Place of Birth: New York, New York
Marital Status: Married
Education:
1951-1955: Queens College, New York City
1955-1959: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
1959-1960: Straight Medical Internship, KCH Brooklyn
1960-1961: Kings Country Hospital, Brooklyn, OB/GYN Assistant Resident
1961-1963: Assistant Resident OB/GYN, St. Catherine's Hospital, Brooklyn
1963-1965: Resident OB/GYN, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City
Military Service: 1965, 1967: United States Air Force - Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas - Honorable Discharge
Licensure: Nevada, California
Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, certified in 1967; recertified in 1978, 1986, and 1993.
Societies:
1968-present: Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
1975-1995: Fellow, American College of Surgeons
1967-present: Nevada State Medical Association
1967-present: American Medical Association
Committees:
Search Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nevada School of Medicine (UNSOM), 1977 to 1979
Chairman, Therapeutic Abortion Committee, Womens Hospital, 1973 to 1994
Associate Director for Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospitals Residency Program, 1981 to 1989
Chairman, Education Committee, Womens Hospital, 1985 to 1994
Chairman, Search Committee for Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1987
Chairman, Perinatal Task Force Committee, State of Nevada, 1988
Nevada State Medical Association CME Committee, 1990 to 1994
Womens Hospital Quality Assurance Committee, 1989 to 1994
Association of Professors of Gynecology Test Bank Committee Member, 1993 to 1996
Clerkship Coordinator - OB/GYN Clerkship, UNSOM 1978-1989
Consultant to Clerkship, UNSOM, 1989 to present
Curriculum Committee UNSOM, 1978 to present
Post-graduate Continuing Medical Education, UNSOM, 1991-1996
Professional Organizations: Director, GYN-CME Fund, Inc., 1977 to 1995
Awards:
Physicians' Recognition Award of the AMA, annually
APGO Award - Teaching Excellence - 1994-1995
Academic Appointments:
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1978 to present.
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1982 to 1989.
Examiner, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1986 to present.
Member, Test Committee B, Part III, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1986 to 1995.
Consultant, Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, 1984 to present.
Consultant for Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, 1989 to present.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane Universite, 1978 to 1993.
Member of faculty for ACOG Hands On Workshop entitled "Laparoscopy," 1993.
Publications:
Sheld, Harrison H.: Supine Hypotensive Syndrome, Spinal Anesthesia and Apparent Cardiac Arrest, A Case Report. The Journal of the Mt. Sinai Hospital, 30:498, 1963
Sheld, Harrison H., and Charme, L.S.: Nonpuerperal Glactorrhea Following Hysterectomy, New York State Journal of Medicine, 69:590, 1969
Sheld, Harrison H.: "Hard" Evidence of Effect of Progesterone in Early Pregnancy. Collected Letters of the Internal Correspondence Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 21:6, 1980
Sheld, Harrison H.: Megacolon Complicating Pregnancy, Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 32:239-242, 1987
Sheld, Harrison H.: Board Review - Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1987, Macmillan, New York, 1987
Sheld Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Annual Review - 1989, Pergamon Press, New York, 1989
Sheld, Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Annual Review - 1990, Pergamon Press, New York, 1990
Sheld, Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Review - 1991, Pergamon Press, New York, 1991
Sheld, Harrison H.: The Use of Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block in the Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain. The American Journal of Gynecologic Health, VI:96-100, 1991
Sheld, Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Review - 1992, McGraw Hill, New York, 1992
Sheld, Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Review - 1993, McGraw Hill, New York, 1993
Sheld, Harrison H. and Zenan, J.S.: Journal review entitled The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1993; 270:2500
Sheld, Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Review - 1994, McGraw Hill, New York, 1994
Sheld, Harrison H.: The Use of the APGO Test Bank in Clerkship Design. The Quarterly Report. Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume XXII, No. 4, 1994
Sheld, Harrison H.: Obstetrics & Gynecology - Review - 1995, McGraw Hill, New York, 1995
Sheld, Harrison H. and Zenan, J.S.: Journal review entitled, Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns. Journal of the American Medical Association, 1995; 273:87
Grants:
Fellow on Department of Psychiatry grant from the NIAAA/NIDA, 1990-1994 Faculty Training in Addiction Medicine (John Chappel, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, UNSOM Principal Investigator)
State Nevada, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse - "Prevalence Study in Substance Abuse in University Medical Center Clinics," 1993 (Tracy Veach Ed.D., Department of Psychiatry, UNSOM Principal Investigator)
Teaching Activities:
1991
Lecture and Laboratory: "Pelvic and Perineal Anatomy," Department of Anatomy, UNSOM (also 1992-95)
Lecture: "Carcinoma of Cervix," Tumor Board, University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Ob-Gyn Student Lectures: "Contraception," "Antepartum Care," "Pelvic Pain," "Pre and Post-operative Care," "Substance Abuse in Pregnancy." (also 1992)
Designed the written examinations for the Ob-Gyn Clerkship (also 1992)
Faculty Staff to the Residency At-Risk OB Clinic, Affiliated Hospital Residency Program (to present)
1992
Lecture: "Surgical Complications During Pregnancy," Department of Surgery, university Medical Center, Las Vegas
Lecture: "Perinatal Addiction," presented for the State of Nevada, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (also 1993-1994)
1993
Lecture: "Optimizing Pregnancy Outcome," Huma Behavir II, Department of Psychiatry, UNSOM
Wrote 19 computer examinations in Ob-Gyn, revised 10 others.
Lecture: "Pitfalls in Prescribing," in the "Prescribing Controlled Medicine," CME for Family Practitioners, Reno, Nevada
Lecture: "Perinatal Addiction," Nevada Chapter of Family Physicians, Las Vegas
Collaborated with Drs. Levy and Lazarson on designing "Women's and Infants' health Clerkship"
Facilitator, Women's and Infants' Health Clerkship
1994
Lecture: "Preventative GYN Care," Department of internal Medicine, University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Lecture: "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome," presented to Clark County School Nurses, Las Vegas, Nevada
Lecture: "Drug Abuse in Pregnancy," to Ob-Gyn residents, Affiliated Hospital Residency Program, Las Vegas, Nevada
Reviewed and revised 27 computer examinations in Ob-Gyn for the clerkship, UNSOM
Facilitator, Women's and Infants' Health Clerkship, UNSOM
1995
Lecture: "Perinatal Addiction," Human Behavior II, Department of Psychiatry, UNSOM
Lecture: "essential GYN for the Internist," Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, las Vegas, Nevada
Lecture: "The Gynecologic Examination," in Physical Diagnosis II, UNSOM
Lecture: "Genitourinary Infection," to Ob-Gyn residents, Affiliated hospitals Residency Program, las Vegas, Nevada
Lecture: "Preventing Ethical Conflict" for Ob-Gyn Residents, Affiliated Hospitals Residency Program, Las Vegas, Nevada
Reviewed and revised 27 Ob-Gyn computer examinations for the clerkship
Facilitator, Women's and Infants' Health Clerkship, UNSOM
Continuing Medical Education and Postgraduate Courses:
1991
Gyn Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Human Teratogens, Harvard Medical School1992
Update in Clinical Obstetrics (GYN-CME)
Office Gynecology (GYN-CME)
Perinatal Medicine (GYN-CME)
Advances in Office Gynecology, Harvard Medical School1993
Controversies in Obstetrical Management (GYN-CME)
Current Issues in Gynecologic Management (GYN-CME)
Medical Complications of Pregnancy (GYN-CME)
Reproductive Endocrinology (GYN-CME)
The Molecular Biology of Women's Health, Harvard Medical School1994
Obstetrical Ultrasound Update (GYN-CME)
Antibiotic Use in OB/GYN (GYN-CME)
Office Gynecology (GYN-CME)
Perinatal medicine (GYN-CME)
Office Gynecology, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Computing in Patient Care, Harvard Medical School
Basic Science for Clinicians, Harvard Medical School1995
Reproductive Endocrinology (GYN-CME)
Office Gynecology (GYN-CME)
Comprehensive Gynecology (GYN-CME, New York, New York)