V. SunnySambharaMD

Internal Medicine • Gainesville, GA

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

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Office
1240 Jesse Jewell Parkway Southeast
Suite 500
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone+1 770-536-9864
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Education & Training

University of Arizona College of Medicine-PhoenixFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2017
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2014
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Morehouse School of MedicineClass of 2011, MD
Georgia State UniversityBBA, Management, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2017 - 2020
AZ State Medical License 2014 - 2018
OK State Medical License 2011 - 2015
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

Intramural Research Training Award National Institutes of Health: NHLBI, 2006

Clinical Trials

Seasonal Influenza Vaccine, Quadrivalent Versus Trivalent in Patients With Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
Unknown status
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Inactivated seasonal influenza vaccines increase serum antibodies to the neuraminidase of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus in an age-dependent manner.
Sambhara, V.> ;J Infect Dis. 2011 Jun 1

Abstracts/Posters

Severe Generalized Tetanus: A Rare Complication Of A Forgotten Disease
Vivek Sambhara, Moustapha Abidali, Ali Abidali, Jennifer O'Hea, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA
Anakinra As A Novel Treatment In Adult Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Kyle Henry, Vivek Sambhara, Robert Raschke, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, 5/17/2016
Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection In A Diabetic Patient Following Transcontinental Travel To Southeastern Asia
Nafis Shamsid-Deen, Vivek Sambhara, Jolene Bowers, Gregory Chu, Elizabeth M. Driebe, Dave M. Engelthaler, Paul S. Keim, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, 5/17/2016
Cement Pulmonary Artery Emboli: A Case Report and Literature Review
Prateek Sanghera, MD; Sarah Andrews, DO; Vivek Sambhara, MD; et al., Chest, 10/20/2013
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Research History

Research FellowWorked in the laboratory of Dr. Joel Moss in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute on the analysis of the roles of susceptibility/modifier genes and infection/inflammation on disease progression and severity of lymphangioleiomyomatosis and cystic fibrosis.2006 - 2007
Student Research AssistantAccessing immune response of nonhuman primate to alpha herpes virus under the direct supervision of Dr. David Katz, Ph.D and Dr. Julia Hillard, Ph.D2005 - 2005
Student Research AssistantAnalysis of the relationship between the bucco-pharyngeal armature of mosquitoes from Nigeria and their ability to transmit lymphatic filariasis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the guidance of Dr.Tovi Lehman2003 - 2003

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Northeast Georgia Medical CenterGainesville, Georgia
Northeast Georgia Medical Center BraseltonBraselton, Georgia

Industry Relationships

Speaker, AstraZeneca2023 - Present
Speaker, Glaxo-Smith-Kline2022 - Present