VivekSharmaMD

Oncology • Louisville, KY

Gastrointestinal Cancer, Hematologic Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine

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Office
529 S Jackson St
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone+1 502-562-4370

Fax+1 502-562-4373
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Education & Training

University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1998 - 2001
University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
B.J. Medical College - University of PuneClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

IN State Medical License 1997 - 2025
KY State Medical License 1998 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Clinical Trials

Port Will be Flushed Every 3 Months Instead of Every 4-6 Wks, as Recommended by Port Manufacturer. Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 2
Study of Imprime PGG® in Combination With Cetuximab in Subjects With Recurrent or Progressive KRAS Wild Type Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 3
SGI-110 in the Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 2
Effects of Folfirinox and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 19
Completed
Phase 2
A Study of Doxorubicin Plus Olaratumab (LY3012207) in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 14
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Olaratumab (LY3012207) Patient Access for Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Available
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
ASO Visual Abstract: Drug-Eluting Beads with Irinotecan Therapy of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (DELTIC) with Concomitant Systemic Gemcitabine and Cisp...
Robert C G Martin 2nd, Kerri A Simo, Paul Hansen, Flavio Rocha, Prejesh Philips, Kelly M McMasters, Clifton M Tatum, Lawrence R Kelly, Michael Driscoll, Vivek R Sharma...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Sep 1
14 citations
Drug-Eluting Bead, Irinotecan Therapy of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (DELTIC) with Concomitant Systemic Gemcitabine and Cisplatin.
Robert C G Martin 2nd, Kerri A Simo, Paul Hansen, Flavio Rocha, Prejesh Philips, Kelly M McMasters, Clifton M Tatum, Lawrence R Kelly, Michael Driscoll, Vivek R Sharma...> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2022 Sep 1
TTP or complement-mediated TMA or both? A rare diagnosis and report of a novel plasminogen gene variant
Nishant R Tiwari, Sankalp Arora, Aditya G. Tolat, Saad P. Shaheen, Vivek R. Sharma> ;Annals of Hematology. 2021 Jul 16
51 citations
COVID-19 and thrombotic microangiopathies.
Nishant R Tiwari, Sanat Phatak, Vivek R. Sharma, Sanjay K. Agarwal> ;Thrombosis Research. 2021 Apr 20
Novel splicing (c.6529-1G>T) and missense (c.1667G>A) mutations causing factor V deficiency.
Satish Maharaj, Sofia Saenz Ayala, Xiaolin Hu, Simone Chang, Vivek R. Sharma, Julie A. Majerus, Rajiv K. Pruthi> ;Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 2021 Mar 23
57 citations
C3 inhibition with pegcetacoplan in subjects with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria treated with eculizumab.
Carlos M. de Castro, Federico Grossi, Ilene C. Weitz, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Vivek R. Sharma, Eloy Roman, Robert A. Brodsky, Lisa Tan, Carl Di Casoli, Delphine El Me...> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2020 Nov 1
Emicizumab Associated Rhabdomyolysis in Hemophilia A.
Joseph A. Wilson, Stephanie Hayden, Alexander Asamoah, Vivek R. Sharma, David C. Jennings, Ashok Raj> ;Clinical Hematology International. 2020 Oct 7
1 citations
Nuances in the management of acquired hemophilia A in an elderly patient with large granular lymphocytic leukemia.
Nishant R Tiwari, Kaustubh S. Chaudhari, Vrushab Rao, Vivek R. Sharma> ;Blood Research. 2020 Sep 30
2 citations
Elevated plasma hemoglobin in COVID-19-related illnesses: a critical appraisal.
Nishant R Tiwari, Nagnath K Redewad, Apurva A Ketkar, Vivek R. Sharma> ;Annals of Hematology. 2021 Aug 1
3 citations
Antiplatelet Agents in Sepsis-Putting it all together: A Call to Action.
Nishant R Tiwari, Kaustubh S. Chaudhari, Richa Sharma, Kevin Haas, Vivek R. Sharma> ;Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 2020 Jun 1
13 citations
Nucleolin Overexpression Confers Increased Sensitivity to the Anti-Nucleolin Aptamer, AS1411
Vivek R. Sharma, Shelia D. Thomas, Donald M. Miller, Francine Rezzoug> ;Cancer Investigation. 2018 Nov 5
4 citations
Failure of Postexposure Prophylaxis in a Patient Given Rabies Vaccine Intramuscularly in the Gluteus Muscle, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Bharti Ok, Sharma> ;Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 2018 Mar 1
96 citations
Randomized controlled trial of irinotecan drug-eluting beads with simultaneous FOLFOX and bevacizumab for patients with unresectable colorectal liver-limited metastasis.
Robert C.G. Martin, Charles R. Scoggins, Marshall T. Schreeder, William S. Rilling, Christopher J. Laing, Clifton M. Tatum, Lawrence R. Kelly, Ricardo Garcia-Monaco, V...> ;Cancer. 2015 Oct 15
24 citations
Type B lactic acidosis: a rare but life threatening hematologic emergency. A case illustration and brief review.
Wederson M. Claudino, Ajoy Dias, William Tse, Vivek R. Sharma> ;American Journal of Blood Research. 2015 Jun 15
15 citations
Impact of Acute Bleeding on Daily Activities of Patients with Congenital Hemophilia with Inhibitors and Their Caregivers and Families: Observations from the Dosing Obs...
Michael Recht, Ellis J. Neufeld, Vivek R. Sharma, Caitlyn T. Solem, A. Simon Pickard, Robert Gut, David L. Cooper> ;Value in Health. 2014 Sep 1
9 citations
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: pathogenesis, testing, and diagnosis.
Vivek R. Sharma> ;Clinical Advances in Hematology & Oncology. 2013 Sep 1
20 citations
Anti-Tumor Monoclonal Antibodies in Conjunction with β-Glucans: A Novel Anti- Cancer Immunotherapy
D. Xiang, Vivek R. Sharma, C.E. Freter, J. Yan> ;Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2012 Aug 31
16 citations
A novel view of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria pathogenesis: more motile PNH hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells displace normal HSPCs from their niches in bone m...
Janina Ratajczak, Magda Kucia, Katarzyna Mierzejewska, R Liu, Chihwa Kim, Nagendra Natarajan, Vivek R. Sharma, Donald M. Miller, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Mariusz Z. Ra...> ;Leukemia. 2012 Jul 1
60 citations
Irinotecan Drug-Eluting Beads in the Treatment of Chemo-Naive Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis with Concomitant Systemic Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin: Results ...
Robert C.G. Martin, Charles R. Scoggins, Dana Tomalty, Marshall T. Schreeder, Tiffany Metzger, Clifton M. Tatum, Vivek R. Sharma> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2012 Apr 24
13 citations
A Regimen of Taxol, Ifosfamide, and Platinum for Recurrent Advanced Squamous Cell Cancer of the Anal Canal
Diana V. Golub, A. Cahid Civelek, Vivek R. Sharma> ;Chemotherapy Research and Practice. 2011 Jun 15
21 citations
Bleeding symptoms and laboratory correlation in patients with severe von Willebrand disease.
Ara Metjian, C. Wang, Suman L. Sood, Adam Cuker, S. M. Peterson, J. M. Soucie, Barbara A. Konkle, Marjorie A. Boyd, Glen Roy, Edwin N. Forman, Jean Marandola, Alan C. ...> ;Haemophilia. 2009 Jul 10
7 citations
Near real-time immuno-optical sensor for diagnosing single point mutation: a model system: sensor for factor V Leiden diagnosis.
Kyung A. Kang, Yongjie Ren, Vivek R. Sharma, Stephen C. Peiper> ;Biosensors & Bioelectronics. 2009 May 15
65 citations
Effect of omeprazole on oral iron replacement in patients with iron deficiency anemia.
Vivek R. Sharma, Mark A. Brannon, Elizabeth A. Carloss> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2004 Sep 1
Measuring prothrombin time: too long may be too short!
Padmini Moffett, Yi Feng, Vivek R. Sharma> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2004 Mar 1
1 citations
Solitary plasmacytoma in the setting of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Vivek R. Sharma, Donald R. Fleming, Lung T. Yam> ;Hematology. 2002 Aug 1
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Press Mentions

Inaugural KentuckyOne Health Walk Gives People One-on-One Time with PhysiciansMarch 12th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations

Norton Audubon HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
Norton HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
UofL Health - UofL HospitalLouisville, Kentucky
Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterLouisville, Kentucky