Medical Director of Liver Transplantation
To reach this faculty member for an interview or comment, media are invited to contact:
Eric Vohr, Media Relations Staff Member at
(410) 955-8665 or evohr1@jhmi.edu
Medical appointments: (410) 955-4166
Education and Training:
- M.D., University of Istanbul (1983)
- Internship, New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center, Pediatrics, (1987)
- Residency, New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center (1988-1989)
- Residency, New York Medical College/Metropolitan Hospital Center (1989-1991)
- Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology; University of Pittsburgh, Thomas Starzl Transplant Institute (1991-1993)
- Fellowship, Gastroenterology;University of Texas Medical Branch,Galveston (1993-1994)
- Transplant Hepatologist, Director of Hepatology Research and Fellowship Program, Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute, Integris Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1994-07/2008)
Clinical Interests
- Management of Hepatitis C, Pre and Post Liver Transplantation
- Management of End Stage Liver Disease
- Endoscopic management of Pre and Post Liver Transplant Patients
Research Interests
- Acute Liver Failure and Artificial Liver support systems
Selected Publications
Wright H, Sharma S, Gurakar A, Sebastian A, Kohli V, Jabbour N. Management of biliary stricture guided by the Spyglass Direct Visualization System guided in a liver transplant recipient: An innovative approach.Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2008 Jun; 67(7):1201-3.
C. Camci, A.Gurakar, V. Kohli, S. Sharma, N. Jabbour. Unusual Presentation of Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma as Obstructive Jaundice 15 Years after Liver Transplant. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation.(2007) 2:631-633.
Sharma S, Gurakar A, Jabbour N. Biliary strictures following liver transplantation: past, present and preventive strategies. Liver Transplantation. 2008 Jun;14(6):759-69.
S. Sharma, A. Gurakar, N. Jabbour. Avoiding pitfalls - What an Endoscopist should know in Liver Transplantation -Part 1. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Dig Dis Sci. 2008 Jul;53(7):1757-73.
Contact information:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 Building, Room 434
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
Phone: (410) 614- 5389
Fax: (410) 614-8337
