A RYAN Sharma, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

A Ryan Sharma is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF. He joined the faculty in July 2018 after completing his residency.

Ryan received his undergraduate degree in Human Development with neuroscience emphasis from the University of California, Davis. He then attended Stanford University School of Medicine where he completed his Physician Assistant (PA) training and concurrently earned his Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree from San Jose State University. He earned his Master of Medical Science (MMS) degree at Saint Francis University prior to receiving his medical degree from the University of Sydney Medical School in Sydney Australia. Ryan completed his Internal Medicine internship at Mercy Catholic Medical Center in Darby, PA and his Internal Medicine Residency Training at Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, CA

Ryan serves as a Nocturnist and attends on the medicine teaching service. He is the Assistant Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program and serves on many committees that enhances resident education. He championed the Global Health Rotation/Curriculum for the IM Residents. His clinical interests include Medical Education, DEI, LGBTQ+ Health, HTN, DM and CAD in ethnic minorities, CNS Malignancies, Sarcomatoid Lung Carcinoma, STD/HIV in ethnic minorities, Global Health, International Health, Health Literacy, Medical Missions, and Health Equity/Disparities.
Education
Certificate, 05/2023 - Physician Well-Being Director Course, Stanford University School of Medicine
07/2021 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California, San Francisco
06/2018 - Internal Medicine Residency, Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital
06/2016 - Internal Medicine Internship, Mercy Catholic Medical Center
MD, 12/2013 - Medicine, University of Sydney School of Medicine
MPH, 06/2008 - Public Health, San Jose State University
MMS, 05/2008 - Medical Science, Saint Francis University
Certification, 12/2005 - Physician Assistant Studies, Stanford University School of Medicine
BS, 06/2004 - Human Development, University of California, Davis
Honors and Awards
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, St. Mary’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2019
  • 1st Place, Region III, Clinical Vignette Winner, 2017 Southern CA ACP Regional Scientific Conference, 2017
  • Outstanding Intern of the Quarter, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 2016
Publications
  1. Caplan A, Ahlstrom S, Sharma A and Mollick J.. Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Enigma of an Old Disease Annals of Hematology & Oncology 2020. PMID:


  2. Alyssa Caplan, MD and Atul Sharma, MD. Stop Yelling: A Rare Cause of Internal Carotid Artery Dissection (ICAD) in a Young Professional Annals of Stroke and Vascular Neurology 2020. PMID:


  3. Kassamali F, Sharma AR. Ileal artery pseudoaneurysm: a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleed. Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2019. PMID: 31723394


  4. Liu F, Ouyang J, Sharma AN, Liu S, Yang B, Xiong W, Xu R. Leukotriene inhibitors for bronchiolitis in infants and young children. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2015. PMID: 25773054


  5. Ta'i SH, Ferguson KAM, Singh HK, Sharma AN, Kumar S, van Driel ML, De Sutter AIM. Nasal decongestants for the common cold Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012 2012. PMID: