Shuchita Sharma - Nephrology | Mount Sinai

About Me

Shuchita Sharma, MD is a clinical nephrologist at the Mount Sinai Health System. She obtained her medical degree in India and then moved to the United States for further training. She did her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and completed her fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Dr. Sharma has been a board-certified practicing nephrologist for 10 years and Associate Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine. She manages patients with chronic kidney disease and associated conditions, electrolyte abnormalities, glomerulonephritis, kidney stones, and post-transplant care. Her main focus of interest is Home dialysis and she is the Medical Director for the Home dialysis program at Mount Sinai Kidney Center. She also has expertise in performing percutaneous kidney biopsies and is the co-director for the kidney biopsy service at Mount Sinai. Dr. Sharma has several articles published in peer reviewed scientific journals and given invited lectures on wide range of topics at various places locally and internationally.

Language

English, Indian (Hindi)

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Nephrology

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical Focus

Acute Renal Failure
Acute Tubular Necrosis
Adrenal Hypertension
Alkalosis
Blood Vessel Inflammation / Vasculitis
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Renal Failure
Dialysis
Glomerulonephritis

Education

MD, Baba Raghav Das Medical College

Residency, Internal Medicine

Jacobi Medical Center

Fellowship, Nephrology

Mount Sinai Hospital

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Locations

Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice

5 E. 98th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

212-241-4060

Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice

Mount Sinai Doctors - Pelham, 116 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY, 10803

914-813-3133

Insurance Information

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Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice5 E. 98th Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY, 10029

Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty PracticeMount Sinai Doctors - Pelham, 116 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY, 10803

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Publications

Publications:32

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Industry Relationships

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Dr. Sharma has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.

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