Sir Robert Shields DL (8 May 1930 – 3 October 2008) was a British surgeon and Professor of Surgery at Liverpool University.
He maintained his association with the Army until 1962 by serving as senior surgical specialist and medical officer with the 7th Battalion, the Argylls (TA Reserve).
After completion of his National Service in 1956, he returned to the Western Infirmary and rose steadily up through the ranks, moving in 1963 to Cardiff as senior lecturer in surgery at the Welsh National School of Medicine and consultant surgeon to the United Cardiff Hospitals and the Welsh Hospital Board.
During those 30 years Shields built up the department of surgery and established an international reputation for research, teaching and clinical practice.
He was joint editor of a number of books on medical subjects, including the Textbook of Surgery (1983).