Ashwani Kumar Sharma, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 276-5491

Fax: (585) 273-1033

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD)

Patient Care Setting

Imaging Sciences

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. Ashwani Sharma is an Associate 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.

Credentials

Specialties

Education

1997
MBBS | Maulana Azad Medical College (India)

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

10/01/2008 - 09/30/2009
Fellowship in Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Radiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

10/01/2007 - 09/30/2008
Fellowship in Neuroradiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

10/11/2006 - 10/10/2007
Fellowship in Neuroradiology at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/2002 - 09/20/2005
Fellowship in Neuroradiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (India)

08/13/2001 - 06/30/2002
Fellowship in Neuroradiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (India)

03/01/1998 - 03/31/2001
Residency in Radiology, General at Indira Ghandi Medical College (India)

01/01/1996 - 02/28/1997
Internship in Radiology, General at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College/Hospital (India)

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Awards

2014
Fischer Fund Grant
Sponsor: Department of Imaging Sciences
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Rochester, NY

2014
Lawrence G. Sahler I CARE Award
Sponsor: Department of Imaging Sciences
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Rochester, NY

2008
Certificate of 'Excellence in Research'
Sponsor: Department of Neuroradiology
Location: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

2003
First Prize at Fifth Annual Conference
Sponsor: Delhi Neurological Association
Location: New Delhi, India

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Publications

Journal Articles

11/2022
Baah NO, Sharma AK. "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." Journal of emergency nursing.. 2022 Nov; 48(6):625. Epub 2022 Sep 29.

4/8/2022
Feely M, Tondon R, Gubbiotti M, Stashek KM, Numbere N, Huber AR, Sharma AK, Geller BS, Salaria SN, Gonzalez RS. "Gastrointestinal Tract Injury by Yttrium-90 Appears Largely Restricted to Resin Microspheres But Can Occur Years After Embolization." The American journal of surgical pathology.. 2022 Apr 8; Epub 2022 Apr 08.

8/2021
Kapoor SR; Maldow DJ; Baran TM; Sharma AK. "Rethinking time to exchange: Outcomes of nephrostomy tube placement in pregnancy." JVIR. 2021; 32(8): 1231-1233.

Books & Chapters

2013
Book Title: Basic (Body) Interventional Radiology Principles. Fast Facts for the radiology nurse. An orientation and nursing care guide.
Author List: Baah NO, Sharma AK.
Edited By: Valerie Aarne Grossman
Published By: Springer 2013 in New York

2013
Book Title: Sterile field and aseptic technique. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell
Author List: Sawan A, Sharma A
Edited By: Valerie Aarne Grossman
Published By: Springer 2013 in New York

2013
Book Title: Vena Caval Filter Retrieval. Fast Facts for the Radiology Nurse: An Orientation and Nursing Care Guide in a Nutshell
Author List: Sawan A, Sharma A
Edited By: Valerie Aarne Grossman
Published By: Springer 2013 in New York

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