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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.October 30, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Sharma explains everything that will take place during the surgery, along with the risk and potential issues that may arise. He helps you feel confident in his abilities and that you are in good hands.I'm grateful he will be my surgeon!
October 29, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSGave me options to consider and explained my issues.
October 10, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI recently had an aortic valve replacement and aortic aneurysm repair performed by Dr. Vikas Sharma. I was very nervous going in to the procedure but was calmed by Dr. Sharma's calm, self assured demeanor. Post surgery, I feel like I had the right surgeon for the job. Dr. Sharma's bedside/doctor patient manner is impeccable. In every meeting with Dr. Sharma I could tell he was considerate, thoughtful, and concerned without appearing ego driven or over bearing. Any way you look at it, Dr. Sharma rates 5/5 stars on whatever scale you use.
October 10, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSGreat doctor he will have surgery on me soon .
September 26, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr Sharma is very knowledgeable. I trust that he can do the surgery I need done.
September 19, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSExcellent at what he does. His ability to do what he does has given me a new lease to living healthy with my family. The procedure he performed was done with such skill that i have not needed any pain medication for my recovery from five days after the surgery. A very kind and caring person. Thank you.
September 12, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSI felt that I was in excellent care with Dr Sharma, and his team. Every interaction I felt his compassion and that he explained what was going on as did all of the staff.
July 17, 2024UNIVERSITY HOSPITALExplain everything so I understood it
July 16, 2024UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICSDr. Sharma saved my life, I was very lucky to be under he's care, and he's healing hands. Thank you University of Utah Hospital for having Amazing team. Will never forget you All.
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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 Residency General Surgery - Wellspan York Hospital Resident Fellowship Cardiothoracic Surgery - Mayo Clinic Fellow Residency Cardiothoracic Surgery - Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Resident Residency General Surgery - Banaras Hindu University Resident Professional Medical 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)
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