William Sharfman
Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

Dr. William Sharfman

Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Lutherville, MD 
Offers Telehealth
44 Years of Experience

Experienced in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Lutherville, MD 
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Overview

Dr. William H. Sharfman is an associate professor of oncology and dermatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include cutaneous oncology, dermatology and immunotherapy. He helped create the well-established Melanoma Program at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in 1994. Dr. Sharfman serves as the director of cutaneous oncology and clinical co-director for oncology at the Johns Hopkins Melanoma Program. He earned his M.D. from the University of Toledo College of Medicine. He completed his residency at Cleveland Clinic and performed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Sharfman's research interests include novel therapies for high risk and advanced melanoma patients.

Dr. Sharfman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC). His top areas of expertise are Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Eccrine Porocarcinoma, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles in the study of Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC).

Graduate Year
1982
Residency
Cleveland Clinic, Internal Medicine, 1985
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic, Hematology and Oncology, 1989
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Pavilion III STE 1500, Lutherville, MD 21093
Call: 410-583-2970
Other Locations
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201 North Broadway Street, Viragh BLDG 5th FL, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 410-955-8964

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Sharfman 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.

Lung Cancer
Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

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.


3 Clinical Trials

STAMP: Surgically Treated Adjuvant Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Pembrolizumab, a Phase III Trial
STAMP: Surgically Treated Adjuvant Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Pembrolizumab, a Phase III Trial
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 17, 2025
Intervention Type: Procedure, Other, Radiation, Biological
Study Drug: Pembrolizumab
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Study Comparing the Combination of PDR001, Dabrafenib and Trametinib Versus Placebo, Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Previously Untreated Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic BRAF V600 Mutant Melanoma
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase III Study Comparing the Combination of PDR001, Dabrafenib and Trametinib Versus Placebo, Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Previously Untreated Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic BRAF V600 Mutant Melanoma
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Biological, Drug, Other
Study Drugs: Dabrafenib, Trametinib, Spartalizumab (PDR001)
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Pilot Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Combined With Nivolumab in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Melanoma Metastases in the Brain and Spine
A Pilot Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Combined With Nivolumab in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Melanoma Metastases in the Brain and Spine
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: November 30, 2021
Intervention Type: Radiation, Biological, Other
Study Drug: Nivolumab
Study Phase: Phase 1
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52 Total Publications

Primary resistance to ICI-based regimens is associated with early longitudinal changes in the fecal microbiome and loss of microbial stability.
Primary resistance to ICI-based regimens is associated with early longitudinal changes in the fecal microbiome and loss of microbial stability.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: November 24, 2025
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