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- Hand & Wrist
- Shoulder & Elbow
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- Face-to-face consultations
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About me
Mr David Shields is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Glasgow. His clinical areas of interest are complex upper limb injuries, sports injuries and limb reconstruction.
Mr Shields' primary medical degree was from the University of Glasgow in 2009, with subsequent post graduate degrees in Medical Education (University of Dundee), Trauma Surgery (University of Swansea) and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering (University of Glasgow). He then undertook 3 prestigious fellowships as an AO Trauma Fellow (Bern, Switzerland), then as an Upper Limb Fellow (Wrightington, England) and Trauma & Reconstruction Fellow (Sheffield, England). He is a member of the Orthopaedic Trauma Society, British Elbow and Shoulder Society and is currently on the executive committee for the Bone and Joint Infection Society and the research sub-committee for the British Limb Reconstruction Society.
As an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Glasgow, Mr Shields maintains an active role in research having published a multitude of peer review articles. He is an editor for McRae's Orthopaedic textbook and regularly presents at international conferences. Additionally, he currently receives academic funding from Medical Research Scotland, Engineering and Physical Science Research Council and Medical Research Council. He leads a research group and supervises PhD students, a masters student, research associates and clinical research fellows.
Areas of interest
Injuries and degenerate conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand. Arthroscopic shoulder surgery; shoulder replacement surgery; surgery for rotator cuff problems; sports injuries to the shoulder; management of shoulder dislocations and frozen shoulder; stiff elbow; numbness of the upper limb; hand & wrist injuries
Medical secretaries
- Catherine Garcia
- catherine@theupperlimbclinic.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr David Shields has worked with Dr Ahmed Almaki at the following hospitals:
- Ross Hall Hospital ()
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Mr David Shields has worked with Dr Neil D Storey at the following hospitals:
- Ross Hall Hospital ()
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Mr David Shields has worked with Dr John Alan Davidson at the following hospitals:
- Ross Hall Hospital ()
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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W9040
Injection(s) +/- aspiration, into joint, cyst, bursa - unilateral - ()
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T7915
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm - ()
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W7718
Primary arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation procedure (including labral/SLAP/tendon repair) - ()
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S0651
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs less than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp less than 5cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - ()
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A6110
Excision of lesion of peripheral nerve (e.g. neurilemma) - ()
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T7990
Revision of open or arthroscopic rotator cuff repair +/- decompression - ()
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W1920
Primary open reduction of long bone with fixation - ()
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - ()
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T6914
Tenolysis of extensor tendon of hand - ()
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T5223
Dupuytren's dermofasciectomy and graft, or for recurrent disease - multiple digits - ()
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A6510
Carpal tunnel release (open) - ()
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T7916
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair greater than 2cm with tenodesis of biceps tendon - ()