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John Shields, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Advance, NC

John Shepherd Shields MD FAAOS, FAOA

Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma


Professor, Vice Chair Quality Musculoskeletal Enterprise, Section Chief Adult Reconstruction, Director Orthopaedics Davie Medical Center, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

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  • 329 N HWY 801Advance, NC 27006

  • Phone+1 336-716-2255

  • Fax+1 336-716-8018

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Summary

  • I am a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with a fellowship in adult reconstruction.

Education & Training

  • New England Baptist Hospital
    New England Baptist HospitalFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2011 - 2012
  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
    Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006 - 2011
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2006
  • The College of William and Mary
    The College of William and MaryBS, Biology, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2011 - 2015
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
    American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Comparison of Acetate and Digital Templating for Hip Resurfacing  
    Bracey DN, Seyler TM, Shields JS, Leng X, Jinnah RJ, Lang JE, The American Journal of Orthopaedics, 2014
  • A Novel Technique for Centering the Femoral Stem in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty  
    Shields JS, Bono JV, The American Journal of Orthopedics, 2014
  • Central Acetabular Osteophyte (Saber Tooth Sign), One of the Earliest Signs of Osteoarthritis of the Hip Joint  
    Mofidi A, Shields JS, Stubbs AJ, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2011

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Comparison of Acetate and Digital Templating for Hip Resurfacing
    Bracey D, Seyler TM, Shields JS, Leng X, Jinnah RH, Lang JE, Orthopaedic Research Society, San Antonio, Texas, 1/26/2013
  • Central acetabular osteophyte (saber tooth sign), one of the earliest sign of osteoarthritis of the hip joint
    Mofidi A, Shields JS, Stubbs AJ, European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6/1/2011
  • Use of Intraoperative CT scanning in Determination of the Magnitude of Arthroscopic Osteochondroplasty
    Mofidi A, Shields JS, Poehling GG, Stubbs AJ, International Society for Hip Arthroscopy, Cancun, Mexico, 10/8/2010

Lectures

  • Heterotopic Ossfication After Total Hip Arthroplasty 
    New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA - 6/13/2012
  • The Effect of Surgical Technique on the Incidence of Heterotopic Ossification After Hip Resurfacing 
    Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting. Nassau, Bahamas. - 6/18/2009

Grant Support

  • A prospective Non-randomized, consecutive series single cohort, Multicenter adaptive design study to evaluate the outcomes of total knee arthroplasty using Journey II BCS total knee SystEm (The NIMBLE Study)Smith and NephewPresent

Committees

  • Fellowship Director, Wake Forest Baptist Health Adult Reconstruction Division 2016 - Present
  • Medical Director, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Total Joint Unit 2016 - Present
  • Director Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health - Davie Medical Center 2016 - Present
  • Liaison, Orthopaedic Surgery Pharmacy Liaison 2015 - Present
  • Member, Executive Group/DSS Performance Improvement Program 2014 - Present

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