John M. Shields, MD

Background and Expertise:

Since his arrival in 2017, Dr. Shields has emerged as an integral part of Resident Training Program here at SUNY Downstate Health Science Center. He is currently Director of Service at Kings County Hospital with a special interest in Endo-Urology and Stone Disease to Central Brooklyn. His commitment to resident and medical student education is underscored by his leadership in structuring the “basic surgical skill workshop” for our junior residents and rotating students. Dr. Shields has the crucial post as Clerkship Director for all students rotating on the Urology service at Downstate.

Education:

• 1997 - 2003: Doctor of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
• 1996 - 1997: Pre-Med Program, Manhattan College, New York, NY

Training:

• 2016 - 2017: Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 2010 - 2015: Resident in the Department of Urology, University of  Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
• 2007 - 2009: Research Fellow in the Department of Urology, Division of Oncology, Endourology and Laparoscopy, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
• 2004 - 2007: House Officer in the Department of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin Ireland

Peer Review Journals

• Walasek A, Myers FA, Sullivan JF, Emeruwa C, Shields JM, Winer AG. Pan-urethral Condylomata Acuminata in an Immunocompromised Patient. Urology 2019. Oct;132:18-21.
• Lo S, Han J, Rabley A, Shields J, Bird V. Hair-bearing epithelium serving as a nidus for intravesical stone formation in a male who underwent exstrophy repair: A case report. Ped J Urol Case Reports 2018;Vol. 5, No. 5.
• Gosalbez M, Hupe MC, Lokeshwar SD, Yates TJ, Shields J, Veerapen VK, Merseburger AS, Rosser CJ, Soloway MS, Lokeshwar VB. Differential expression of SDF-1 isoforms in bladder cancer. Journal of Urology 2014; 191(6):1899-905.
• Davis JS, Ryan ML, Shields JM, Sola JE, Perez EA, Neville HL. Segmental absence of intestinal musculature: an increasingly reported pathology. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2012; August 47:1566-71.
• Ayyathurai R, Kanagarajah P, Shields J, Young E, Alvarez A, Bird VG. Single-center clinical comparison of two reinforced ureteral access sheaths for retrograde ureteroscopic treatment of urinary lithiasis. International Urology and Nephrology 2012; 44(2):409-14.
• Moore C, Salas N, Zalas J, Shields J, Bird V, Leveillee R. Effects of microwave ablation of the kidney. Journal of Endourology 2010; 24:439-444.
• Bird VG, Shields JM, Aziz M, De Los Santos R, Ayyathurai R, Ciancio G. Transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for patients with dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease: An analysis and comparison of perioperative outcome. Urology 2010; 75:1335-1342.
• Bird VG, Au JK, Sandman Y, De Los Santos R, Ayyathurai R, Shields JM. Comparison of different extraction sites used during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Journal of Urology 2009; 181:1565-1570.
• Veltman Y, Shields JM, Ciancio G, Bird VG. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy and cystolithalapaxy for a “forgotten” stent in a transplant kidney: case report and literature review. Clinical Transplantation 2010; 24:112-117.
• Shields JM, Bird VG, Graves R, Gómez-Marín O. Impact of pre-operative ureteral stenting on outcomes of ureteroscopic treatment of urinary lithiasis. Journal of Urology 2009; 82:2768-2774.
• Bird VG, Shields JM, Aziz M, Ayyathurai R, De Los Santos R, Roeter D. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for patients with T2 and T3 renal cell carcinoma: evaluation of perioperative outcomes. Journal of Endourology. 2009; 23:1527-1533.
• Shields JM, Tunuguntla HS, Bhalani VK, Ayyathurai R, Bird VG. Construction-related differences seen in ureteral access sheaths: comparison of reinforced versus non-reinforced ureteral access sheaths. Urology 2009; 73:241-244.

Book Chapters

• Shields JM, Bhayani S, and Su L. Chapter 10: Transperitoneal Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery. Second Edition; Springer 2017 (ahead of print)
• Vincent G. Bird, John M. Shields. Chapter 41: Ureteroscopy. Smith’s Textbook of Endourology, 4^th Edition. Wiley 2017 (ahead of print).
• Vincent G. Bird, Benjamin K. Canales, John M. Shields. Part 7, Chapter 17: Stratifying Surgical Therapy. Pocket Guide to Kidney Stone Prevention. Springer 2015.
• Charles R. Moore, Raymond J. Leveillee, John M. Shields. Section XXI Chapter 149 Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty. Hinman’s Atlas of Urologic Surgery 2012.
• Raymond J. Leveillee, Jorge Bracho, Steve K. Williams, John M. Shields, Charles R. Moore. Part 3, Chapter 12: Robotic-Assisted Pyeloplasty. Atlas of Robotic Urologic Surgery. Springer 2011.

Other Publications

• Joshi S, Ayyathurai R, Shields J, Ciancio G. Regarding “inferior vena cava resection and reconstruction for retroperitoneal tumor excision”. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012; October 56:1198.
• Bird VG, Shields JM. Large stone burden in a congenital solitary pelvic kidney. Current Urology Reports 2009; 10:237-241.
• Walasek A, Myers FA, Sullivan JF, Emeruwa C, Shields JM, Winer AG. Pan-urethral Condylomata Acuminata in an Immunocompromised Patient. Urology 2019. Oct;132:18-21.
• Lo S, Han J, Rabley A, Shields J, Bird V. Hair-bearing epithelium serving as a nidus for intravesical stone formation in a male who underwent exstrophy repair: A case report. Ped J Urol Case Reports 2018;Vol. 5, No. 5.
• Gosalbez M, Hupe MC, Lokeshwar SD, Yates TJ, Shields J, Veerapen VK, Merseburger AS, Rosser CJ, Soloway MS, Lokeshwar VB. Differential expression of SDF-1 isoforms in bladder cancer. Journal of Urology 2014; 191(6):1899-905.
• Davis JS, Ryan ML, Shields JM, Sola JE, Perez EA, Neville HL. Segmental absence of intestinal musculature: an increasingly reported pathology. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2012; August 47:1566-71.
• Ayyathurai R, Kanagarajah P, Shields J, Young E, Alvarez A, Bird VG. Single-center clinical comparison of two reinforced ureteral access sheaths for retrograde ureteroscopic treatment of urinary lithiasis. International Urology and Nephrology 2012; 44(2):409-14.
• Moore C, Salas N, Zalas J, Shields J, Bird V, Leveillee R. Effects of microwave ablation of the kidney. Journal of Endourology 2010; 24:439-444.
• Bird VG, Shields JM, Aziz M, De Los Santos R, Ayyathurai R, Ciancio G. Transperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for patients with dialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease: An analysis and comparison of perioperative outcome. Urology 2010; 75:1335-1342.
• Bird VG, Au JK, Sandman Y, De Los Santos R, Ayyathurai R, Shields JM. Comparison of different extraction sites used during laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Journal of Urology 2009; 181:1565-1570.
• Veltman Y, Shields JM, Ciancio G, Bird VG. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy and cystolithalapaxy for a “forgotten” stent in a transplant kidney: case report and literature review. Clinical Transplantation 2010; 24:112-117.
• Shields JM, Bird VG, Graves R, Gómez-Marín O. Impact of pre-operative ureteral stenting on outcomes of ureteroscopic treatment of urinary lithiasis. Journal of Urology 2009; 82:2768-2774.
• Bird VG, Shields JM, Aziz M, Ayyathurai R, De Los Santos R, Roeter D. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for patients with T2 and T3 renal cell carcinoma: evaluation of perioperative outcomes. Journal of Endourology. 2009; 23:1527-1533.
• Shields JM, Tunuguntla HS, Bhalani VK, Ayyathurai R, Bird VG. Construction-related differences seen in ureteral access sheaths: comparison of reinforced versus non-reinforced ureteral access sheaths. Urology 2009; 73:241-244.