Dr. Sharma is a FIT in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He will be doing his interventional cardiology fellowship next year. He holds a doctorate ( MD Res) from University College London, UK, in cardiovascular basic science research. He has previously completed clinical training in internal medicine from Cleveland Clinic and London Deanery (UK). He holds membership to the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP-UK). He is avidly engaged in cardiovascular research related to cardiac biomarkers, perioperative myocardial injury, ischemic conditioning, and cardioprotection.