Associate Professor
Paul Shield
Academic Division,
Sessional Staff
Biography
Paul has worked in diagostic cytopathology for over 30 years and has extensive experience in all aspects of gynaecological, general non-gynaecological and fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytopathology.
He has had a high level of involvement in the Ausralian Society of Cytology, particularly in the areas of education (past Councillor, Chief Examiner, Chair of Board of Education and current Chair of the ASC Fellowship Examiners). Paul has also been involved in the development of external Quality Assurance and standards in cytology, sitting on numerous national standard setting committees.
Research interests include gynaecological cytology, serous effusion cytology, immunohistochemistry, FNA cytology and cancer diagnostics.
Personal details
Positions
- Sessional Employment Contract with QUT
Academic Division,
Sessional Staff
Research field
Clinical sciences, Oncology and carcinogenesis
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Science (University of Queensland)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australian Society of Cytology (CT(ASC)
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia FFSc(RCPA)
- Australian Institute Medical Scientists (MAIMS)
Teaching
- Cytopathology
- Pathology
- Medical Laboratory Science
Experience
- Supervising Scientist, Cytology, Royal Brisbane Hospital 1983-1998.
- Head of Department, Cytology, Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, 1998-2013.
Publications
- Shield, P., Ribu, D. & Cominos, D. (2016). The significance of extracellular mucin in breast fine needle aspiration specimens. Cytopathology, 27(3), 185–192. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/113227
- Shield, P. & Crous, H. (2014). Fine-needle aspiration cytology of Merkel cell carcinoma - A review of 69 cases. Diagnostic Cytopathology, 42(11), 924–928. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/77509
- Shield, P., Papadimos, D. & Walsh, M. (2014). GATA3: A promising marker for metastatic breast carcinoma in serous effusion specimens. Cancer cytopathology, 122(4), 307–312. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72593
- Shield, P., Cosier, J., Ellerby, G., Gartrell, M. & Papadimos, D. (2014). Rapid on-site evaluation of fine needle aspiration specimens by cytology scientists: a review of 3032 specimens. Cytopathology, 25(5), 322–329. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/74385
- Ribu, D., Shield, P. & Bligh, J. (2012). The varied presentation of metastatic melanoma in fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast. Cytopathology, 23(4), 256–262. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78890
- Ribu, D., Shield, P. & Cominos, D. (2011). Displaced granulosa cells in peritoneal washings: a rare diagnostic pitfall. Cytopathology, 22(3), 202–204. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78891
- Shield, P., Finnimore, J., Cummings, M. & Wright, G. (2010). Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology : a decade of data 1998-2008. Pathology, 42(7), 623–628. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/217879
QUT ePrints
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