Dr. Edward J.W. Shields is a fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow reconstructive surgery for degenerative and traumatic conditions. He also performs a high volume of wrist and hand procedures and general orthopaedic fracture care. Dr. Shields has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers related to shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder replacement, upper extremity trauma, and geriatric fracture care. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the AAOS Shoulder and Elbow Evaluation Committee, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons society. Born and raised in Muskegon, MI, Dr. Shields completed his undergraduate education at Central Michigan University (2007) and attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit (2011). He completed his orthopaedic residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY (2016), followed by a fellowship in shoulder and elbow reconstruction at Beaumont Health in Detroit (2017).