Steven Miller Shields MD

Cataract Related, Retinal Disease

West County Ophthalmology

222 S Woods Mill RdSuite 660nChesterfield, MO 63017
Phone+1 314-878-9902
Fax+1 314-878-5112

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Education & Training

Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Ophthalmology, 1987 - 1990
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1987
WashU MedicineClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1990 - 2027
IL State Medical License 1990 - 2026
American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2012-2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2012-2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2011-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Crowdsourced Assessment of Surgical Skill Proficiency in Cataract Surgery
Grace L. Paley, Rebecca Grove, Tejas C. Sekhar, Jack Pruett, Michael V. Stock
Journal of Surgical Education. 2021-02-25
11 citations
Histopathologic findings after Nd:YAG transscleral cyclophotocoagulation.
Steven M. Shields, Julia L. Stevens, Michael A. Kass, Morton E. Smith
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1988-07-01