Dr. Sheppard is affiliated with East Bay Cardiac Surgery Center Medical Group in Oakland, as well as Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley. Public records indicate that he received $1,175 in payments from medical companies between 2014 and 2017, which is more than a majority (70%) of surgeons nationally. Dr. Sheppard graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1987. He is licensed to practice by the state board in California (G65691).