ArunSharmaMDMS, FACS

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Tacoma, WA

Head & Neck Oncologic Surgery

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Office
316 MLK Jr Way
Suite 305
Tacoma, WA 98405

Summary

Dr. Arun Sharma is an otolaryngologist in Tacoma, WA. He specializes in head & neck oncologic surgery and is experienced in thyroid/parathyroid surgery, head and neck oncology, and transoral robotic surgery.

Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Head & Neck Surgical Oncology/Microvascular Reconstruction, 2014 - 2015
University of WashingtonResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2008 - 2014
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineMS, Clinical Research, 2003 - 2008
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2008
Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biology, History of Medicine, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2008 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2023
PA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Robert Maxwell Byers Award for Best Clinical Research Paper American Head & Neck Society, 2012
Teamwork Leadership and Caring Award University of Washington Medical Center, 2009
Research Day Award University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, 2007
Alpha Omega Alpha University of Pittsburgh, 2007
History of Medicine Award C. F. Reynolds Medical History Society, 2005
Dean's Merit Scholarship (Full Tuition) University of Pittsburgh, 2003
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

8 citations
Annotated differentially expressed salivary proteins of susceptible and insecticide-resistant mosquitoes of Anopheles stephensi.
Sonam Vijay, Ritu Rawal, Kavita Kadian, Kamaraju Raghavendra, Arun Sharma
Plos One. 2015-03-05
3 citations
Role of HER2 in Prognosis of Salivary Duct Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Christopher Y K Williams, Adam T Townson, Nancy Terry, Nicole C Schmitt, Arun Sharma
The Laryngoscope. 2023-03-01
68 citations
Salivary duct carcinoma: An aggressive salivary gland malignancy with opportunities for targeted therapy.
Nicole C. Schmitt, Hyunseok Kang, Arun Sharma
Oral Oncology. 2017-11-01

Books/Book Chapters

Otolaryngology Surgical Instrument Guide
Chapter: Laryngologic Surgery.
Liu JJ, Sharma A, Meyer TKEditors: Golub J, Schmitt N.2011
Gastroenterol Clin North Am
Chapter: Risk and markers of severe acute pancreatitis.
Page 277 - 296Papachristou GI, Clermont G, Sharma A, Yadav D, Whitcomb DC2007

Abstracts/Posters

HPV+ oral cancer patients do not have better QOL trajectory.
Sharma A, Mendez E, Yueh B, Lohavanichbutr P, Houck J Doody DR, Futran ND, Upton MP, Schwartz SM, Chen C, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2011
Ophthalmologic findings in children with sensorineural hearing loss.
Sharma A, Ruscetta MN, Chi DH, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2008
Adiponectin polymorphisms and serum adiponectin levels in severe acute pancreatitis.
Sharma A, Muddana V, Lamb J, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI, Am J Gastroenterol, 1/1/2008
The IL-6-174 G/G genotype increases susceptibility to acute pancreatitis (AP) in obese subjects.
Muddana V, Sharma A, Lamb J, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2008
Visfatin polymorphisms and elevated BMI interact to increase the susceptibility to acute pancreatitis.
Sharma A, Muddana V, Lamb J, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2008
TNF-alpha polymorphisms increase the risk of acute pancreatitis.
Sharma A, Lamb J, Corrado K, Kandula L, Lowe ME, Avula H, Slivka A, Barmada MM, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2007
Regulation of Hepatocyte Polarity: The Role of JAM and PAR6.
Braiterman LT, Olin JC, Sharma A, Chen Y, Naik UP, Hubbard AL, American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2002
Development of Apical Polarity in Hepatocytes.
Braiterman LT, Olin JC, Sharma A, Chen Y, Hubbard AL, American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2001
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Other

Oral Cavity/Pharynx, Laryngeal, and Salivary Gland Cancer. (Multimedia module for the American Board of Surgery SCORE curriculum.)
Sharma A, Bhrany AD
12/1/2013