BSc, MBBS, FRACP
Gastroenterologist
Dr Sharma completed her medical degree at Deakin University (Geelong, Victoria) in 2013 after achieving her Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree at the University of Toronto (2009). She concluded her physician training and subsequent advanced training in Gastroenterology in Victoria as well as Queensland. She undertook an additional year of post-fellowship training at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) in luminal interventional endoscopy.
She is an internationally published researcher who is committed to advancing her discipline while continuously self-reflecting and improving individual clinical practice. She is currently undertaking a part-time Masters degree (MPhil) at the University of Queensland (UQ) Faculty of Medicine where she is analysing data from the RBWH and Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) for the yield of surveillance colonoscopies in Australia.
Dr Sharma is accredited for gastroscopy, colonoscopy and capsule endoscopy. She is passionate about health equity, improving quality and access to empathetic evidence-based care. She is interested in all aspects of Gastroenterology but specifically focuses on colorectal cancer prevention, cancer screening and early detection of gastrointestinal cancers.
Qualifications
- BSc, MBBS, FRACP
Professional Memberships
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).
Positions
- Staff specialist, Department of Gastroenterology, Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS).
Publications
Original articles
- Sharma S, Duong E, Davies H, Tutticci N, Tan T. Ketosis in patients undergoing colonoscopy–more common than we think. Diabetes Epidemiology and Management. 2023 Jul 1;11:100138.
- Lim J, Sharma S, Dowling D. Schistosomiasis: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2021 Aug 2;215(3):139.
- Sharma S, Bhatia R, Vasudevan A. Abdominal pain and diarrhea in peptic ulcer disease. Gastroenterology. 2021 Aug 1;161(2):e48-9.
- Sharma S, Nicolaides S, Niewiadomski O, Nicoll A. Recurrent haematochezia in an 85-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma. BMJ Case Reports CP. 2021 Jan;14(1):e238378.
- Sharma S, Hair C. Rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding: no test is perfect. Internal Medicine Journal. 2020 Aug;50(8):1015-7.
- Sharma S, Sneath E, Cheng AC, Friedman ND. Community acquired syndromes causing morbidity and mortality in Australia. Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report. 2017 Mar 1;41(1):E49-57.
Available from the Australian Government (Department of Health) website.
Poster presented at the Australian Society of Antimicrobials Conference 2015 (Brisbane). - Sharma S, Rose H. Incidentally detected thrombocytopenia in adults. Australian Family Physician. 2014 Oct;43(10):700.
Published abstracts
- Sharma S, Lamba M, Hannigan K, Leggett B, Grimpen F, Ryan K, Rigley H, Appleyard M. Is exclusion of non-intact colons for assessment of adenoma detection rate calculations necessary?. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2022 Sept 1 (Vol. 37, pp. 241-242).
- Oral presentation at the Gastroenterological Society of Australia – Australian Gastroenterology Week 2022 (Sydney).
- Angelica B, Collins K, Sharma S, Dillon H, Beswick L, Dowling D. Poor understanding of coagulopathy in cirrhosis is a major barrier to thromboelastography uptake. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2021 Sep 1 (Vol. 36, pp. 46-47).
- Sharma S, Dhillon H, Clayton-Chubb D, Nicolaides S, Lang P, Nandurkar S. Appropriate allocation of resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: A proposed clinical model for risk assessment of patients with dysphagia. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2020 Nov 1 (Vol. 35, pp. 188-189).
- Sharma S, Dhillon H, Clayton-Chubb D, Nicolaides S, Nicoll A, Nandurkar S. Outcomes and need for intervention in patients with dysphagia: Can we improve our triage?. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2020 Nov 1 (Vol. 35, pp. 168-169).
- Nicolaides S, Clayton-Chubb D, Sharma S, Bloom S, Nicoll A, Sawhney R. Contemporary outcomes of bleeding esophageal varices and feasibility of pre-emptive transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: A single-center experience. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2020 Nov 1 (Vol. 35, pp. 56-56).
- Sharma S, Dhillon H, Dowling D, Beswick L, Angelica B. How frequently is a digital rectal examination performed in cases of suspected gastrointestinal bleeding?. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2019 Sep 1 (Vol. 34, pp. 179-180).
- Sharma S, Dowling D, Beswick L. Undergraduate training, experience, and self-perceived competence of recently graduated doctors in performing digital rectal examination. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019 Sep 1 (Vol. 34, pp. 191-191).
- Sharma S, Heerasing N. A perianal lesion in a patient with chronic diarrhea: The importance of digital rectal examination. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020 Nov 1 (Vol. 35, pp. 203-204).
- Sharma S, Dowling D. The prevalence of gastric intestinal metaplasia in a low-risk Australian cohort aged >50 years. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2018 Sep 1 (Vol. 33, pp. 174-174).
- Oral presentation at the Gastroenterological Society of Australia – Australian Gastroenterology Week 2019 (Brisbane).