Sanjiv Sharma MBBS, MD

Dr. Sharma graduated from Delhi University (Maulana Azad Medical College) in 1977 and obtained his MD (Radio-diagnosis) degree from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research in 1982 (recipient of the highest order of merit). He was the recipient of the M.L. WIG Gold Medal for Clinical Research in 1990 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He was awarded the WHO Fellowship in 1996 and spent some time with the Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology Divisions at the University of California (San Francisco), Brigham & Women's Hospital, and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

Dr. Sharma is currently a Professor and Head, of the Dept of Cardiac Radiology at AIIMS. He has been the past President of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APSCVIR) from 2004 to 2006 and the Indian Society of Vascular & Interventional Radiology (ISVIR) from 2003 to 2006. He is Chairman of the Research & Education Foundation of the ISVIR since 2009 and is the National Coordinator for the Indian National Registry of Vascular and Interventional Procedures since 1999. He is also the Editor/Associate Editor of CVIR and JVIR journals since 2009 and 2010 respectively.

Dr. Sharma has lectured and published widely. He has delivered 342 guest lectures and presentations in various meetings and teaching programs. He has published 228 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international and national journals and 38 book chapters.

Dr. Sharma has contributed much to the development of Interventional Radiology in the Asia Pacific Region. He started IR programs in the neighboring countries of Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan by training the local manpower both in their home countries and at AIIMS; and by conducting workshops and CME programs in the local hospitals and universities to establish IR procedures locally and creating awareness about IR among the local physicians, surgeons and allied specialists.