John W Shaw, MD

General Surgery, Pediatric General Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Breast Surgery, Minimally Invasive General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Trauma Surgery

Accepting New Patients

Meet John

I am a graduate from Defiance High School. My father was a physician in Defiance and he inspired me to choose my career path as a physician bringing me back to Defiance my training. I am a Board Certified General Surgeon trained to operate laparoscopically and robotically. I enjoy helping patients and making them feel better.

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Insurances Accepted

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  • Aetna Better Health OH
  • Aetna Commercial & Aetna Medicare OH
  • Align Senior Care OH
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Medicaid OH
  • Anthem Elevance Health KY & OH
  • Buckeye Health Plan OH
  • CareSource OH
  • Cigna OH
  • CIN - MHS NON-MSSP
  • CommuniCare Medicare Advantage OH
  • Corvel KY OH VA
  • Devoted Health Medicare Advantage OH KY
  • Direct Health Connect/H2B OH
  • DOL KY & OH
  • Frontpath Health Coalition OH
  • Health Alliance Plan of Michigan
  • HealthSmart OH
  • Healthspring Medicare Advantage OH
  • Humana Military KY & OH
  • Humana OH
  • Immergrun OH
  • Lutheran Preferred OH
  • McLaren Health Plan OH
  • Medicaid OH
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medicare OH
  • Medicare Railroad KY & OH
  • Medigold OH
  • Molina Healthcare MI
  • Molina Medicare & Medicaid OH
  • Multiplan OH
  • Ohio BWC
  • Ohio Health Choice
  • OMC (Oscar Mgmt) OH KY SC VA
  • Paramount Elite Medicare Advantage OH
  • Parkview-Signature One OH
  • Payer Provider
  • Perennial Medicare Advantage OH
  • Quality Care Partners PPO OH
  • Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA
  • SummaCare OH
  • The Health Plan OH
  • United Healthcare OH
  • Valor Health Plan OH
  • Wellcare Meridian MI

Ratings & Reviews

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Overall Score

4.9 out of 5 160 ratings, 27 reviews

Patient Reviews

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July 2026
Dr Shaw was excellent. I've never had a Dr compliment me on how good of a patient I was and to check back so he knows how I'm doing. He was so fantastic!!!
July 2026
Dr. Shaw is compassionate and listens intently. He even called the oncologist while I was in the office so that we are all on the same page.
July 2026
Dr. Shaw was great! I was nervous about my exam and upcoming biopsy and he made me feel at ease. He was easy to talk to and answered all of my questions. I felt heard and left understanding and mor...Show more
July 2026
I have complete confidence in Dr. Shaw.
June 2026
Dr. Shaw is fantastic! It felt like meeting a friend you've known for years. I just felt from the start that I could trust him to do what's best.
June 2026
Doctor offered other alternatives and options
June 2026
Dr. Shaw is an amazing doctor. He took great care of me before and after surgery. I would recommend him to anyone who needs a general surgeon. He was also very nice.
June 2026
Dr. Shaw is fantastic. He has went above and beyond for me!
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