-
Specialties
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Adult Congenital Heart Surgery
- Arrhythmia Surgery
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVI or TAVR)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Aortic Dissection
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Endocarditis
- Maze Surgery
- Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Board Certification
American Board of SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surg)Patient Rating
4.8 /5( out of 61 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety.
Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.June 26, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Vikas Sharma is very professional and compassionate. He truly seems to care about his patient's care and comfort.
June 13, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSWe believe he is the best Heart surgeon in Utah.
June 11, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Sharma actually listens and cares for his patients concerns. I would definetely refer him to family and friends
June 05, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSIf I could give him a rating higher than "very good" I would. I really appreciate Dr. Sharma for being so thorough and taking such great care of me.
May 16, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe listened to what I wanted the outcome to be and tried very hard to make it happen.
March 28, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSIf you want the very best, then Dr Sharma is who you want as your Surgeon.
March 20, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Sharma was able to help me weigh my option in terms of what kind of aortic valve replacement to choose. I felt complete trust in Dr. Vikas Sharma's treatment of my heart Valve surgery.
March 10, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI cannot express in words what Dr. Sharma means to me. He has given me a new perspective on life. The ability to walk and literally talk without being out of breath is so much more than I hoped for. His ability to convey to me what was going on with my heart, what was wrong with it and how he could repair it was so reassuring to me. And the bottom line is, he did everything he said he would do. I will be forever indebted to Dr. Sharma and his team. He is and they are the very best at what they do.
March 04, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSHe was very nice (even laughed at my silly jokes) and explained things clearly. While I'm VERY nervous for my upcoming surgery, he put my mind at ease some. I also appreciate him taking my other conditions into consideration when thinking about heart surgery.
-
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Surgery -Primary Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery
Board Certification American Board of SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surg)Education history
Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident General Surgery - Wellspan York Hospital Resident Fellowship Cardiothoracic Surgery - Mayo Clinic Fellow Cardiothoracic Surgery - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Resident Residency General Surgery - Banaras Hindu University Resident Medicine and Surgery - Dayanand Medical College and Hospital M.B.B.S. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Glotzbach JP, Hanson HA, Tonna JE, Horns JJ, Allen CM, Presson AP, Griffin CL, Zak M, Sharma V, Tristani-Firouzi M, Selzman CH (2023). Familial Associations of Prevalence and Cause-Specific Mortality for Thoracic Aortic Disease and Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Large-Population Database. Circulation, 148(8).
- Deo SV, Elgudin Y, Shroyer ALW, Altarabsheh S, Sharma V, Rubelowsky J, Cornwell L, Davierwala P, Chu D, Cmolik B (2022). Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Department of Veteran Affairs' Use and Outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc, 11(6), e023514. (Read full article)
- Wang Z, Zhe S, Zimmerman J, Morrisey C, Tonna JE, Sharma V, Metcalf RA (2022). Development and validation of a machine learning method to predict intraoperative red blood cell transfusions in cardiothoracic surgery. Sci Rep, 12(1), 1355. (Read full article)
- Wilson TW, Horns JJ, Sharma V, Goodwin ML, Kagawa H, Pereira SJ, McKellar SH, Selzman CH, Glotzbach JP (2022). Minimally Invasive versus Full Sternotomy SAVR in the Era of TAVR: An Institutional Review. J Clin Med, 11(3). (Read full article)
- Metcalf RA, Goodfellow J, Cail K, Blaylock R, Kawamoto K, Enniss T, Galaviz C, Lim M, Reddy S, Sharma V, Wanner N (2021). Electronic clinical decision support: Evidence that default settings influence end-user behavior. Transfusion, 61(3), 669-670. (Read full article)
- Khan MS, Yamashita K, Sharma V, Ranjan R, Dosdall DJ (2020). RNAs and Gene Expression Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. J Clin Med, 9(4). (Read full article)
- Deo SV, Sharma V, Altarabsheh SE, Raza S, Wilson B, Elgudin Y, Cmolik B (2020). Home health care visits may reduce the need for early readmission after coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. (Read full article)
- Zenger B, Good WW, Bergquist JA, Burton BM, Tate JD, Berkenbile L, Sharma V, MacLeod RS (2020). Novel experimental model for studying the spatiotemporal electrical signature of acute myocardial ischemia: a translational platform. Physiol Meas, 41(1), 015002. (Read full article)
- Sharma V, DeShazo RA, Skidmore CR, Glotzbach JP, Koliopoulou A, Javan H, McKellar SH, Powell DL, Selzman CH (2019). Surgical explantation of atrial septal closure devices for refractory nickel allergy symptoms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 160(2), 502-509.e1. (Read full article)
- Khan MS, Yamashita K, Sharma V, Ranjan R, Selzman CH, Dosdall DJ (2019). Perioperative Biomarkers Predicting Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Risk After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Narrative Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 34(7), 1933-1941. (Read full article)
- Zenger B, Good WW, Bergquist J, Tate JD, Sharma V, MacLeod RS (2019). Electrocardiographic Comparison of Dobutamine and BRUCE Cardiac Stress Testing With High Resolution Mapping in Experimental Models. Comput Cardiol (2010), 45. (Read full article)
Review
- Tandar A, Sharma V, Ibrahim M, Jones T, Morgan D, Montzingo C, Lee J, Birgenheier N, Silverton N, Abraham A, Welt FGP, Glotzbach JP (2021). Preventing or Minimizing Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. [Review]. J Invasive Cardiol, 33(1), E32-E39. (Read full article)
Case Report
- Wilder TJ, Sharma V, Koliopoulou A, McKellar SH, Selzman CH, Glotzbach JP (2019). Rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement after aortic root replacement: A safe alternative to redo root replacement. J Card Surg, 35(1), 222-225. (Read full article)
Editorial
- Tandar A, Catino A, Sharma V (2020). Aortic Stenosis and Malignancy-A Shift in Trajectory: Management of Aortic Stenosis in Cancer Patients. Cardiovasc Revasc Med, 23, 66-67. (Read full article)
- Griffin CL, Sharma V, Sarfati MR, Smith BK, Kraiss LW, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Brooke BS, Selzman CH, Glotzbach JP (2020). Aortic Disease in the Time of COVID: Repercussions on Patient Care at an Academic Aortic Center. J Vasc Surg, 72(2), 408-413. (Read full article)
-
( out of 61 reviews )