Dr. Sheps received his medical degree at the University of Manitoba in 1997 and completed his residency in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Saskatchewan in 2002.

Following his residency, he pursued subspecialty training in shoulder, elbow, and wrist surgery. He completed a shoulder surgery fellowship at the University of Alberta in 2003 and an elbow and wrist surgery fellowship at the University of Calgary in 2006.

Concurrent with his fellowship in elbow and wrist surgery, Dr. Sheps fulfilled the requirements of a Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Calgary.

In 2011, Dr. Sheps attended the Sauder School of Business at The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where he completed a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration. He is presently undertaking a Master of Science in Medical Leadership at Birkbeck, University of London, in the United Kingdom.

In addition to his present clinical work, Dr. Sheps is involved in musculoskeletal care transformation in Alberta with Access Orthopaedics in Calgary and at the Edmonton Bone and Joint Centre. In his work with the Bone and Joint Health Strategic Clinical Network and the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute, Dr. Sheps is leading the transition to ‘single point of entry’ for musculoskeletal care in Alberta.

Dr. Sheps is a founding member of the Shoulder and Upper Extremity Research Group of Edmonton (SURGE) and plays a key role in upper extremity research at the University of Alberta. He is the past secretary for the Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Society (CSES) and is leading the development of national shoulder rehabilitation protocols in collaboration with CSES. He is also guiding the development of patient information materials for shoulder disorders in collaboration with the Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation (COF).

Dr. Sheps is a partner in Gateway Health Solutions, formed to develop innovative ways of delivering musculoskeletal care. Gateway Health Solutions is the parent company of Access Orthopaedics. He is also a partner in Gateway Medical Opinion, whose aim is to provide high quality independent medical opinions to the legal and insurance community.