Rashmi Sharma, MD, MHS | Division of General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor

Medicine

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

1999

University of Washington, School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

2003

MHS

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, MD

2009

Honors:

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Best Paper Award

2011–2012

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Young Investigator Award

2012–2013

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Young Investigator Award

2014

Selected as 1 of 44 Hospice and Palliative Medicine Inspirational Leaders Under 40 by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

2014

Hastings Center Cuniff-Dixon Early Career Physician Award

2016

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Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Physician-patient communication
Health disparities
End-of-life care

Publications

Publications:

Sharma RK, Astrow AB, Texeira K, Sulmasy DP. “The Spiritual Needs Assessment for Patients (SNAP): Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Instrument to Assess Unmet Spiritual Needs.” J Pain Symptom Manage 2012 Jul;44(1):44–51. Epub 2012 Jun 1.
Sharma RK, Jain N, Peswani N, Szmuilowicz E, Wayne DB, Cameron KA. “Unpacking Resident-Led Code Status Discussions: Results from a Mixed Methods Study.” J Gen Intern Med. 2014 May;29(5):750–7. Epub 2014 Feb 14.
Sharma RK, Hughes MT, Nolan MT, Tudor C, Kub J, Terry PB, Sulmasy DP. “Family Understanding of Seriously-Ill Patient Preferences for Family Involvement in Healthcare Decision Making.” J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Aug;26(8):881–6. Epub 2011 Apr 16.
Sharma RK, Cameron KA, Chmiel JS, Von Roenn JH, Szmuilowicz E, Prigerson HG, Penedo FJ. “Racial/Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation for Patients with Advanced Cancer.” J Clin Oncol. 2015 Nov 10;33(32)3802–8. Epub 2015 Aug 31.