Faculty Profile - Poonam Sharma, M.D.

Poonam Sharma, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

Creighton University Medical Center
Pathology Department and
Creighton Medical Laboratories
601 N. 30th St.
Omaha, NE. 68131-2197
(402)449-4685
PoonamSharma@creighton.edu

Specialties: Gastrointestinal pathology and Surgical Pathology
 

Education

  • M.B.B.S. - (Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Medicine) Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, India (1991)
  • Membership of Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (MRCOG), Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, London, England (1998)
  • Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska (1999-2003)
  • Fellow, Surgical pathology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago (2003-2004)

Certifications

  • American Board of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (2004)

Research Sub-specialty Interests

  • Gastrointestinal pathology
  • MTHFR polymorphisms and cancer in Barrett’s esophagus.
  • EGFR expression in adenocarcinomas presenting as Pseudomyxoma peritonei.

Publications

  • Sharma P,Sarma DP,Adickes ED: Seborrheic keratosis with in situ squamous cell carcinoma changes. Accepted for publication in The Internet Journal of Dermatology.
  • Gatalica Z., McCue PA, Sharma P, Bridge J, Knezetic J, Hempel J and Lilleberg S: Medullary Renal Carcinoma Phenotype Is Associated With Diverse Genotypes. Accepted for accepted for publication in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
  • Sharma P, Loggie B, Gatalica Z: EGFR expression correlates with grade of mucinous adenocarcinoma presenting as Pseudomyxoma peritonei. Accepted for poster presentation at the XXVI Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, September 2006, Montreal.
  • Sarma DP, Sharma P: Bullous Solar Keratosis: The Internet Journal of Dermatology. 2006;4:1
  • Gatalica Z, Sharma P, Hatcher L: Role of MTHFR gene polymorphisms on malignant transformation in Barrett’s metaplasia. Poster presentation at 97th annual meeting of American Association for Cancer Research, April 2006, Washington, D.C.
  • Gao X, Mohsin SK, Gatalica Z, Fu G, Sharma P, Nawaz Z: Decreased expression of E6-associated protein in breast and prostate carcinomas. Endocrinology. 2005 Apr;146(4):1707-12.
  • Sharma P, Gatalica Z, Prasad S and Nawaz Z: MUC1, 2, 5AC, and 6 Expression pattern in Barrett’s Metaplasia, Barrett’s related Dysplasia and Adenocarcinoma. Modern Pathology 2005 Jan:18(1):117A.
  • Stickle DF, Sharma P, Wiltse HE, Pirrucello SJ, Post GR: Quantitative approach to analysis of data using the sigma kit for bloodspot newborn screening for galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase deficiency to detect compound heterozygotes with 25% net activity. Clinical Chemistry 2002 48(S6):A29.
  • Sharma P, Sanger W, Dave B, Greiner TC: Cytogenetic abnormalities in Post transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Modern Pathology 2002 Jan:15(1):263A.
  • Sharma P, Griener TC: Distribution of lymphomas in female genital tract. Modern Pathology 2001 Jan:14(1):145A.