Rohit Sharma, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department: Surgery
Biography
Dr. Sharma joins the Division of Surgical Oncology from the University of Chicago Medical Center where he served as a fellow in surgical oncology. He earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed a general surgery residency at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. His research interests include cancer metastasis and tumor immunology. Dr. Sharma specializes in the treatment of melanoma and soft tissue sarcomas.
Education
| Medical School | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (1999) |
| Residency | Albert Einstein Coll. Hosp. (2006), Surgery, General |
| Fellowship | University of Chicago (2009), Surgical Oncology |
| Graduate School | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2013) |
Specialty Areas
- Cancer
- Cancer Soft Tissue
- Skin (Melanoma & Sarcoma) Cancer
Clinical Interests
- Primary Interests
- Adnexal Cancers of the Skin
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
- Angiosarcoma
- Atypical Fibroxanthoma
- Atypical Lipomatous Tumor
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Cancer Metastasis (Melanoma, Sarcoma)
- Clear Cell Sarcoma
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberaus
- Epitheliod sarcoma
- Extraskeletal Chondrosarcoma
- Extremity Sarcomas
- Fibromatosis (Desmoid Tumors)
- Fibrosarcoma
- Leiomyosarcoma
- Liposarcoma
- Lymphangiosarcoma
- Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNST)
- Melanoma Immunotherapy
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Retroperitoneal Sarcoma (Liposarcoma)
- Sarcoma
- Sarcoma of the Breast
- Skin Cancer in Immunocompromised Indiviudals
- Skin Cancer Melanoma
- Spindle Cell Neoplasms
- Spitz Nevus
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
- Synovial Sarcoma
Research Interests
- Cancer Metastasis
- Melanoma
- Sarcoma
- Tumor Immunology
Publications
Featured Publications
Induction of p21WAF1 expression protects colon cancer cells from apoptosis induced by cryoinjury
Sharma, RR, Ravikumar, TS, Raimo, D, and Yang, W-L Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2005 12(9) 743-752
HSP70 is induced in mouse human colon tumor xenografts after sublethal radiofrequency ablation
Yang, W-L, Nair, DG, Makizumi, R, Gallos, G, Ye, X, Sharma, RR, and Ravikumar, TS Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2004 11 399-406
Comparison of prevalence and resection rates in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma
Heitmiller, RF and Sharma, RR J. Thoracic and Cardiovasc. Surg. 1996 112 130-136
Therapeutic effects of ablative radiation on local tumor require CD8+ T cells: Changing strategies for cancer treatment
Lee, Y, Auh, SL, Wang, Y, Burnette, B, Wang, Y, Meng, Y, Beckett, M, Sharma, R, Chin, R, Tu, T, Weichselbaum, RR, and Fu, Y-X Blood 2009 114(3) 589-595
Preemptive surgery for premalignant foregut lesions
Sharma, RR, London, MJ, Magenta, LL, Posner, MC, and Roggin, KK J. Gastrointest. Surg. 2009 13 1874-1887
Angiogenesis inhibition: the next frontier in multimodal therapy for glioblastoma multiforme
Sharma, RR and Weichselbaum, RR Nat. Clin. Pract. Oncol. 2007 4(8) 454-455
Honors/Awards
- Golden Apple Award
Best Resident Teacher, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Alber Einstein College of Medicine (2006) - Outstanding Resident Teacher Award
Outstanding Resident Teacher, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Alber Einstein College of Medicine (2005)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Association of Academic Surgeons
- Society for Melanoma Research
- Society of Surgical Oncology