John Shepherd Shields, MD
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

John Shepherd Shields, MD
- Education
- BS, College of William and Mary, 2002
- MD, University of Virginia, 2006
- Residency
- Gen Sur/Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 2011
- Fellowship
- Adult Reconstruction, New England Baptist Hospital, 2012
- Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Memberships
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North Carolina Orthopedic Association
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
- Positions
- Vice Chair for Quality, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Orthopaedic Surgery
Research
- Oxidized Zirconium Versus Cobalt Chromium for Primary TKA: No Difference in Midterm Revision Rates From the American Joint Replacement Registry. Gowd AK, Bang KE, Bullock GS, Luo TD, Matthews JH, Rosas S, Shields JS, Plate JF. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023 Feb;
- Comparison of Femoral Nerve Catheter, Adductor Canal Catheter, and Periarticular Liposomal Bupivacaine Infiltration for Postoperative Analgesia After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. Dobson SW, Stouffer ND, Weller RS, Shields JS, Edwards CJ, Henshaw DS. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Dec;
- Randomized controlled trial of intrathecal oxytocin on speed of recovery after hip arthroplasty. Eisenach JC, Shields JS, Weller RS, Curry RS, Langfitt MK, Henshaw DS, Pollock DC, Edwards CJ, Houle TT. Pain. 2022 Oct;
- What's Important (Arts & Humanities): Recon. Shields JS. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2023 Jan; 105(1):83-84.
- What's Important: Landscapes of North Carolina: Arts & Humanities. Shields JS. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Nov; 104(22):2038-2040.