Overview
Carol Shields is an Ophthalmologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shields is highly rated in 35 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Retinoblastoma, Melanoma of the Eye, Uveal Melanoma, Vitrectomy, and Iridectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 914 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Humana
Locations
840 Walnut St, Fl 14, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Elite
- Brown Syndrome
- Coats Disease
- Hereditary Retinoblastoma
- Hyphema
- Melanoma of the Eye
- Retinal Detachment
- Distinguished
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Chalazion
- Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Episcleritis
- Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration
- Phacomatosis Pigmentovascularis
- Advanced
- Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (AVMD)
- Aplasia Cutis Congenita
- Birdshot Chorioretinopathy
- Cataract
- Chemosis
- Ectodermal Dysplasias