
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
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Summary
- I am a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with a fellowship in adult reconstruction.
Education & Training
New England Baptist HospitalFellowship, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedics, 2011 - 2012
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006 - 2011
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2006
The College of William and MaryBS, Biology, 1998 - 2002
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2011 - 2015
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
- Acellular placental extract outcomes in post-traumatic osteoarthritis model.Xue Ma, Marcel G Brown, Matthew S Gwilt, Kaitlin Henry, Ayobami Ogunsola
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. 2026-03-01 - Prophylactic Cabling of the Femur in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Lowers the Risk of Vancouver B2 and B3 Acute Periprosthetic Fractures and Reoperations.Nihir Parikh, Alan D Lam, Michael B Held, John S Shields, Chad A Krueger
The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2025-09-01 - 2 citationsThe effect of Charlson Comorbidity Index, race, and surgical complications on postoperative knee outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.Marcel G Brown, Ayobami S Ogunsola, Matthew S Gwilt, Davis Brady, Leslie Granados
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 2025-04-19
Journal Articles
- A Comparison of Acetate and Digital Templating for Hip ResurfacingBracey 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 ArthroplastyShields 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 JointMofidi A, Shields JS, Stubbs AJ, European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 2011
Abstracts/Posters
- A Comparison of Acetate and Digital Templating for Hip ResurfacingBracey 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 jointMofidi 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 OsteochondroplastyMofidi A, Shields JS, Poehling GG, Stubbs AJ, International Society for Hip Arthroscopy, Cancun, Mexico, 10/8/2010
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
Professional Memberships
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- International Congress for Joint ReconstructionMember
- North Carolina Orthopaedic AssociationMember
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