Dr. Laurence E Shields MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Maternal & Fetal Medicine
100 Casa St Suite D-3 San Luis Obispo CA, 93405About
Dr. Laurence Shields is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dr. Shields specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Shields can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Shields can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Gene transfer into fetal baboon hematopoietic progenitor cells.
- Highly efficient gene transfer into preterm CD34 hematopoietic progenitor cells.
- Ultrasonography for cervical length measurement: agreement between transvaginal and translabial techniques.
- In utero stem cell transplantation in humans.
- Karyotyping for isolated neural tube defects. A report of two cases.
- Parvovirus B19 capsid protein VP2 inhibits hematopoiesis in vitro and in vivo: implications for therapeutic use.
- Chimerism analysis by sex determining region Y (SRY) and major histocompatibility complex markers in non-human primates using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.
- Selective reduction of multifetal pregnancy using high-intensity focused ultrasound in the rabbit model.
- Chromosomal analysis of pregnancy losses in patients undergoing assisted reproduction.
- In utero transplantation of monocytic cells in cats with alpha-mannosidosis.
- Comprehensive maternal hemorrhage protocols reduce the use of blood products and improve patient safety.
- Baseline assessment of a hospital-specific early warning trigger system for reducing maternal morbidity.
- Decreased rates of shoulder dystocia and brachial plexus injury via an evidence-based practice bundle.
- The diagnostic value of history, physical examination, and the Q-tip cotton swab test in women with urinary incontinence.
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