Megha Sharma, M.D. Neonatologist

Primary Location

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
1 Children's Way
Little Rock, AR 72202

Appointment Phone Numbers: 501-263-2644
Primary Care; 501-222-4596
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Overview

Area of Expertise: Newborn and Infant Care
Patient Type: Children and Adolescents
Language: English

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About Dr. Sharma

As an assistant professor in neonatology at UAMS, Megha Sharma, M.D., was selected to the inaugural class of Implementation Science Research Program funded through the UAMS Translational Research Institute, where she focuses on the application of evidence-based best-practices and research into regular use by clinicians. Her passion is to work towards promoting a culture of judicious laboratory testing and preventing iatrogenic blood losses in premature babies, neonatal lung vascular physiology and long-term outcomes of infants born with birth defects. She is site principal investigator for three randomized clinical trials aiming to optimize health outcomes of extremely premature babies.

Dr. Sharma's Academic Background

Faculty Appointments

Pediatrics — Neonatology: Assistant Professor

Education and Training

Fellowship: Medical College of Wisconsin
Neonatology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Residency: Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Medical School: SMS Medical College
Jaipur, India

Professional Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics — Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics — General Pediatrics

Associations

American Academy of Pediatrics

Dr. Sharma's Research

Selected Publications

Sharma M, Rana U, Joshi C, Michalkiewicz T, Afolayan A, Parchur A, Joshi A, Teng RJ, Konduri GG. Decreased Cyclic GMP-protein Kinase G signaling impairs Angiogenesis in a Lamb Model of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2021 Jun 29; ():. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0434OC PMID: 34185619.
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ElHassan NO, Sharma M, Akmyradov C, Kaiser JR, Goudie A, Nembhard WN. Childhood Educational Outcomes of Children Born with Gastroschisis. J Pediatr. 2021 Sep 6; ():. pii: S0022-3476(21)00871-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.086 PMID: 34499945.
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Sharma M, Hu X, Geddes GC, Acharya K. Microcephalic Newborn with Forehead Nevus Flammeus, Bulging Eyes, and Clenched Fists. Neoreviews. 2019 Mar; 20(3):e170-e173. doi: 10.1542/neo.20-3-e170 PMID: 31261057.
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Sharma M, Yadav K, Yadav N, Ferdinand KC. Zika virus pandemic-analysis of Facebook as a social media health information platform. Am J Infect Control. 2017 Mar 1; 45(3):301-302. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.08.022 PMID: 27776823.
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Yadav K, Sharma M, Ferdinand KC. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors: Present perspectives and future horizons. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 Oct; 26(10):853-62. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.05.006 PMID: 27352986.
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Srinivasan L, Swarr DT, Sharma M, Cotten CM, Kirpalani H. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Gene Association Studies in Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2017 Jun; 34(7):684-692. doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1597132 PMID: 27960200.
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Sharma M, Callan E, Konduri GG. Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. Clin Perinatol. 2022 Mar; 49(1):103-125. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2021.11.010 PMID: 35209994.
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Yadav K, Sharma M, Agarwal S, Bhatia N, Yadav N. Aortic pseudoaneurysm & endocarditis caused by Aerococcus viridans: A case report and literature review. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018 Mar; 19(2):201-203. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2017.08.011 PMID: 29037763.
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Sharma M, Afolayan AJ. Redox Signaling and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017; 967():277-287. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-63245-2_16 PMID: 29047092.
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Dr. Sharma's Areas of Expertise

Premature newborn baby girl in the hospital incubator after c-section in 33 week

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