University of Southern California

Faculty Profile

Om P. Sharma, MD
Professor
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine


Education
Doctor of Medicine, Medicine, London School of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 1961

Internships
Larkfield Hospital, Scotland-Senior House Officer-Medicine, -
Lodgemoore Hospital, England-Senior House Officer-Infectious Diseases, -

Residencies
Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Connecticutt - General Medicine, 1962 - 1963
Einstein Medical College Hospital, Bronx, N.Y. - Chest Medicine, 1963 - 1964

Fellowships
Einstein Medical College Hospital - Cardio-Pulmonary Medicine, 1965 - 1966
Prophit Research Fellowship, Royal College of Physicians, England, 1966 - 1969

Professional Experience
Associate Editor-Lung India , 2004 - present
Editor - Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Diseases, 2004 - present

Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1987
Geriatric Medicine, 1987

Professional Society Memberships
American Thoracic Society
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Physicians
Royal Society of Medicine
American Osler Society
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology
British Thoracic Society
Trudeau Society, LA
New York Academy of Med
Indian Chest Society
Sarcoidosis Society

Language Abilities
Hindi, Japanese

Clinical Interests
Internal medicine
Pulmonary disease
Pulmonary critical care
Tropical lung disease
Sarcoidosis
Transfusion-free (bloodless) medicine