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V. Sunny Sambhara, MD, Internal Medicine, Gainesville, GA

V. SunnySambharaMD

Internal Medicine Gainesville, GA

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

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  • Office

    1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy SE
    Ste 500
    Gainesville, GA 30501
    Phone+1 770-536-9864
    Fax+1 770-297-5023

Education & Training

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix
    University of Arizona College of Medicine-PhoenixFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 - 2017
  • University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)
    University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2014
  • University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)
    University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
  • Morehouse School of Medicine
    Morehouse School of MedicineClass of 2011, MD
  • Georgia State University
    Georgia State UniversityBBA, Management, 2002 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2017 - 2020
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2014 - 2018
  • OK State Medical License
    OK State Medical License 2011 - 2015
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Intramural Research Training Award National Institutes of Health: NHLBI, 2006

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • Severe Generalized Tetanus: A Rare Complication Of A Forgotten Disease
    Vivek Sambhara, Moustapha Abidali, Ali Abidali, Jennifer O'Hea, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, CA
  • Anakinra As A Novel Treatment In Adult Macrophage Activation Syndrome
    Kyle Henry, Vivek Sambhara, Robert Raschke, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, 5/17/2016
  • Hypervirulent Klebsiella Pneumoniae Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection In A Diabetic Patient Following Transcontinental Travel To Southeastern Asia
    Nafis Shamsid-Deen, Vivek Sambhara, Jolene Bowers, Gregory Chu, Elizabeth M. Driebe, Dave M. Engelthaler, Paul S. Keim, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, 5/17/2016
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Research History

  • Research FellowWorked in the laboratory of Dr. Joel Moss in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute on the analysis of the roles of susceptibility/modifier genes and infection/inflammation on disease progression and severity of lymphangioleiomyomatosis and cystic fibrosis.2006 - 2007
  • Student Research AssistantAccessing immune response of nonhuman primate to alpha herpes virus under the direct supervision of Dr. David Katz, Ph.D and Dr. Julia Hillard, Ph.D2005 - 2005
  • Student Research AssistantAnalysis of the relationship between the bucco-pharyngeal armature of mosquitoes from Nigeria and their ability to transmit lymphatic filariasis at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the guidance of Dr.Tovi Lehman2003 - 2003

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Speaker, AstraZeneca2023 - Present
  • Speaker, Glaxo-Smith-Kline2022 - Present