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Dr. Anil Sharma is the current Head of the Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. 

Dr. Sharma was raised in Saskatchewan and is a local University of Saskatchewan graduate.  Both his residency and subspecialty fellowship training were obtained at the University of British Columbia.  He has practiced since 2013 with subspecialty interests in: General ENT, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Voice Disorders, and Sialendoscopy/Head and Neck Salivary Gland Surgery.

Dr. Sharma holds many administrative and committee roles through the Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan and on a national level.  He is currently the Saskatchewan Representative for the Executive Council of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (CSOHNS).  He is proud to serve his Saskatchewan community.

His passions outside work include: painting, poetry, his 2 children (Aaryan and Avani) and very understanding wife (Poonam)!

Education

Degrees
  • Residency - Otolaryngology, 2014, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Doctor in Medicine , 2008, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Credentials
  • Fellowship - Head & Neck Surgery & Salivary Endoscopy, 2014, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons - Otolaryngology, 2013, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Suryavanshi P, Parameswaran S, Sharma N, Murphy RA, Sharma AR. (2019). Voice hoarseness in a Patient with underlying Eisenmenger’s Syndrome: A Case Report. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 48 (1): 1-4
  2. Howlett J, Sharma A, Bigsby R. (2018). The Value in Prolonged Intubation and Delayed Tracheostomy in Larygotracheal Separation. Otolaryngology Case Reports. 9: 8-10
  3. LeBlanc, R, Sharma, A, Spafford, P, Wilde, B, Jaggi R. (2017). Radical Treatment of an Aggressive, Recurrent Benign Inflammatory Lesion of the Tongue: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Austin Journal of Otolaryngology. 4(1): 1089.
  4. Chang BA, Sharma A, Anderson DW. (2016). Ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the soft palate: a case report. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 45: 53-56.
  5. Kurji A, Tan B, Bodani J, Janzen B, McConnell A, Bodani R, Rajakumar D, Sharma A, Sankaran K. (2014). Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Synctial Virus infection in Saskatchewan Pediatric Tertiary Care Centers, 2002-2005. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 16(10): 1005-1013.
  6. Shamon S, Sharma A R, Ludemann J P. (2011). Glottic Foreign Body in a Child with Pre-existing Vocal Cord Paralysis and Reflux Laryngitis: A Challenging Diagnostic Paradigm. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra. 6(3): 122-124.
  7. Rajakumar D, Tan B, Bodani J, Zhu T, Janzen B, Bodani R, Kurji A, Sharma A, McConnell A, Kalapurackal M, Sankaran K. (2009). Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection After Palivizumab Prophylaxis in Two Large Pediatric Tertiary Care Centers. Acta Paediatrica. 98(Suppl 460):214.
  8. Tan B, Bodani J, Zhu T, Janzen B, Bodani R, Rajakumar D, Kurji A, Sharma A, McConnel A, Sankaran K. (2009). Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Saskatchewan Pediatric Tertiary Care Centers, 2002-2005. Paediatrics and Child Health. 14(Suppl A): 28A.
  9. Kurji A, Tan B, Bodani J, Janzen B, Bodani R, Rajakumar D, Sharma A, Zhu T, McConnell A, Kalapurakal M, Sankaran K. (2009). Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV) Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU), Saskatchewan, Canada. Acta Paediatrica. 98(Suppl 460): 174.
  10. Shrivastav A, Sharma AR, Bajaj G, Charavaryamath C, Ezzat W, Spafford P, Gore-Hickman R, Singh B, Copete MA, Sharma RK. (2007). Elevated N-myristoyltransferase activity and expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oncology Reports. 18(1): 93-97.
  11. Lakshmikultyamma A, Selvakumar, Sharma A R, Sharma R K. (2005). Involvement of Calcineurin in Ischemic Myocardial Damage. International Journal of Angiology. 14(1): 1-6.
  12. Lakshmikultyamma A, Selvakumar P, Sharma A R, Anderson DH, Sharma R K. (2004). In vitro Proteolytic Degradation of Bovine Brain Calcineurin by m-Calpain. Neurochemical Research. 29(10): 1913-21.

Book Chapters

  1. Das U, Howlett J, Kumar S, Parameswaran S, Sharma A, Dimmock J, Sharma RK. (2018). N-myristoyltransferase as a Cancer Drug Target. Choi S. Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. 2: 3522-3533.

Conference Publications

  1. Suryavanshi P, Parameswaran S, Gore-Hickman P, Murphy R, Sharma A. (2019). Randomized Double-blind Comparison of Treatment Modalities for Ankyloglossia: Laser-assisted lingual frenectomy vs. cold steel frenectomy. CSOHNS 2019, Edmonton, Canada, Canada
  2. Aravinthan K, Murphy R, Sharma A. (2019). Role of ENT Resource Nurses on Operating Room Efficiency: A Retrospective Chart Review. CSOHNS 2019, Edmonton, Canada,
  3. Holmes C, Sharma A, Murphy R, Parameswaran S, Aravinthan K. (2019). Prevalence of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis in Saskatchewan Hutterite Population. CSOHNS 2019, Edmonton, Canada
  4. Holmes C, Sharma A. (2019). Incidental lacrimal duct choristoma in the setting of acute on chronic sinusitis: A rare case report. CSOHNS 2019, Edmonton, Canada
  5. Sharma A R, Lakshmikuttyamma A, Sharma R K. (2004). Proteolysis of Calcineurin by m-Calpain. Pathology Research Day, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
  6. Lakshmikuttyamma A, Sharma A R, Sharma R K. (2003). Phosphorylation of High Molecular Weight Calmodulin Binding Protein by cAMP dependent Protein Kinase. Pathology Research Day, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada