About me
Dr. Shields currently holds the positions of Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program Director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut Health. Additionally, she serves as the Chair for the Committee on Practice Bulletins – Obstetrics and is a member of the Governance Committee for the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Dr. Shields is actively involved as a specialty and subspecialty Board Examiner for the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.She is the co-creator of Obstetric Life Support (OBLS), a comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum designed to train healthcare providers in preventing and managing maternal medical emergencies and cardiac arrest, thereby addressing the urgent issue of maternal mortality and morbidity and improving patient outcomes. Dr. Shields is also the CEO of Varda5, LLC, a mission-driven company dedicated to transforming maternal emergency readiness through scalable simulation training, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative education.In addition to her interest in reducing maternal mortality, Dr. Shields is a nationally recognized expert in maternal sepsis and cervical insufficiency and specializes in surgical procedures to assist with mid-pregnancy cervical shortening and dilatation (cerclage).
