Megan Shea, D.O.

Pediatrics - Critical Care

Biography

Megan Shea, D.O., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Shea earned her medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and received advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, where she was Chief Fellow.

She also has a Master of Public Health in health policy and administration from St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric critical care medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Shea serves as the Team Lead for Team FIRST and is a member of numerous committees, including the Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Education Improvement Committee for the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

Education & Training

Other Post Graduate Training - St. George's University (2010-2011)
Medical School - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2012-2016)
Residency - New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center (2016-2019), Pediatrics
Fellowship - Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (2020-2023), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics
Society of Critical Care Medicine

Honors & Awards

Distinction in Leadership 2023, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Distinction in Biomedical Ethics 2022, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Books & Publications

Publications
- Exploring Pediatric Residents’ Views on Learning to Communicate Serious News
  Shea M, Hills T. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2022
- Improving Food Insecurity Screening and Referral at Theresa Lang Children’s Center- A Resident-led Quality Improvement Initiative.
  Chan A, Abramson E, Osorio SN, Cheng Y, Dabakis M, Dybbro E, Kaushik A, Satty A, Shea M, Voleti S, Rosenblum R. Pediatric Academic Society 2018
- The Lack of Neonatal Consequences in Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome: A Surprising Finding
  Boyan WP, Shea B, Fiore N, Shea M, Fenig Y, Cohen IT. Journal of Neonatal Surgery 2017 6 76
- Frailty and Early Mortality after Lung Transplantation: Preliminary Results
  Lederer DJ, Sonett JR, Philip NA, Larkin M, Peterson ER, Desai A, Sanyal S, Shah L, Robbins HA, Raza K, Reilly G, DOvidio F, Bacchetta M, Arcasoy S Elsevier 2013 32 4 S119-S120
- Gender, Race, And Clinical Characteristics Of Frail Lung Transplant Candidates
  Podolanczuk A, Peterson E, Shah L, Robbins H, Philip N, Desai A, Larkin M, Arcasoy S, Lederer D. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2013 187 A2197
- Frailty Is Independently Associated With Reduced Six-Minute Walk Distance In Lung Transplant Candidates
  Restivo M, Peterson E, Shah L, Robbins H, Philip NA, Desai A, Larkin M, Arcasoy SM, Lederer DJ. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2013 187 A2198
- Fludrocortisone improves nausea in children with orthostatic intolerance (OI).
  Fortunato JE, Shaltout HA, Larkin MM, Rowe PC, Diz DI, Koch KL, Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society 2011 Dec 21 6 419-23

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