Michael L.ScharfMD, FCCP(He/Him)

Pulmonology • Philadelphia, PA

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine, Jefferson Medical College-Thomas Jefferson Univ

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Office
834 Walnut St
Suite 650
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone+1 215-955-5161

Fax+1 215-923-6003
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Education & Training

Temple University HospitalFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1991 - 1992
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses and Weiler Campuses)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1986
Wesleyan UniversityBA, Biology, 1978 - 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1995 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1990 - 2024
NY State Medical License 1987 - 1992
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

“Top Doc” Philadelphia Magazine, 2007-2008, 2018-2021
Telehealth Award, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Jefferson University Physicians, 2019
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education Sidney Kimmel Medical College, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2013
Employee of the Month Deborah Heart and Lung Center, 2008
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Clinical Trials

Selexipag (ACT-293987) in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 3
Beraprost-314d Added-on to Tyvaso® (BEAT) Start of enrollment: 2013 May 31
Completed
Phase 3
OPsumit USers Registry Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 30
Completed
Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease-associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - CATALYST Start of enrollment: 2016 Oct 04
Terminated
Phase 3
Extended Access Program to Assess Long-term Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension RANGER Start of enrollment: 2017 Apr 18
Terminated
Phase 3
A Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ralinepag to Improve Treatment Outcomes in PAH Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Aug 30
Recruiting
Phase 3
A Study With BPS-314d-MR-PAH-303 in Participants With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 10
Terminated
Phase 3
Clinical Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Macitentan and Tadalafil Monotherapies With the Corresponding Fixed-dose Combination Therapy in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 29
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

An Incidental Finding of Pulmonary Cement Embolism Four Weeks After Vertebroplasty in a 50-Year-Old Man with Multiple Myeloma.
Ari M Fish, Pradhab Kirupaharan, Michael L Scharf> ;The American Journal of Case Reports. 2023 Dec 1
Physician failure to stratify patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism.
Mitchell D Jacobs, Allison A. Greco, Umer Mukhtar, Jonathan Dunn, Michael L. Scharf> ;Hospital Practice. 2017 Aug 30
13 citations
Patient-Centered Specialty Practice: Defining the Role of Specialists in Value-Based Health Care
Lawrence Ward, Rhea E. Powell, Michael L. Scharf, Andrew E. Chapman, Mani S. Kavuru> ;Chest. 2017 Apr 1
3 citations
Delayed recognition of an uncommon cause of iatrogenic pneumothorax.
Michael L. Scharf, Anand Kommuri> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2015 Apr 1
3 citations
A call to apply the minimal important difference in pulmonary arterial hypertension beyond the flawed 6-minute-walk test.
Michael L. Scharf, Sidharth Bagga> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2013 Mar 26
1 citations
Evaluation and management of chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease.
Vinia Madonna C. Mendoza, Michael L. Scharf> ;Hospital Practice. 2011 Aug 1
2 citations
Complete tracheal duplication in an adult with thoracic aortic coarctation.
Michael L. Scharf, Thomas C. Gallagher> ;Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 2009 May 1
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Journal Articles

A Call to Apply the Minimal Important Difference in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension beyond the Flawed 6-Minute-Walk Test
Scharf, ML and S Bagga, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1/1/2013
Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Mendoza, V and ML Scharf, Hospital Practice, 1/1/2011
Complete Tracheal Duplication in an Adult with Thoracic Aortic Coarctation
Scharf ML and Gallagher TG, J Thorac Imaging, 1/1/2009
Pulmonary Care Moves Forward
Scharf, ML, Internal Medicine: World Report, 3/1/2000
Fulminant tuberculosis complicating pregnancy in a patient Infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
Nyirjesy P, Kamnani AJ, Scharf ML, and Song B, J Maternal-Fetal Med, 1/1/1993
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum
Scharf ML and Grippi MA, Contemp Int Med, 1/1/1991
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Books/Book Chapters

Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders Companion Handbook
Chapter: Cough, Dyspnea and Wheezing (Chapter 1)
Page 3 - 10Scharf, MLEditors: AP Fishman.McGraw-Hill, Inc.Edition Seco,1994

Abstracts/Posters

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Secondary to Use of Chlorine-Based Household Bleach.
Hasan N and ML Scharf, SCCM's 43rd Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
The Usefulness of the STOP-Bang Screening Tool to Assess Sleep Apnea in Patients with W.H.O. Group 1 Pulmonary Hypertension.
Gaurav K, Kumar V, Doghramji K, Grewal R, Markov, D and ML Scharf, Amer Rev Resp Crit Care; American Thoracic Society Meeting, Philadelphia, 1/1/2013
Safety of incremental shuttle walk testing (ISWT) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Bagga, S and ML Scharf, CHEST; American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, Honolulu, 10/1/2011
Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis in an HIV positive person with surreptitious long-standing inhalation of crack cocaine.
Madhan, N and ML Scharf, American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, Honolulu, 1/1/2011
The Limited Utility of Plasma BNP as a Biomarker for Severity of PAH in Advanced Liver Disease.
Scharf ML, Roeckel B, DMF Murphy, Amer Rev Resp Crit Care; American Thoracic Society Meeting, Toronto, 1/1/2008
Routine Use of Transtracheal Anaesthetic Block during Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: An Evaluation of Safety and Effect of Moderate Sedation Use.
Scharf ML, Panichello C, DMF Murphy, CHEST; American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, Salt Lake City, 1/1/2006
Diagnostic Utility of a Bedside Dynamic Hand Grip Exercise Test in Pulmonary Hypertension.
Scharf ML, Gasperetti C, DMF Murphy, Amer Rev Resp Crit Car Med; American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2005
Predictors of a Pulmonary Hypertensive Response to a Bedside Exercise Test.
Scharf ML, Gasperetti C, DMF Murphy, Amer Rev Resp Crit Car Med; American Thoracic Society Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2005
Physician Awareness of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension.
Scharf ML, DMF Murphy, Amer Rev Resp Crit Car Med; American Thoracic Society Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2004
Public Awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension.
Scharf ML, DMF Murphy, CHEST; American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2003
The Effect of Methoxamine on Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Dogs.
Scharf ML, HK Rambaran DMF Murphy, Am Rev Resp Dis; American Thoracic Society Meeting; New Jersey Thoracic Society, Boston, 1991; New Brunswick, 1991, 1/1/1991
A Modified catheter for measurement of Peripheral airway resistance in animals.
Rambaran HK, Scharf ML, DMF Murphy, CHEST; American College of Chest Physicians Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/1991
The Antiarrhythmic action of bepridil in Preventing PES-induced VT in dogs.
Raghavan N, Scharf ML, Somberg JC, Clin Research, 1/1/1983
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Lectures

Panelist. 2nd Annual Sleep Medicine Symposium: What's New Under the Moon.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia - 11/15/2013
Pulmonary Grand Rounds: Peri-operative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Non-cardiac Surgery.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia - 1/16/2013
Meet the Professors. Pulmonary Artery Catheterization for the Pulmonologist: Practical Tips.
San Francisco, CA - 5/21/2012
Cryptogenic Dyspnea.
Philadelphia, PA - 4/27/2012
Pulmonary Grand Rounds: Getting the Most Out of Your Pulmonary Artery Catheterization: 5 Management-Altering Interventions.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia - 4/26/2012
“Respiratory Problems in Advanced Liver Disease”.
2/9/2012
Pulmonary Grand Rounds: “Goal Directed Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia - 5/11/2011
Rheumatology Grand Rounds: “When to refer the dyspneic patient with a positive ANA and clear chest film”.
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia - 2/4/2011
“Pulmonary Hypertension"
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania - 4/28/2010
Rheumatology Grand Rounds: "Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma”
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia - 2/12/2010
Hepatology Grand Rounds: “Porto-Pulmonary Hyptertension”
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia - 9/17/2009
Medical Grand Rounds: "Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism: The Aftermath”
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia - 9/3/2009
Grand Rounds: "Porto-Pulmonary Hypertension”, Deborah Heart and Lung Center (Grand Rounds lecturer once annually for ten years)
Deborah Heart and Lung Center - 12/4/2008
“The Smoker, the Depressed and the Dyspneic: Hypnosis and Other Non-Pharmacologic Management Approaches”
Atlantic City - 11/15/2008
“Dark Waters - Pulmonary Embolism: The Aftermath”
Camden, NJ - 9/5/2008
“Pulmonary Hypertension: Not Your Father’s PPH” - Grand Rounds Community Medical Center
Toms River, NJ - 4/10/2008
“Pulmonary Hypertension: The Aftermath: 24th Annual Clinical Update of Pulmonary Medicine"
Philadelphia - 9/8/2007
“Physician Panel – What’s My Condition?"
Philadelphia - 9/7/2007
“Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”
Philadelphia - 9/7/2006
“Woman and Lung Disease”
Atlantic City - 11/19/2005
“Modern Approaches to Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension”
Atlantic City - 12/14/2002
“Lung Cancer 2000”
Princeton, NJ - 2/1/2000
“Cardiac Lung: An Old Friend Revisited”
Langhorne, PA - 3/1/1999
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