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Ashwani Kumar Sharma, M.D.

Ashwani Kumar Sharma, M.D.

Imaging Sciences , Vascular and Interventional Radiology

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About Me

Dr. Ashwani Sharma is Professor of Interventional Radiology at University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed his medical degree at Maulana Azad Medical College at Delhi University, India. His residency training included programs in Radiodiagnosis and Neuroradiology. Dr. Sharma's fellowship...
Dr. Ashwani Sharma is Professor of Interventional Radiology at University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed his medical degree at Maulana Azad Medical College at Delhi University, India. His residency training included programs in Radiodiagnosis and Neuroradiology. Dr. Sharma's fellowships were obtained at University of Rochester Medical Center in Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology.

Dr. Sharma is the Director of Interventional Oncology in Imaging Sciences and his current research activities include Y90 in primary and secondary liver tumors.
He is also currently working on the role of PDT in body abscesses. His other special interests include varicose vein treatments and transplant interventions. In addition, he has made presentations at several national meetings, published articles in medical journals and several web cases.

Certified Specialties

Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology - American Board of Radiology

Neuroradiology - American Board of Radiology

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2008 - 2009

Fellowship, Neuroradiology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2007 - 2008

Fellowship, Neuroradiology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2006 - 2007

Fellowship, Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (India). 2002 - 2005

Fellowship, Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (India). 2001 - 2002

Residency, Radiology, General, Indira Ghandi Medical College (India). 1998 - 2001

Internship, Radiology, General, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College/Hospital (India). 1996 - 1997

Education

MBBS | Maulana Azad Medical College (India). 1997

Awards

Fischer Fund Grant. 2014

Lawrence G. Sahler I CARE Award. 2014

Certificate of 'Excellence in Research'. 2008

First Prize at Fifth Annual Conference. 2003

Publications

Journal Articles

Transradial versus transfemoral access for treatment of HCC: a systematic review and meta analysis.

Worley L, Szekeres D, Akkipeddi SM, Schartz D, Sharma AK

Clinical radiology.. 2024 July 30 Epub 07/30/2024.

Robotic-Assisted Management of Ureteral Complications in Post-Renal Transplant Patients: A Case Series and Literature Review.

McCabe M, Sharma A, Kashyap R, Pineda-Solis K, Nair A, Joseph J, Wu G

Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A.. 2024 July 34 (7):639-645. Epub 05/09/2024.

Coronavirus disease 2019-related hepatic transplant pseudoaneurysm.

Kapoor S, Tomiyama K, Orloff MS, Sharma AK

Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques.. 2024 June 10 (3):101469. Epub 03/04/2024.

Sclerotherapy of the Post renal Transplant Lymphoceles: A Meta-Analysis.

des Bordes U, Hoang T, Dale BS, Sharma AK

Transplantation proceedings.. 2024 March 56 (2):316-321. Epub 02/16/2024.

Safety and Feasibility of Photodynamic Therapy for Percutaneous Image-guided Abdominopelvic Abscess Drainage: Phase 1 Trial.

Baran TM, Bass DA, Christensen L, Longbine E, Favella MD, Foster TH, Sharma AK

Radiology.. 2024 March 310 (3):e232667. Epub 1900 01 01.

Treatment planning for photodynamic therapy of abscess cavities using patient-specific optical properties measured prior to illumination.

Li Z, Hannan MN, Sharma AK, Baran TM

Physics in medicine and biology.. 2024 February 2869 (5)Epub 02/28/2024.

First in human measurements of abscess cavity optical properties and methylene blue uptake prior to photodynamic therapy by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.

Hannan MN, Sharma AK, Baran TM

Journal of biomedical optics.. 2024 February 29 (2):027002. Epub 02/27/2024.

Combination therapy of dual sclerosants with glue embolization of calcitrant pancreatico-cutaneous fistula.

des Bordes U, Sharma AK

Radiology case reports.. 2024 January 19 (1):227-229. Epub 11/02/2023.

Navigating tortuous collaterals during splenic artery aneurysm embolization.

Kapoor SR, Wicks J, Sharma AK

Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders.. 2023 November 11 (6):1285. Epub 1900 01 01.

Photodynamic Therapy of an Abdominal Abscess at the Time of Percutaneous Drainage.

Baran TM, Sharma AK

Cardiovascular and interventional radiology.. 2023 September 46 (9):1292-1294. Epub 07/18/2023.

How to Deal with Burnout in Interventional Radiology?

Wicks JS, Sharma M, Sharma AK

Cardiovascular and interventional radiology.. 2023 August 46 (8):1064-1065. Epub 05/22/2023.

Comparable and Complimentary Modalities for Treatment of Small-Sized HCC: Surgical Resection, Radiofrequency Ablation, and Microwave Ablation.

Wicks JS, Dale BS, Ruffolo L, Pack LJ, Dunne R, Laryea MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Sharma AK

Journal of clinical medicine.. 2023 July 2912 (15)Epub 07/29/2023.

A Unique Approach to Obtaining Tissue in a Difficult to Access Indeterminate Biliary Stricture: Percutaneous Cholangioscopy and Biopsy.

Schubach A, Penmetsa A, Sharma A, Kothari S

ACG case reports journal.. 2023 July 10 (7):e01095. Epub 07/08/2023.

Preliminary measurements of optical properties in human abscess cavities prior to methylene blue photodynamic therapy.

Hannan MN, Sharma AK, Baran TM

Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering.. 2023 12359 Epub 03/14/2023.

Corrigendum to Pneumothorax [Journal of Emergency Nursing, Volume 46, Issue 6, November 2020, Page 895]Nana Ohene Baah, MD, and Ashwani Kumar Sharma, MD, Interventional Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.

Baah NO, Sharma AK

Journal of emergency nursing.. 2022 November 48 (6):625. Epub 09/29/2022.

Gastrointestinal Tract Injury by Yttrium-90 Appears Largely Restricted to Resin Microspheres But Can Occur Years After Embolization.

Feely M, Tondon R, Gubbiotti M, Stashek KM, Numbere N, Huber AR, Sharma AK, Geller BS, Salaria SN, Gonzalez RS

The American journal of surgical pathology.. 2022 September 146 (9):1234-1240. Epub 04/08/2022.

Rethinking Time-to-Exchange: Outcomes of Nephrostomy Tube Placement in Pregnancy.

Kapoor SR, Maldow DJ, Baran TM, Sharma AK

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR.. 2021 August 32 (8):1231-1233. Epub 1900 01 01.

The utilization of CTA in management of gastrointestinal bleeding in a tertiary care center ED. Are we using it enough?

Stewart K, Sharma AK

The American journal of emergency medicine.. 2021 January 39 :60-64. Epub 01/11/2020.

Radiofrequency ablation vs microwave ablation for osteoid osteomas: long-term results.

Reis J, Chang Y, Sharma AK

Skeletal radiology.. 2020 December 49 (12):1995-2000. Epub 06/20/2020.

COVID-19 Related Mortality During Management of a Hepatic Abscess.

Elliott R, Ohene Baah N, Grossman VA, Sharma AK

Journal of radiology nursing.. 2020 December 39 (4):271-274. Epub 09/22/2020.

Pneumothorax.

Baah NO, Sharma AK

Journal of emergency nursing.. 2020 November 46 (6):895. Epub 1900 01 01.

Shoulder Joint.

Baah NO, Sharma AK

Journal of emergency nursing.. 2020 September 46 (5):711. Epub 1900 01 01.

Photodynamic therapy of deep tissue abscess cavities: Retrospective image-based feasibility study using Monte Carlo simulation.

Baran TM, Choi HW, Flakus MJ, Sharma AK

Medical physics.. 2019 July 46 (7):3259-3267. Epub 05/21/2019.

Attenuation of Shear Waves in Normal and Steatotic Livers.

Sharma AK, Reis J, Oppenheimer DC, Rubens DJ, Ormachea J, Hah Z, Parker KJ

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2019 April 45 (4):895-901. Epub 01/23/2019.

Percutaneous Thrombin Injection for Treatment of a Hepatic Arterial Pseudoaneurysm after the Placement of a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt.

Oppenheimer DC, Jones L, Sharma A

Journal of clinical imaging science.. 2019 9 :20. Epub 05/24/2019.

TIPS performed in a patient with complete portal vein thrombosis.

Sharma AK, Kaufman DC

Radiology case reports.. 2017 June 12 (2):327-330. Epub 02/20/2017.

Feasibility of transfemoral hepatic vein/wedged portal venous pressure measurement in total artificial heart.

Sharma AK, Huang J, Vidula H, Alexis J, Lehoux JM

Radiology case reports.. 2017 June 12 (2):340-342. Epub 04/12/2017.

Distinction between inflammatory hepatocellular adenoma and mass effect on liver sampling.

Agostini-Vulaj D, Sharma AK, Findeis-Hosey JJ, McMahon LA, Gonzalez RS

Human pathology.. 2017 March 61 :105-110. Epub 12/15/2016.

Looking Beyond INR of 1.5 and Fresh Frozen Plasma in Liver Disease.

Sharma AK, Sharma M, Refaai MA

Cardiovascular and interventional radiology.. 2016 December 39 (12):1795-1796. Epub 06/03/2016.

Indwelling Stent Embedded with Light-Emitting Diodes for Photodynamic Therapy of Malignant Biliary Obstruction.

Baran TM, Mironov O, Sharma AK, Foster TH

Cardiovascular and interventional radiology.. 2016 June 39 (6):916-9. Epub 11/19/2015.

Comparison of outcomes between SBRT, yttrium-90 radioembolization, transarterial chemoembolization, and radiofrequency ablation as bridge to transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Mohamed M, Katz AW, Tejani MA, Sharma AK, Kashyap R, Noel MS, Qiu H, Hezel AF, Ramaraju GA, Dokus MK, Orloff MS

Advances in radiation oncology.. 2016 1 (1):35-42. Epub 12/29/2015.

Preoperative fiducial coil placement facilitates robot-assisted laparoscopic excision of retroperitoneal small solitary metastasis of kidney cancer.

Agrawal V, Sharma A, Wu G

Urology.. 2014 November 84 (5):e21-2. Epub 10/24/2014.

Supraumbilical rash caused by nontarget radioembolization to the falciform artery.

Sharma AK, Foster TH, Katz A, Lee DE, Waldman DL

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR.. 2014 March 25 (3):483-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Preoperative evaluation of spinal vascular malformation by MR angiography: how reliable is the technique: case report and review of literature.

Sharma AK, Westesson PL

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery.. 2008 May 110 (5):521-4. Epub 03/21/2008.

MRI sign of nodular fasciitis: a case report.

Sharma AK, Scott G, Westesson PL

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics.. 2008 May 105 (5):e53-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Measurement of peak CSF flow velocity at cerebral aqueduct, before and after lumbar CSF drainage, by use of phase-contrast MRI: utility in the management of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Sharma AK, Gaikwad S, Gupta V, Garg A, Mishra NK

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery.. 2008 April 110 (4):363-8. Epub 02/20/2008.

Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the sphenoid bone with unusual imaging features: a case report.

Sharma A, Garg A, Mishra NK, Gaikwad SB, Sharma MC, Gupta V, Suri A

Clinical neurology and neurosurgery.. 2005 October 107 (6):528-31. Epub 12/13/2004.

Primary osteosarcoma of the skull. A report of 3 cases.

Chander B, Ralte AM, Dahiya S, Sharma MC, Mahapatra AK, Sharma AK, Mukhopadhyay S, Sarkar C

Journal of neurosurgical sciences.. 2003 September 47 (3):177-81. Epub 1900 01 01.

Diversity in United States Medical Faculty Relative to Population Trends, 2005-2019.

Baran TM, Wicks JS, Sharma AK.

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences.

Effective Communication of an Adverse Outcome after a Procedure.

Grinstead R, Ghouayel ME, Sharma AK.

J. Radiol. Nurs. 2020 Dec; 39(4):207-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2020.01.005. .

Endovascular Treatment of Recurrent Bleeding Secondary to Pseudoaneurysm, Following Maxillofacial Resection with Free Flap Reconstruction.

Shetty AN, *Brahmbhatt A, Shetty K, Sharma AK.

Otolaryngology Case Reports. 2020 Nov.; 17:100-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xocr.2020.100249. .

Varicose veins.

Wang M, Sharma AK.

J. Radiol. Nurs. 2019; 38:150-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2019.04.004. .

Pulmonary Embolism: Epidemiology, Patient Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment.

Clark AC, Xue J, Sharma AK.

J. Radiol. Nurs. 2019 June; 38(2):112-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2019.01.006. .

Transarterial chemoembolization for Hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sur B, Sharma AK.

J. Radiol. Nurs. 2018 June; 37(2):107-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2017.12.004. .

Superior Vena Cava Syndrome

Richardson B, Rupasov A, Sharma AK.

J. Radiol. Nurs. 2018 March; 37(1):36-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2017.11.002. .

Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Placement in Pregnancy: Care of the Mother and Unborn Child.

Sharma AK, Mis FJ, Vo TD, Grossman VG.

J Radiol Nurs 2016; 35:85-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jradnu.2016.02.003. .

Duplex Ultrasonography in the Management of Varicose Veins.

Sharma AK, Drumsta D, Lee DE.

Ultrasound Clinics: Interventional ultrasound edited by David L.

Ultrasound Imaging and Interventional Treatment of Portal Vein Thrombosis

Kaproth-Joslin K, Sharma AK, Rubens D.

Ultrasound Clinics: Interventional Ultrasound

Hepatic Artery after Liver Transplant: Ultrasonographic Diagnosis for Intervention.

Fang A, Sharma AK, Rubens D.

Ultrasound Clinics: Interventional

Mo1273 Histologic Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Liver Biopsy Compared to Percutaneous and Transjugular Approaches: A Single-Center Retrospective Review.

Foor-Pessin C, Bittner K, Kothari S, Sharma M, Zhou Z, Sharma AK, Kaul V, Kothari T.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017 May; 85(5): AB485-AB486. Doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1122.

Plastic Common Bile Duct Stent "Impact" on the Portal Vein: Case Series of Rare Complications Requiring Multidisciplinary Solutions.

Bartell N, Penmetsa A, Sharma A, Orloff M, Kaul V, Ullah A, Kothari S.

American Journal of Gastroenterology 2021 Oct.; Vol. 116: pg. S1053. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000783512.87589.c5. .

Histologic Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Liver Biopsy Compared to Percutaneous and Transjugular Approaches: A Single-Center Retrospective Review.

Foor-Pessin C, Bittner K, Kothari S, Sharma M, Zhou Z, Sharma AK, Kaul V, Kothari T.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017 May; 85(5): AB485-AB486. Doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.03.1122.

Percutaneous Image-Guided Vertebral Augmentation and Intervention in Cancer Patients.

Brahmbhatt, A., Frotton, T., Shetty, A., Sharma, A., Lis, E., Cornelis, F.H. (2023).

Interventional Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51192-0_96-1. .

Books

Ultrasound Clinics (2013)

Chapter: Duplex Ultrasonography in the Management of Varicose Veins

Authors: Sharma AK, Drumsta D, Lee DE

Publisher: Elsevier 2013

Ultrasound Clinics (2013)

Chapter: Ultrasound Imaging and Interventional Treatment of Portal Vein Thrombosis

Authors: Kaproth-Joslin K, Sharma AK, Rubens D

Publisher: Elsevier 2013

Ultrasound Clinics (2013)

Chapter: Hepatic Artery After Liver Transplant: Ultrasonographic Diagnosis for Intervention.

Authors: Fang A, Sharma AK, Rubens D

Publisher: Elsevier 2013

Basic (Body) Interventional Radiology Principles. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide. (2013)

Authors: Baah NO, Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Interventions for Varicose Veins. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Baah NO, Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Central Venous Catheters, Implantable Devices, and Dialysis Access. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Baah NO, Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Vertebral Body Augmentation and Percutaneous Ablation. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Baah NO, Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Transarterial Access for Oncologic Interventions. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Baah NO, Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Peripheral Artery Disease and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Baah NO, Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Biliary Procedures. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Percutaneous Procedures. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Sharma AK.

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Filters and Foreign Bodies. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide (2013)

Authors: Sharma AK

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Sterile field and aseptic technique. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Coagulation Status and Homeostasis. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

General Critical Patient Management. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Anesthesia. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Vena Caval Filter Retrieval. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Trauma and Solid Organ Embolization. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Thoracentesis. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Venography. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Vena Caval Filters. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS). Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Fallopian Tube Recanalization. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Central Venous Catheters. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Totally Implantable Venous Access System or Portacath. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Aortic Interventions. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Sclerotherapy. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Embolization of Pulmonary Vascular Abnormalities. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Uterine Artery Embolization. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Varicose Vein. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

Dialysis Fistulas and Dialysis Atriovenous Graft. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell (2013)

Authors: Sawan A, Sharma A

Publisher: Springer, New York 2013

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