eagle Jr, Tatyana Milman> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports. 2023 Dec 1
Impact of iris color on uveal melanoma-related outcomes in 7245 patients at a single ocular oncology center.
Alexandra R Zaloga, Charles DeYoung, Deepthi E Kurian, Kevin R Card, G Brandon Caudill, Jennifer S Zeiger, Carol L Shields> ;Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology. 2023 Dec 1
Effectiveness of treatment for iris melanoma: surgical versus radiotherapeutic approaches.
Philip W Dockery, Joseph D DeSimone, Catherine K Liu, Kathryn Achuck, Zeynep Bas, Carol L Shields, Hamburger, J.> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2023 Nov 29
Bilateral circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas in 2 patients: a rare finding.
Joseph D DeSimone, Philip W Dockery, Vijitha S Vempuluru, Eleni K Konstantinou, Konica Singla, Sara E Lally, Carol L Shields> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2023 Nov 23
Adenoma of the retinal pigment epithelium simulating uveal melanoma.
Emily R Duffner, Eleni K Konstantinou, Carol L Shields> ;Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. Journal Canadien D'ophtalmologie. 2023 Nov 23
Pediatric ocular melanoma: a collaborative multicenter study and meta-analysis.
Babak Masoomian, Lauren A Dalvin, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani, Fariba Ghassemi, Momeneh Azizkhani, Masoud Mirghorbani, Masoud Khorrami-Nejad, Swathi Kaliki, Mandeep S Sagoo, ...> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2023 Dec 1
Choroid Metastasis of Retroperitoneal Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma.
Christian D Raimondo, Eleni K Konstantinou, Carol L Shields> ;Ophthalmology. 2023 Nov 8
Fever and Neutropenia Can Be a Risk to the Child's Life.
Ann M Leahey, Carol L Shields> ;JAMA Ophthalmology. 2023 Dec 1
2 citations
Improved Staging of Ciliary Body and Choroidal Melanomas Based on Estimation of Tumor Volume and Competing Risk Analyses.
Gustav Stålhammar, Sarah E Coupland, Kathryn G Ewens, Arupa Ganguly, Heinrich Heimann, Carol L Shields, Bertil Damato> ;Ophthalmology. 2024 Apr 1
Unusual conjunctival melanocytic proliferations. Report of five cases and review of the literature.
Adrianna Eder, Tatyana Milman, Sara E Lally, Carol L Shields, Khanh Bui, Jill R Wells, Hans E Grossniklaus, Hardeep-Singh Mudhar> ;Survey of Ophthalmology. 2023 Oct 27
Understanding choroidal nevus risk factors for transformation into melanoma.
Joseph D DeSimone, Charlotte N Shields, Molly R Marous, Charlotte L Marous, Jerry A Shields, Carol L Shields, Kalafatis, N.> ;Clinics in Dermatology. 2023 Oct 20
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Journal Articles

Visual Outcome and Millimeter Incremental Risk of Metastasis in 1780 Patients with Small Choroidal Melanoma Managed by Plaque Radiotherapy
Lydia Komarnicky, Arman Mashayekhi, Carol L Shields, Laura E Barna, Jerry A Shields, JAMA
Comparison of Posterior Lamellar Resection Versus Lumpectomy for Initial Management of Localized Tarsal Conjunctival Sebaceous Carcinoma in 54 Cases
Jerry A Shields, Carol L Shields, Sara E Lally, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Lectures

Detection of Retinoblastoma at Risk for Metastasis Using Clinical and Histopathologic Features and Now mRNA
Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 4/22/2013
Sudden Ocular Pain from Underlying Mass
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia - 9/28/2012

Press Mentions

IDEAYA Announces Darovasertib Phase 2 Initiation in Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Uveal Melanoma and Guidance for Clinical Data Update in Metastatic Uveal MelanomaJanuary 23rd, 2023
The Ocular Tumor TsunamiSeptember 16th, 2021
Lessons Learned on Balancing Home and Career as a Doctor, Researcher, and Mother: Plenty of Organization, Appreciation, and Cheerios and GoldfishJuly 12th, 2020
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