Krishna Kumar Sharma

Krishan Kumar Sharma, MD, MMSc

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Cardiotoxicity and cardiotoxic effects of cancer treatment
  • Heart failure
  • Radiation-induced heart disease

My Specialties

  • Preventive cardiology
  • Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
  • 3D transthoracic echocardiography
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Get to Know Me

I’m a cardiologist who has special training in managing and preventing cardiovascular disease in people who have cancer and cancer survivors. Cardiovascular diseases are problems related to the heart and blood vessels.

I work closely with doctors who treat cancer and others on your treatment team to care for your heart health throughout the cancer journey. My goal is to reduce long-term cardiac risk for problems that may develop as a side effect of cancer treatments.

I see patients at Memorial Hospital, the main hospital at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at MSK, and the Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion.

My clinical and research interests focus on prevention of cardiac problems. This includes the study of lipids (fats) and their effect on heart health. I also focus on the cardiac effects of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP).

Clonal hematopoiesis, or CHIP, is an age-related condition where a blood stem cell starts making cells with the same genetic mutation. While clonal hematopoiesis is not cancer, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks or strokes. Through my work, I aim to better understand and reduce cardiac risk in this growing patient population.

Outside of the clinic, I am an avid cook and a dedicated fan of the New York Knicks.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a cardiologist, which is a doctor with special training in the cardiovascular system (heart and blood vessels).

  • Assistant Attending Physician
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Cardiotoxicity and cardiotoxic effects of cancer treatment
  • Heart failure
  • Radiation-induced heart disease
  • Late cardiac effects of cancer treatment
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiac amyloidosis

My Specialties

  • Preventive cardiology
  • Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
  • 3D transthoracic echocardiography
  • Holter/cardiac event monitoring
  • Preoperative cardiovascular assessment
  • CAR T-cell therapy
  • Cardiovascular evaluation before bone marrow transplant
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, Harvard Medical School
  • Master of Medical Sciences (MMSc), Harvard University

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Fellowships

  • Cardiovascular Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital (Academic Track)

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine (ABIM)
  • Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM)
  • Echocardiography (ASE)
  • Nuclear Cardiology (APCA)

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Kumar Sharma’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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