Overview
Dr. Yeshika Sharma is a board-certified transplant hepatologist with an interest in treating primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, alcohol-related liver disease, metabolic associated steatohepatitis, hereditary hemochromatosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin disease. Dr. Sharma is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and is certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.
Dr. Sharma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Liver Failure, and Hepatitis.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
3410 Worth St, Ste 860, Dallas, TX 75246
1321 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sharma has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
UT Southwestern - Digestive And Liver Diseases At Texas Health Dallas
Maria Rita Lepe-Suastegui, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in liver transplantation; autoimmune liver disease; liver disease in young adults; fatty liver disease; and health care disparities in liver disease among minority populations, particularly Latino patients.Dr. Lepe-Suastegui earned her medical degree at Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Finch University of Health Sciences in North Chicago, Illinois, and a fellowship in digestive and liver diseases at the University of Illinois Chicago.Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.Dr. Lepe-Suastegui serves on the American Liver Foundation's Medical Advisory Committee. She’s a member of numerous professional associations, including the National Hispanic Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the North Texas Latin American Physicians Association.She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles related to her areas of expertise and is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Lepe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Thomas Kerr is a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kerr is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Ascites, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant.
MedHealth
Maisha Barnes is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Barnes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Macroamylasemia. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, and Liver Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Ascites.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- CirrhosisDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- HepatitisDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Experienced
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Budd-Chiari SyndromeDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- CholangitisDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Esophageal VaricesDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Varices.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.