Stephanya B. Shear, MD, has recently joined Danville Regional Medical Center’s (DRMC) medical staff as a urologist.
She is currently practicing at Southside Urology and Nephrology.
Dr. Shear received her bachelors’ degree in Biology and Philosophy from the University of Vermont and Medical Doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine.
She completed six years of residency training: one year in the Department of Surgery at the University of Washington, and two years with the Departments of Surgery and Urology at the University of Rochester in New York.
Prior to joining the Danville Regional medical staff, Dr. Shear was a chief resident at the Strong Memorial and Rochester General Hospitals before moving to Seattle, Washington.
Between 2008-2010, she completed a Clinical Bioethics Fellowship at the Seattle Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. She spent one year study at Seattle Children’s Hospital in the Divisions of Pediatric Urologists.
“Dr. Shear has a strong medical background and will be a great asset to the hospital and the community,” said CEO Eric Deaton. “Danville Regional will continue to provide quality service and care close to home with her addition to our medical staff.”
Dr. Shear is a member of the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities, American Urological Association, American Association of Pediatric Urology and Society of Women in Urology. She is committed to volunteering overseas to teach urology and bring basic urologic care to areas that do have urology providers.
She has contributed to multiple case studies published in medical journals and chapters of books covering various topics, including co-writing a chapter on the ethics of providing medical assistance ringside at boxing events.
“I look forward to becoming more of an integral part of the community and caring for my new neighbors here in Danville,” said Dr. Shear.
Danville Regional is the leading medical center in the Dan River Region of Virginia and North Carolina, providing open heart surgery, spinal surgery and advanced cancer treatment.
Approximately 140 physicians are on the medical staff. The medical center employs approximately 1,200 people.
For additional information, visit http://www.danvilleregional.com.
