On this episode of EyeCan, we are excited to introduce our listeners to Dr. Carol Shields, Director of Oncology Service, Wills Eye Hospital, and Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
She completed her medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and residency in Ophthalmology at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia in 1987. She subsequently completed fellowship training in Ocular Oncology, Oculoplastic Surgery, and Ophthalmic Pathology.
Dr. Shields has authored or coauthored 12 textbooks, over 2000 articles in major peer-reviewed journals, over 340 textbook chapters, given over 1000 lectureships, and has received numerous professional awards; on January 11, 2023, she was awarded the 2023 NCAA Theodore Roosevelt “Teddy Award” in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Shields has been chosen as the number one ophthalmologist in The Ophthalmologist’s 2023 Power List.
She is a member of numerous ocular oncology, pathology, and retina societies and has delivered 74 named lectures in America and abroad. She serves on the editorial board of several journals including JAMA Ophthalmology, Retina, Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and International Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Dr. Shields practices Ocular Oncology on a full time basis with her associates on the Oncology Service at Wills Eye Hospital.
She is an avid sportswoman with interest in basketball, tennis, downhill skiing, biking, hiking and others. She also enjoys watercolor and oil painting. She maintains farm hobbies of raising chickens, goats, dogs, and cats. She and her husband Jerry are the parents of 7 children, ranging from ages 22 to 34 years.

With your hosts, Dr. Guillermo Rocha, Dr. Setareh Ziai, Dr. Mona Dagher, and Dr. Hady Saheb.

Written and Directed by Kim Tytler.

Produced by John Allaire of Allaire Strategic Works.
The EyeCan Podcast is made possible by support from Bayer.

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