Dr.Virender K. Sharma

A founder of AZCDH, Dr. Virender Sharma is board-certified in gastroenterology and hepatology with over 20 years of experience. His expertise includes acid-peptic diseases, GERD, Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal cancer and colon cancer screening – performing EGD, radiofrequency ablation, endoscopic mucosal resections, complex stricture dilations, small bowel enteroscopy, therapeutic ERCP, stent placement and colonoscopy. Dr. Sharma graduated from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences of New Delhi and completed his fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Sharma previously served as a professor and consultant in the Division of Gastroenterology for Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, in addition to Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He also served as director of the Esophageal Clinic and vice-chair of gastroenterology research at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Sharma has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, research abstracts and presentation and is a prolific inventor with over 50 issued U.S. patents He is a fellow of American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

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