David S Shields, MD

Dr. Shields is a phenomenal physician who is compassionate and caring. As most first visits come with the jitters, Dr. Shields and his staff put me to ease. I feel like I was well taken care of and would recommend Dr. Shields to any individuals suffering from gastrointestinal issues.

Very disappointed in the complete lack of understanding by Dr Shields during a recent procedure at the VA hospital. He and the physician he was overseeing completely discounted my medical history and allergic reactions that were documented fully to them before the procedure. I now have to have a follow-​up procedure to remove the implants Dr Shields assured me would not be a problem. I won’t even go into the details, but suffice to say that I am having life threatening complications from something that could have been easily avoided had Dr Shields actually been listening to me and paying attention.
Just because we are veterans doesn’t mean we are expendable and to be ignored.

Nothing but high phrase for Dr Shields. Takes care of business and is very professional throughout the procedures — ive had 3.

Dr. Shields listened to my story about my medical condition. I had not met him before today. He was extremely informative and i felt so relieved that he is taking over my care. He has the most experience i have seen with this issue. I would highly recommend him. he asked questions, listened, was patient and explained many options to me. I am so thankful that i reached out to him for a second opinion on this very difficult medical situation.

I was considering doing an upper endoscopy with him earlier this year. I have seen him twice — once last year and again this year. He came off as pretty cold and terse in his replies. I would have appreciated a more engaging and caring doctor. It’s not just how good a doctor is in his procedures (no experience on that) that matters but also his/​her bedside manners and the ability to express empathy.

Unilocal did not work for me this time. My husband had a hemmerhoidectomy two years ago (by another doctor) and has had nothing but pain and misery ever since. We have been trying to find a sympathetic doctor who can help him. I was hoping this Dr could since the reviews were so stellar.
On my husband’s first visit, he didn’t feel listened to, or believed. He felt like the doctor was questioning how much pain he endures every day. Dr Shields prescribed the same meds two other doctors had also prescribed that did not help. He said he would try anyway, with fiber and eating other foods. None of this made any difference.
I went with him the second time. The Dr cut my husband off in the middle of his talking about the surgery, saying essentially «I’ve heard all of this from you before.» Sometimes people just feel like they need to be heard and understood. Then I started talking, telling him how horrible it is watching the person you love suffer daily. He said there was «no magic bullet» and that you just have to keep trying different medications combined with other treatments. This might be true, but I did not feel one ounce of empathy from him. We both felt like we were an annoyance and he wanted us to just go away. We have not been back and to my knowledge there was no follow up call from him or anyone from his office.
I know many of you really like him and that is wonderful, but he did not seem overly caring to us. A shame.

Fantastically caring and competent doctor. I was worried about pain during or after my colonoscopy. There was none! It was a 5-​star procedure, beginning to end.

Dr. Shields took me «under his wing» and quickly, painlessly, and kindly consulted with me and took care of me so well to prepare for and undertake a colonoscopy. I had other issues that required special handling and processed during the procedure and he made sure I was well taken care of. And even with the complexities other health issues, I was treated with great respect. I am grateful to have found him.
I am also grateful to his office staff, who clearly, respectfully, and calmly answered my questions and gave me a peace of mind.
I recommend Dr. Shields!

I think he is a really caring doctor, BUT in all honesty I would not recommend getting a colonoscopy from him. I have had three in his colonoscopy center, and each one was worse than the last. In all three cases, the sedation was not adequate and I woke up as soon as they inserted the instrument. The procedure was terribly painful, and the pain along with minor bleeding continued for three days after the procedure, making it impossible for me to work. Furthermore, he had me fast for four days prior to the procedure, rather than the three days required elsewhere, which caused me to be to weak to work after the second day and too dizzy to drive. I am self employed so this meant nearly a week without pay. Worse, after the second colonoscopy I changed insurance companies, and although Dr, Shields was one of their providers, he did not register his colonoscopy center with them, which I xfound out too late, and I had to pay out of pocket, which was a fortune. My insurance company will not let me go back even if I wanted to.

Excellent doctor… listens and cares for patients

Having had GI issues since I was a teen, I have been to more than one GI Doc in my years. I came to Doctor Shields initially because of his association with the providers of the CRH O’Regan system. (google it) I was extremely satisified with Doctor Shields from my initial consultation and through both of my procedures. He is the consumate professional and although I never look forward to a doctors office, I am confident that he will make my final procedure as pleasant an experience as I have had thus far.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Shields for more than a decade, mostly for routine procedures like my regular colonoscopy but other issues as well. I have always found him to be caring and thorough. He has never rushed me and he has gone out of his way to make sure all my questions have been answered. He has a good «bed side manner» and based on one episode he helped me with, he did his homework, doing the research that was needed and sharing the results with me.

I had a very good experience with Dr Shields and his staff. Completely different from «Paul S.» The women running the office, schedules, etc and his nurses were all especially caring and accommodating — to a point where it was quite a surprise. They fit me in at the last minute for an examination and Dr Shields personally altered his schedule for the next day to perform a procedure on me.
When it came to billing, the staff actually called my insurance company to work out the cost of a panel of lab tests –all while I was meeting with the doctor. They came back to me with a cost and knocked off 10% of what the insurance company wouldn’t cover.
Apart from all of this, what matters most obviously is if the doctor is capable. I’m not an expert, but I found Dr Shields to be particularly capable and personable. He was thoughtful, confident and experienced regarding my particular ailment. And the examination was not rushed or matter-​of-​fact (somewhat surprising because so many doctors these days seem to have little time for us patients).
I would recommend Dr Shields to friends and family without reservation.

Recently had some terrible severe abdominal pain. Life was pretty uncomfortable. I was recently referred over to Shields and I have to say he was by far the most pleasant physician I have had to encounter. Granted, I have not had to meet with very many specialists in my life, thank God. But Shields was very compassionate, understanding and suprisingly (not all MDs are) HELPFUL. Really appreciated him listening to me before trying to jump ahead and make me do all kinds of unneccessary testing. I have to admit I know doctors are human and not miracle workers, but he sure comes close because I feel great and back to «normal» life!
Have to mention the staff (unfortunately can’t remember their names) were very warm and welcoming. Helped me greatly to get through a tangled web of medical records (kaiser sucks!).