INTRODUCTION:

Dr Atul Sharma has immense experience in the field of Gastroenterology. He received his training at SGPGIMS, Lucknow, one of the top gastroenterology centers in the nation, and then completed a fellowship in advanced interventional GI endoscopy at the prestigious Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences (BIDS), Mumbai.He has published numerous national and international papers in the fields of interventional gastroenterology, manometry, and luminal gastroenterology during his training.He has given numerous talks and several papers at conferences throughout India.Prior to joining Artemis, he was Head of the Advance Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at W-Pratiksha Hospital in Gurugram.Many novel procedures, including ERCP, EUS, ESD/EMR, Colonic Transit Study, Esophageal/Anorectal Manometery, and Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM), were initiated by him when he was employed there.

Memberships

• Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG).
• Asian Neurogastroenterology and Motility Association (ANMA).

Research & Presentations

• MD thesis: Clinical and laboratory profile of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Kashmir Valley.
• Presented MD thesis at 13th Postgraduate Research Presentation Programme, April 2008, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar.
• DM Project 1: Frequency of fructose malabsorption in IBS patients: A Case –Control study.
• DM Project 2: Fecal evacuation disorder among patients with Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome: A case-control study.
• Rare presentation of CMV infection in Ulcerative colitis: Case presentation: presented at Single theme conference on IBD “Current Perspective and Future Challenges” held on 7th April 2013 at GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi.
• Fecal evacuation disorder in patients with SRUS presented at 3rd Mid-term Meeting of the Indian Motility & Functional Diseases Association held on 17-18th May 2014 at SGPGIMS, Lucknow.
• Frequency of fructose malabsorption in IBS patients: A Case –Control study. poster presentation at the 54th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISGCON 2013), which took place at the Gujarat University Convention Centre in Ahmedabad, India, from November 28 to December 1, 2013.
• Achalasia cardia: rare presentation presented at Lucknow clinics of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2011.
• Occult GI bleed & Hook worm infestation: underestimated cause. presented at Lucknow clinics of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2012.
• Complex Bile duct injury with bilioma: Endoscopic management presented at Lucknow clinics of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2013.
• Acute hepatitis B Vs reactivation presented at Lucknow clinics of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2014.
• Treatment of HCV infection in CKD patient planned for renal transplantation presented at Symposium of Liver disease organized by SGPGIMS Lucknow.
• Endoscopic management of internally migrated pancreatic duct stent at a tertiary care centre in India. Poster presentation at 55th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology “ISGCON 2014” held on 18th Dec to 22nd Dec 2013 at Hotel Renaissance, Powai, BIDS, Global Hoapital, Mumbai, India.
• Is ESWL without ERCP suitable as a primary treatment modality for patients with chronic pancreatitis in tropical countries: Does the stone load matter?Poster presentation at 55th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Gastroenterology “ISGCON 2014” held on 18th Dec to 22nd Dec 2013 at Hotel Renaissance, Powai BIDS, Global Hospital, Mumbai, India.
• Presidential Poster selection in 4th Biennial congress of Asian Neurogastroenterology& Motility Association held on 7th-8th February, 2015 at Hyatt Ragency Manesar, Delhi, India.

Publications

• Ghoshal UC, Sharma A.Irritable bowel syndrome treatment with a low-FODMAPS diet: is it the end of the road or the start of a new one? Digestive System. 2014 Jun;146(7).• Mishra A, Sharma A, and Ghoshal UC.A case-control study of patients with solitary rectal ulcer syndrome and fecal evacuation problem.Oct. 30, 2014; J neurogastroenterolmotil.20(4):531-8.• Ghoshal UC, Verma A, Mishra A, Sharma A, and Shrivastava D.An Indian case-control research found that fructose malabsorption is frequent among irritable bowel syndrome patients.2014 September;33(5):466-70 Indian J Gastroenterol.
• Hemanta K Nayak, vivekanandsaraswat, Samir Mohindra, Atul Sharma, and Uday C. A case report and review of the literature are presented in this successful combination (transpapillary and transmural) therapy of a massive biloma and bile duct damage (Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2015 Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 119-122).• Endoscopic management at an Indian tertiary care facility of an internally migrated pancreatic duct stent.Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015 took place in Washington, DC, USA, from May 16–19. The poster presentation that was submitted was accepted.
• Is ESWL without ERCP suitable as a primary treatment modality for patients with chronic pancreatitis in tropical countries: Does the stone load matter. Poster presentation accepted at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2015 held at Washington DC, USA from May 16-19, 2015.
• big esophageal leiomyoma excised by endoscopic excision and submucosal tunneling.Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Nov;82(5):954; oi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.05.037; Epub 2015 Jun 26. Maydeo A, Sharma A, Bhandari S, Dhir V.The experience in a tertiary care center with single-operator cholangioscopy-guided laser lithotripsy in patients with cystic duct stones and Mirizzi syndrome suggests that it is useful.2016 Jul;84(1):56–61; Bhandari S, Bathini R, Sharma A, Maydeo A. Gastrointest Endosc. Epub 2016 January 5. Doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.12.025.
• Endoscopic management of internally migrated pancreatic duct stents (with video). Bhandari S, Sharma A, Bathini R, maydeoa.Indian J Gastroenterol. 2016 Mar;35(2):91-100. Doi: 10.1007/s12664-016-0638-z. Epub 2016 Mar 31.

Interests

• Luminal: Barrett’s esophagus, GERD, High resolution endoscopic assessment, Motility Disorders, IBS, Fecal evacuation disorder (FED) and IBD.
• Hepato-pancreatico-biliary: Chronic hepatitis, Chronic liver disease, Biliary obstruction, Acute and chronic pancreatitis.

Interventional Skills

• Diagnostic and therapeutic Upper GI Endoscopy (especially variceal and non-variceal GI Bleed, Polypectomy, stricture dilation, Achalasia pneumatic dilation and self expanding metal stenting (SEMS).
• High resolution endoscopic assessment.
• Diagnostic and therapeutic Lower GI Endoscopy (SRUS APC, Polypectomy, stricture dilation, Self expanding metal stenting (SEMS) and hemorrhoidal banding).
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG).
• Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) & Endoscopic Submucosal Resection (ESD).
• Endoscopic retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) especially therapeutic pancreatico-biliary management and metal stenting.
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS): Diagnostic and Threapeutic (especially FNAC and EUS guided cystogastrostomy).
• Esophageal and Ano-rectal manometry and assessment.
• Biofeedback.

Special Interest

• Third Space Endoscopy & Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM).

Administrative Experience

• Latest achievement as follows:
• Biofeedback for fecal evacuation disorder has been started as First in Delhi-NCR and one of the few in India with 100 % success rate.
• Esophageal and Anorectal Manometery, ERCP & EUS.
• Sucessfully started doing Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) in Achalasia Cardia.