He earned his MD from Zhenjiang Medical College in China. He completed a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio followed by a residency in Pathology at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Cytopathology at Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University. Dr. Shen is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology.