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Charles Sharp Jr., MD, Endocrinology, Pasadena, CA, Huntington Health

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Endocrinology Pasadena, CA

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, USC School of Medicine, Retired. Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Huntington Memorial Hospital

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    100 WEST CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD
    DIVISION OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION
    Pasadena, CA 91105
    Phone+1 626-644-0306
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Summary

  • Dr. Charles Sharp served as Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency, and Chief of Endocrinology at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California 1988-20015; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, 1978-1989 & 2014-2019; and is currently the First Emeritus Professor of Medicine at Huntington Hospital.

    After graduation from Vanderbilt University, Dr. Sharp earned his medical degree from the University of Miami. He received his postgraduate training at LAC/USC Medical Center, interrupted by two years of service in the United States Army, initially Can Tho Army Airfield, Republic of Vietnam, and subsequently. Fort MacArthur Army Hospital, San Pedro California, 1972-1975. His endocrine training commenced at the Diabetes/Ortho Service of Rancho Los Amigos Hospital and continued with a two-year Research Fellowship at LAC/USC. He served on the full-time teaching faculty at USC from 1978 until 1989 when he accepted a faculty appointment at Huntington Memorial Hospital where he was the Associate Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Chief of Endocrinology at Huntington Hospital. From 1989 to 2014 he also maintained a private practice in endocrinology with a special interest in metabolic bone disease and disorders of mineral metabolism.

    In 2014 Dr. Sharp transferred his private practice to Keck Medicine of USC in its Pasadena Office and was an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Keck where he was responsible for teaching metabolic bone disease and physiology of normal and disordered mineral metabolism to medical students, internal medicine residents and endocrine fellows at Keck until September 2019.

    Dr. Sharp is certified by the ABIM in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism. He achieved added certification in the discipline of Geriatric Medicine and remained credentialed in that specialty from 1990-2010. He is an active member of The Endocrine Society, and the ASBMR.

Education & Training

  • HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL MEDICAL EDUCATION
    HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL MEDICAL EDUCATIONABIM, GERIATRI MEDICINE 1990=2010, GERIATRICS, GERONTOLOGY, BEST DOCTOR, SENIOR CARE NETWORK HH PASADENA, CA, 1990 - 2010
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1976 - 1978
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1972
  • University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1971 - 2026
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Nominee, Choi Family Award for Patient-Centered Care Keck School of Medicine of USC, 2019
  • Emeritus Professor of Medicine Huntington Memorial Hospital, 2016
  • Gamble Award Huntington Memorial Hospital, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Vaginal pH as a marker for bacterial pathogens and menopausal status. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Jun;176(6):1270-5; discussion 1275-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70345-...  
    Caillouette JC, Sharp CF Jr, Zimmerman GJ, Roy S., . Am J Obstet Gynecol 176(6):1270-1277, 1997., 6/1/1997
  • Adult Acquired Hypophosphatemic Osteomalacia: Bone Biopsy and Skeletal Features in Two Patients Annals of Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Disorders 1 (2) 2018  
    Gruber HE, Rude RK, Sharp CF, Ryzen E, Singer FR, Annals of Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Disorders 1 (2) 2018, 1/2/2018

Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • PTHrP-mediated hypercalcemia associated With benign uterine leiomyoma Abstract #20218
    Le, W., Wang, E.Y., and Sharp, C.F. Jr., Program of the 99th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society,, San Diego, California, 3/6/2015
  • Granulomatous Thyroiditis in a Chernobyl Survivor presenting as Acute cervical radiculitis
    26. Sharp, C.F. Jr, Program of the 99th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society Abstract #21629, San Diego, California, 3/7/2015
  • Primary Hyperparathyroidism presenting as Diffuse Osteolytic Lesions Abstract #21640.
    Pham, A.H., Sharp, C.F. Jr, Program of the 99th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, San Diego, California, 3/7/2015

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
    Member
  • THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY
    Member

Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations