Overview
Kavita Sharma MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Program. She sees patients at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, downtown campus. A cardiologist specializing in advanced heart failure, her clinical interests include advanced heart failure diagnosis and management, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support including left ventricular assist devices. She has a specialized interest in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), and directs one of the largest programs in the country dedicated to caring for patients with this condition. She is the principal investigator of numerous clinical and translational trials in HFpEF and leads a team of nurses, research coordinators, and fellows-in-training in this multi-faceted program. She is an invited speaker at national meetings in topic areas covering advanced heart failure and HFpEF. Dr. Sharma is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, and the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Fasciotomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 323 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).
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Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
4 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
Dr. Ari Cedars is a cardiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. He also serves as director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at both the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute and the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center. Dr. Cedars is an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Cedars specializes in adult congenital heart disease. He is a member of the leadership committee for the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network (ACTION), an organization focused on the improvement of outcomes for pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) patients. He is an administrative board member of the Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC), a multi-institutional academic research network devoted to producing new research in adult congenital heart disease. He is also a member of the medical advisory board for the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). Dr. Cedars’ research focuses on patient-centered outcomes, mechanical circulatory support and ventricular assist devices, and the biological mechanisms underlying clinical disease progression in congenital heart disease. Dr. Cedars is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Tetralogy of Fallot, Heart Attack, Apoplexy, and Heart Transplant.
Children's National Hospital
Gerard Martin is a Cardiologist in Washington,, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Martin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Ventricular Septal Defects, Pulmonary Atresia, and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS).
Inova Pediatric Cardiovascular Genomics
Anurag Sahu is a Cardiologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Sahu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Pulmonary Valves Agenesis, Cardiac Diverticulum, and X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Sharma isElite. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Heart FailureDr. Sharma isElite. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Distinguished
- Primary Localized Cutaneous AmyloidosisDr. Sharma isDistinguished. Learn about Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Sharma isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- AtherosclerosisDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Cardiomyopathy Due to Anthracyclines
- Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy
- Endomyocardial FibrosisDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Endomyocardial Fibrosis.
- Heart TransplantDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Experienced
- ArrhythmiasDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrioventricular Septal DefectDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Atrioventricular Septal Defect.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.