Dr. Sharma is a distinguished academic researcher, published scholar, professor, and speaker with over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He has lectured nationally and internationally at medical educational courses and events in endoscopy and oncology, including speaking at ACG and ASGE postgraduate courses, GI ASCO, DDW, and numerous CME events where he has served in roles as faculty and course director. He has conducted prospective trials in pancreatic and foregut cancers, endoscopic resection, and numerous endoscopic interventions. He served as Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine, mentored third- and fourth-year medical students and residents, as well as created and served as program director for an Interventional Endoscopy, for which he trained and mentored fellows who now serve as attending physicians and leaders across the nation.
Sharma earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida at the H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center & Research Institute. He went on to pursue an additional fellowship in Interventional Endoscopy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.