Scott De Shields, MD

Scott De Shields, MD

Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine

Location: UCSF Fresno
Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Additional Titles

  • Director of Quality Improvement, Community Regional Medical Center, UCSF Fresno

  • Assistant Medical Director, Community Regional Medical Center Emergency Department

  • Medical Director of Risk Management, UCSF Fresno

Biography

Scott De Shields, MD completed his undergraduate degree at University of California, Los Angeles and completed his medical degree at Drexel University. He completed his Emergency Medicine residency at University of California, San Francisco, Fresno.

Dr. De Shields enjoys golf, camping and watching UCLA basketball games.

Board Certifications

  • Emergency Medicine

Education and Training

  • J.D., 2015 - , Concord Law School
  • Chief Resident, 2010 - Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno
  • Resident, 2010 - Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno
  • M.D., 2006 - Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine
  • B.S., 1998 - Physiological Sciences, UCLA

Awards and Honors

  • Graduate with Honors, Concord Law School, 2015
  • Dean's List, Concord Law School, 2014
  • Dean's List, Concord Law School, 2013
  • Dean's List, Concord Law School, 2012
  • Distinguished Scholar, Concord Law School, 2011
  • Outstanding Achievement - Contracts, Concord Law School, 2011
  • Outstanding Achievement - Torts, Concord Law School, 2011
  • Tom Evans Memorial EKG Award, UCSF Fresno EM Residency Program, 2010
  • Chief Resident, UCSF Fresno EM Residency Program, 2009

Publications

Glucose and Insulin Response to a Meal Replacement (Slim-Fast) Versus a Standard Meal in Obese Adult Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Yip, VLW Go, H Wang, R Elashoff, M Yong, S DeShields, P Saltsman, D Heber
Long-term efficacy of soy-based meal replacements vs an individualized diet plan in obese type II DM patients: relative effects on weight loss, metabolic parameters, and C-reactive protein.
Li Z, Hong K, Saltsman P, DeShields S, Bellman M, Thames G, Liu Y, Wang HJ, Elashoff R, Heber D
Male gender is a predictor of morbidity and age a predictor of mortality for patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery.
Livingston EH, Huerta S, Arthur D, Lee S, De Shields S, Heber D
Liquid meal replacements and glycemic control in obese type 2 diabetes patients.
Yip I, Go VL, DeShields S, Saltsman P, Bellman M, Thames G, Murray S, Wang HJ, Elashoff R, Heber D
Insulin-leptin-visceral fat relation during weight loss.
Yip I, Go VL, Hershman JM, Wang HJ, Elashoff R, DeShields S, Liu Y, Heber D