Cristina A Shea, MD

The Dr made a somewhat painful procedure pleasant with her kindness and knowledgeable presence

Dr. Shea. Was absolutely professional. And Explained everything in detail about the EMG test !! She was awesome !

Dr. Shea had great bed side manner and explained every step she took in detail. No surprises! [redacted]

Dr shea was wonderful. Spent the time we needed with us

The doctor was very knowledgeable, had a great bedside manner, was careful and caring and really took the time to explain the process and the procedure and was sharing her knowledge as well and answered my questions readily. I really appreciate that.

Extremely helpful experience.

I thought Dr Shea was very thorough going over my medical history and further steps for my care

My experience was extremely positive. Dr. Shea is very kind and thorough, and she listens to what I have to say, what my concerns are, and she eases me every time that I visit with her. She's just an absolute fabulous, fabulous doctor. I'm so blessed and lucky to have her as my urologist. She's truly the best.

Dr. Shea was a wonderful doctor. I look forward to my next appointment with her. [redacted] I had a wonderful experience, and I will definitely be back and refer anyone that I think that could need to see Dr. Shea. I would recommend her highly. Thank you.

Dr. Shea was informative, kind and excellent

She was smart, empathetic, a good listener, provided Referals. She understood my need for virtual visit.

Dr. Cristina did a fantastic job of explaining the test with me as we went along, which took approximately 30 minutes. She did it in a caring and thoughtful manner. And it couldn't have been better. Thank you.

New to this particular doctor and she was so easy to all to and knowledgable

Dr. Shea spent almost an hour with me, evaluating my condition and promising to followup with suggestions for further treatment. I was pleasantly surprised to get an email from her that evening and another a few days later, both signed "Cristina."

Love Dr. Shea. Talks you through things, knows your history, willing to work with you.

Dr. Shea was wonderful! She was aware of my situation, listened to what I had to say and seemed very interested to try and figure out what my problems may be caused by. She also suggested some exercises that may help alleviate some of the problems I am dealing with. Throughout my illness I have met many doctors and Dr. Shea is like a breath of fresh air.

Dr. Shea is very thoughtful and well-prepared to discuss my questions and condition. She is always able to discuss my questions thoroughly.

Professional courteous and prompt.

She was attentive and knowledgeable about my condition

My experience with my doctor that day was excellent. [redacted] I would highly recommend her to anybody. She was excellent and I got great care. Thank you.

This provider was very professional and got me the help that I need. Excellent.

She took her time and was very knowledgeable about this patient. She offered opportunity for this patient to do more for herself but the patient refused. Very nice visit.

The provider allowed me to ask any questions I wanted. She made sure I understood exactly what every part of the procedure was going to be. She assured me that there'd be, you know, some discomfort on some things, but not to worry about it. Actually, I thought she relaxed, everything was very relaxed and very easy to do, and the whole procedure went very, very well. Her demeanor and everything was excellent. Everything was perfect. Give her a 10.

Always friendly, engaging, professional and knowledgeable

Thorough and respectful. Clearly explained each step. Concerned with my comfort.

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Dr Shea is extremely knowledgeable about my disease. She performed a complete physical evaluation of me. I learned so much about the baclofen pump that I have from her. she is now going to manage that pump for me, and give me options about how to do it at my home, managing it remotely from Boston. I found this very desirable. I am very pleased that I decided to come to Spaulding and see Dr. Shea.

It was a very valuable visit. I felt listened to, understood and I left with a treatment plan that looks like it will make a big difference for me. Dr is A+++

Dr. Shea was a very attentive listener and her diagnostics were extremely thorough and well-explained. I was highly impressed and am very grateful for the excellent care.

Thank you for being who you are. I can always depend on my care team

Easy to communicate with. Great listener. Could not have asked for better experience.

Very professional and listened to what I had to say. Highly recommend.

She was very understanding of my speech disability.

Dr Shea is an excellent provider. She took the time to explain everything to me in detail and also provided different outcomes is something change after the visit.

It was excellent, as I remembered from previous experience.

Excellent

excellent knowledge, easy to speak with, listen to everything i had to say, One of the best doctors i ever worked with.

Dr. Shea is wonderful.

Dr. Shea was extremely thorough in explaining in a real world way what was going on with my test results. [redacted]

Dr. Shea is amazing. A rare combination of medical horsepower, patient empathy and intuition on how to best serve a patient and operate within the MGH system. She was able to move from intellectual questions to emotional, understand what other experts could make a difference and provide the patience needed with a complex medical situation. She's affable, amiable and relatable. MGH is lucky to have her.

excellent

I had a very positive experience with Dr. Shea.w

Dr. Shea was an incredibly thoughtful and helpful provider. She made me feel very comfortable, made me a comfortable procedure, and made me sure that if you ever needed to stop, I could, and was very kind and gentle.

Cristina was very thorough and explained everything that would happen with the procedure and also explained what to expect as she performed each step. Excellent experience with her!

Dr Shea was very kind and explained everything well.

I really like Dr. Shea. She was friendly and knowledgeable. She listened carefully to everything I had to say. She gave excellent advice and has followed up accordingly. Thank you.

Great action orientation. She went and got me all the referrals and appointments that I needed and did that very quickly, which is greatly appreciated.

Dr Shea is professional, thorough and communicates well.

When I went in, she was very comforting and she helped me going through the procedure. She asked a lot of questions, which I was happy to answer. She seemed very enthused in what she was doing, and I felt very comfortable with everything that she did. She went out of her way to treat me, I believe, and I'm very grateful for what she has done. So I love her.

I met with Dr. Shea last Wednesday and it was an excellent visit. She knew where to look, she knew my records and she knew me inside and out and that was absolutely fantastic. Plus, she talked to me and not to my sister. And me being the patient, that actually meant a lot. It made me feel whole, made me feel real. Thank you.

Dr. Shea is very nice and Friendly. She is meticulous and detailed orientated. She lays out and explains treatment options and respectfully lets the patient choose. A very good listener.

Dr. Shea is very knowledgeable, very caring, very thoughtful about the things she says and the way she thinks about issues. She makes you feel very comfortable and she makes sure that she answers all your questions very clearly and purposefully.

My first time meeting with Dr. Shea and she was very knowledgeable, caring and comforting to my needs .

The most dedicated helpful provider

She is extremely concerned about my well being. She is well informed and took extra care regarding a pain in my right shoulder. The cortisone injection she administered relieved me of pain I was tolerating for months.

Dr. Shea is extraordinary and unique in her expertise and and her empathy and concern.

I can not say enough about Dr. Shea and how caring she was. She had gone over my chart and was aware of the complex issues I had. I never felt rushed but felt relaxed with her. I was so blessed to have seen her.

Dr Cristina provided excellent care and information. Her assistant, Dr. [redacted], was also very helpful. They both were caring and detailed in their work, and accepted the presence of my accompanying family members. I appreciate all of that!

Dr. Shea is first class, very interested in her patients and aware of the details of their histories. She is responsive and genuinely cares, establishing a friendly relationship with the patient and their family that projects trust. It is a privilege to be treated by her.

Very thorough and pleasant.

I prefer telephone calls instead of messages to and from the doctor.

Outstanding

Dr. Shea is one a few providers I've seen that I believe really listens and cares and wants to find solutions. Since my stroke I've spent a lot of time navigating the medical system and Dr. Shea not only has new ideas to try but makes setting those appointments up as easy as possible. One of my favorite and most useful providers

Dr. Shea is extremely professional and kind. She listened carefully to everything I had to say. She made me feel seen and heard. She was very thorough in her exam and her explanations of her plan of care and further diagnostics needed. She followed up quickly with my after visit message in the portal. She did not rush the visit and I was made to feel very comfortable throughout the visit.

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More information could have been given to my concerns.

Dr. Shea explains all findings and her procedures before performing test. Excellent doctor

It was mostly a hearing yesterday. She explained everything very well.

Very thorough. Listened and gave good information

Dr. Shea was very responsive to our concerns. She reviewed the pros and cons of each procedure or medication. We received her feedback the next day.

First appointment, felt confortable with meeting and plan as presented.

Cristina was excellent. She set expectations from the get go as the procedure is an uncomfortable one - EMG. She was thorough and would check in with me after each test making sure I could tolerate it.

Dr. Shea was very helpful with answering all my questions in a thorough and respectful manner. She also explained each step before doing it, which enabled me to feel comfortable rather than anxious.

Dr. Shea was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful with the care. She explained everything and tried to get us the best treatment possible. And even when it was not possible, she tried to work around things to get us the care we need. We are very, very impressed and grateful for her treatment.

Dr Shea was utmost professional, warm and caring. She took her time to understand every pain and every issue.

If patients gave report cards, Dr Shea earned A++ with me. She had reviewed my medical history extensively and was prepared when I arrived at the visit. She was professional and respectful. She explained the purpose and result of each step of the examination. She listened to me carefully with kindness and compassion. I felt very comfortable asking several questions which she answered completely, and did not make me feel rushed. I would highly recommend Dr. Shea to any patient. I was grateful for her care.

Very thorough, professional and informative.

Very thorough

Doctor Shea did a great job and timely injection procedure without missing mymbta ride & the future plans for a different injection per My discussion with her sounds a good plan from this provider not offered in the past I hope she stays longer than My previous physicians !

She was EXCELLENT in every possible way! She was prepared for my first-time visit, explained things thoroughly, answered all my questions, and offered advice going forward. I could not have received better care, and was completely satisfied.

Dr.Shea was excellent I have been to many doctors in the last 5 years and Dr.Shea stands out as well above most doctors

Excellent , nice & professional

Dr Shea's professionalism & compassion were very evident during my first visit with her. Thank you so much for time the time to explain everything in addressing my questions. I feel very confident in your care!

It was a really great experience - Dr. Shea listened well, was very knowledgeable, and explained her thoughts, suggested next steps. I feel I received exceptional care from her.

Dr. Shea was thorough, kind, listened carefully to concerns, was knowledgeable about my history, explained everything in terms both my husband and I could understand, demonstrated using illustrations the areas of my body we were focused on. My husband and I thought Dr. Shea, her nurse, and the overall experience at Spaulding was exceptional.

[redacted] During my entire adult life I never met a doctor as knowledgeable and as competent as Dr. Shea. No doctor ever took time to dig in to the details of the root cause of my medical problem of over 25 years. Her line of questioning, physical examination and sincere interest in my care was far more than my expectations. My wife and an another family friend who were in the examination room were equally impressed with her sincerity and professionalism. My sincere thanks to Dr. Shea and the Mass General institution.

Excellent experience.

Dr. Shea is a very knowledgeable and attentive doctor.

Dr. Shea was excellent. She listened. She gave an extremely thorough exam. She explained everything and she did it with kindness and clarity and she followed up by trying to get physical therapists. Thank you.

The experience with Dr. Shea was good.

She's excellent. She's wonderful. [redacted]

Dr. Shea has great listening skills and is an excellent practitioner.

She is amazing. I have total trust in her care. She is thorough in her treatment. I believe she is happier to see improvement than I am. She gives positive reinforcement telling me to continue doing what I am doing at the senior center with my exercises. I am so very blessed to have as my Doctor! I tell my children all about her. She is perfect! A keeper!

Dr. Shea is very thorough. She's always up to date on all your information and she explains things very thoroughly and discusses them with you so that you have some input into your care. She's an excellent doctor.

Dr Shea gives the sense that she's in the fight with us and is invested in our daughter thriving.

Dr Shea is an excellent example of how medical doctors should be. Kind, Compassionate, understanding, thorough, and intelligent, though these words are not enough. Its a privilege to have a Dr of her caliber.

Doctor asked many questions about my condition.

Dr. Shea is professional, kind, respectful, knowledgeable, intuitive and extremely helpful on complicated medical matters. She has great memory about prior issues, comes well prepared and has a ready disposition for problem solving. She's extremely perspicacious; her knowledge extends to understanding a wider than usual range of specialties, helpful in determining other areas and providers who might inform and assist improving one's medical care. She's an asset to Spaulding as an institution, and I'm extremely fortunate to have her as my care provider

Dr. Shea was very informative in her explanation of treatment

This was an initial assessment. We had never met before this appointment. I found Dr. Shea to be invested in the interactions, thorough in gathering information, and curious as to potential causes for my unexplained problems with my decreasing energy, strength , stamina last couple of years. She ordered MRI to explore potential causes causes leading to a plan of action to address these issues.

Dr. Shea is an amazing Doctor. She is thorough, asks the insightful questions, and is truly cares about her patients. She won't end the session if she isn't satisified with the results.

Very attentive, knowledgeable, and empathetic.

The provider experience was really good. I had all my questions answered and it was really helpful to have the fellow there because they worked off of each other and respectfully asked me a lot of more questions, I think, than just the provider alone would have done. So I thought that was good around pain management. That's all.

She listens and regards my personal situation which I greatly appreciate.

Dr. Shea took a lot of time to go over my results and answer the questions I had prepared. She listened attentively and was aware of my complicated medical history.

Dr.Shea is great!

The Dr.'s were extremely thorough and i did get blood test results through the app. I can not emphasize how much i appreciate the attention provided to me and my health issues. Thank you.

she really knew about my condition!

Dr. Shea was very, very knowledgeable, very nice, and she completely understood my needs, and we dealt with them effectively. I would recommend her. I recommend her in the future. Thank you.