Vivek Sharma, M.D., FACP

Education:

M.D., B.J Medical College, Poona University, Pune, India, 1992
Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, 1998
Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), 1998, 2008
Fellowship, Medical Oncology and Hematology, 2001
Board Certified, ABIM, Hematology, 2001, 2011
Board Cerfied, ABIM, Medical Oncology, 2001, 2011

Curriculum Vitae

Current Positions:

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Director, Medical Oncology Service, GI Cancer Multidisciplinary Clinic

Clinical Focus and Research:

My clinical focus is on multi-disciplinary approaches to the treatment of Gastrointestinal (Colorectal, Anal, Pancreas, Biliary, Liver, Esophagus and Gastric Cancers).  I work with surgical and radiation oncologists to ensure that my patients receive the most effective combination of treatment modalities and have access to the most innovative drugs for the treatment of cancer. I also have interest in disorders of blood coagulation including hemophilia and von Willebrand disease.

My research interests include clinical trials of new chemotherapeutics and targeted agents including those developed by industry as well as those sponsored by National Cancer Institute. I primarily view research as a tool to translate the best new knowledge acquired in the laboratory into direct clinical benefit to patients at the bedside.

Literature Cited:

  1. Diana V Golub, A Cahid Civelek, Vivek R Sharma:  A regimen of Taxol, Ifosfamide And Platinum for Recurrent Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Anal Canal; Chemotherapy Research and Practice, vol. 2011, Article ID 163736, 6 pages, (2011). doi:10.1155/2011/163736PMID: 22295202. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Taxol+Ifosfamide+Platinum+Anal+Cancer
  2. Irinotecan Drug-Eluting Beads in the Treatment of Chemo-Naive Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases with Concomitant Systemic Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin:  Results of Pharmacokinetics and Phase I Trial. Robert C. G. Martin II, Charles R. Scoggins, Dana Tomalty, Marshall Schreeder, Tiffany Metzger, Clifton Tatum, Vivek Sharma; J Gastrointest Surg, (2012) DOI 10.1007/s11605-012-1892-8.  PMID: 22528576
  3. Anti-tumor Monoclonal Antibodies in Conjunction with β-Glucans: a Novel Anti-Cancer immunotherapy. Xiang D, Sharma VR, Freter CE, Yan J. Curr Med Chem. 2012, July 25 PMID: 22834812
  4. Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Pathogenesis, Testing and Diagnosis. Vivek R Sharma; Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology, Volume 11, Issue 9  Supplement 13 (September 2013)
  5. Impact of Acute Bleeding on Daily Activities of Patients with Congenital Hemophilia with Inhibitors and Their Caregivers and Families: Observations from the Dosing Observational Study in Hemophilia (DOSE). Michael Recht, Ellis J. Neufeld, Vivek R. Sharma, Caitlyn T. Solem, A. Simon Pickard, Robert Z. Gut, David L. Cooper Value in Health, Volume 17, Issue 6, Pages 744-748 (September 2014) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2014.07.003 PMID: 25236999

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