Posts Held in the past
PGIMER Chandigarh as Senior Resident in Urology
Assistant Professor Urology and Renal Transplantation at IKDRC-ITS (Kidney Hospital) Ahmedabad.
Consultant Urology and Renal Transplant Surgeon at Fortis Escorts hospital, Jaipur
Fields of Expertise
Endourology, Uro-oncology, Reconstructive Urology, LASER Surgery, Laparoscopic Urology, Renal Transplantation
Awards & Recognition
Selected for European Urology Resident Education Program(EUREP) 2010 by the Urological Society of India, after being selected among the top 7 urology residents across India through written test and viva.
International Visits -
1. Department of Urology and Robotic Surgery, Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, USA.– May 2011.
2. European Urology Resident Education Program. (EUREP). Prague, Czech Republic. Europe. –September 2010.
3. Hands on training on Urologic Prosthesis (Artificial Urinary Sphincter, Advance Male Sling andPenile Prosthesis). Medical University of Vienna. Vienna, Austria. June 2012.
4. Visiting fellow at Urology Department of Krankenhaus Bermherigzen, Linz, Austria, June 2012.
5. Awarded Visiting Fellowship by European Association of Urology for Weill Cornell Masterclass in Austria in July 2015.
6. Awarded certificate for Advance Martini Klinik, Germany.
Professional Memberships & Certifications
Urological Society of India
European Association of Urology
Indian Society of Organ Transplantation
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Gujrati, German
Publications
1. Intravesical hemostatic gelatin matrix instillation in the management of intractable hematuria. Margreiter M, Sharma V, Schauer I, Klingler HC. Urology. 2013 Sep;82(3):724-8. PMID: 23987168
2. A prospective evaluation of pain associated with stone passage, stents, and stent removal using a visual analog scale. Kuehhas FE, Miernik A, Sharma V, Sevcenco S, Javadli E, Herwig R, Szarvas T, Schoenthaler M, Schatzl G, Weibl P. Urology. 2013 Sep;82(3):521-5. PMID: 23768523
3. Eosinophilic cystitis mimicking tuberculosis: An analysis of five cases with review of literature. Kumar S, Sharma V, Ganesamoni R, Singh S. Urol Ann. 2013 Jan;5(1):50-2. PMID: 23662013
4. Partial nephrectomy: is there still a need for open surgery? Sharma V, Margreiter M. Curr Urol Rep. 2013 Feb;14(1):1 to 4.PMID: 23233109
5. Urethral buttressing in patients undergoing artificial urinary sphincter surgery. Margreiter M, Farr A, Sharma V, Schauer I, Klingler HC. J Urol. 2013 May;189(5):1777-81.PMID: 23206425
6. Retroperitoneoscopic living-donor nephrectomy and laparoscopic kidney transplantation: experience of initial 72 cases. Modi P, Pal B, Modi J, Singla S, Patel C, Patel R, Padhy S, T K, Patel K, Rizvi J,Sharma S, Sharma V, Modi M, Shah VR, Trivedi HL. Transplantation. 2013 Jan 15;95(1):100-5.PMID: 23202533
7. Efficacy of holmium laser urethrotomy in combination with intralesional triamcinolone in the treatment of anterior urethral stricture. Kumar S, Kapoor A, Ganesamoni R, Nanjappa B, Sharma V, Mete UK. Korean J Urol. 2012 Sep;53(9):614-8.Epub 2012 Sep 19. PMID: 23060998
8. Fragmented pigtail percutaneous nephrostomy tubes: etiology and management. Kumar S,Ganesamoni R, Nanjappa B, Sharma V. Korean J Urol. 2012 Jul;53(7):492-6. Epub 2012 Jul 19.PMID: 22866222
9. Fournier's gangrene with testicular infarction caused by mucormycosis. Kumar S, Pushkarna A,Sharma V, Ganesamoni R, Nada R. Indian J Pathol Micro biol. 2011 Oct-Dec;54(4):847-8. PMID: 22234133
10. Retroperitoneoscopic ureterolithotomy. Modi P, Vyas J, Dholaria P, Sharma V. Indian J Urol. 2011 Jul;27(3):420-1. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.85456. PMID: 22022075
11. A study on sexual function of men with anterior urethral stricture before and after treatment. SharmaV, Kumar S, Mandal AK, Singh SK. Urol Int. 2011;87(3):341-5. Epub 2011 Sep 22. PMID: 21952068
12. One week of nitrofurantoin before percutaneous nephrolithotomy significantly reduces upper tractinfection and urosepsis: a prospective controlled study. Bag S, Kumar S, Taneja N, Sharma V, Mandal AK, Singh SK.Urology. 2011 Jan;77(1):45-9. Epub 2010 Jun 8.PMID:20570319
13. Perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) of the inferior vena cava presenting as an adrenal mass. Kumar S, Lal A, Acharya N, Sharma V. Cancer Imaging. 2010 Mar 16;10:77-9. PMID:20233679
14. Chapter 27. Testicular Tumors. Varun Sharma and Markus Margreiter, Handbook of Urology, edited by J. Kellogg Parsons, John Eifler, and Misop Han.. Wiley Publishing .
15. Santosh Kumar, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru, and Varun Sharma. Pan-ureteric transitional cell carcinoma in a patient of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseasewith chronic renal failure NDT Plus, February 2009;2:76-77.
16. Sanand Bag, Santosh Kumar, Neelam Taneja, Varun Sharma, Arup K. Mandal, Shrawan K. Singh,One week of nitrofurantoin before percutaneous nephrolithotomy significantly reduces upper tractinfection and urosepsis: a prospective controlled study. 2011 Feb;77 (2):512; author reply 512-13.Comment on Urology. 2011 Jan;77(1):45-49
17. Glued angiocatheter: a rare complication of intrarenal pseudoaneurysm glue angioembolization. Sharma V, Kumar S, Singh S, Mandal A. Korean J Urol. 2014 Jun;55(6):426-9. doi: 10.4111/kju.2014.55.6.426. Epub 2014 Jun 16.
