Helen M Shields MD FACP, AGAF

Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

330 Brookline AvenueBeth Israel Deaconess Med CNTRBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-2109
Fax+1 617-525-8740

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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1976 - 1977
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1974 - 1975
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1983 - 2023
PA State Medical License 1975 - 1978

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Online Medical Record, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Dual Coaching of Medical Clerkship Students' History Taking Skills by Volunteer Inpatients at the Bedside and Faculty Physicians on Zoom During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Kush S Patel, Ronald J Anderson, Carolyn B Becker, William C Taylor, Anne F Liu
Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 2024-01-01
1 citations
Putting the Heme Back in Heme-Onc: an Evaluation of the Redesigned Hematology Track within the Dana Farber/Mass General Brigham Hematology-Oncology Fellowship.
Robert M Stern, Helen M Shields, Ann S LaCasce, Stephen R Pelletier, Nancy Berliner
Journal of Cancer Education. 2023-04-01
11 citations
Nurse-doctor co-teaching: A path towards interprofessional collaboration.
Emily Piper-Vallillo, Marina E Zambrotta, Helen M Shields, Stephen R Pelletier, Subha Ramani
The Clinical Teacher. 2023-02-01

Lectures

Principles of Prevention in Primary Care: Pearls and Pitfalls
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/16/2013
Principals of Prevention in Primary Care Practice: Pearls & Pitfalls
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/16/2013
Principles of Prevention in Primary Care: Pearls and Pitfalls
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/17/2012