Poonam Sharma, MBBS

Chair, Department of Pathology

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School of Medicine
Pathology
Secondary Clinical Research
CUMC - Creighton University Medical Center - 1983A

Poonam Sharma, MBBS

Chair, Department of Pathology

Professor

Teaching Interests

  • Anatomic and Surgical Pathology

Department

Pathology

Position

Professor

Presentations

  • Lead Yourself First 2022
  • Microaggressions- Medicine Grand Rounds 2022
  • Let Your Light Shine- Take Charge to Overcome Burnout & Promote Wellness 2021
  • Sharma P. Challenges in reporting of primary cutaneous melanoma. Pathology Grand Rounds, CUMC Bergan Mercy, Omaha, NE 2020
  • "Ductal Carcinoma In-Site (DCIS) or Pre-invasive Breast Cancer" 2019 Surgical Oncology Symposium, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy, Omaha, Nebraska 2019
  • Fill Your Pitcher, (And refill every time you pour a glass!). CUSOM Fall Faculty Development session, Omaha, NE 2019
  • Sharma P. Resilience. Fill Your Pitcher (And refill every time you pour a glass!) Pathology Grand Rounds, CUMC Bergan Mercy, Omaha NE 2019
  • Grand Rounds Role of Pathologist in Value Based Care From Behind the Microscope to the Forefront 2016
  • Poster Presentation Small Round Cell Tumor of the Prostate An Extremely Rare Entity Poster No. 193, on-line publication only, http://www.archivesofpathology.org/toc/ arpa/140/9, John M. Gross, Dan Anderson, Poonam Sharma, CAP Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2016
  • Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the Prostate An Extremely Rare Entity Poster No. 193, on -line publication only John M. Gross, Dan Anderson, Poonam Sharma, MD. CAP Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV 2016
  • Conducted a presentation at the National Society of Histologists meeting entitled IHC Evaluation of ER & PR receptor Status in Breast Cancer, approved by the National Society for Histotechnology Education Committee for 1.5 Contact hours NSH # 22747 2014
  • IHC Evaluation of ER & PR receptor Status in Breast Cancer, approved by the National Society for Histotechnology Education Committee for 1.5 Contact hours NSH # 22747 2014
  • Immunohistochemistry in the Evaluation of Breast Pathology Objectives Describe the role of immunohistochemical markers in evaluation of breast pathology. 2. Outline the strategies for selection and interpretation of IHC in commonly encountered scenarios. 3. Summarized the pitfalls in use of IHC in breast pathology. 2014
  • American College of Surgeons 2014 Clinical Congress, San Francisco, California, October 26-30, 2014, reference: Judge, S., Shetty, S., Thomas, P., Govindarajan, V., Sharma, P., Loggie, B., Factors associated with survival in patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei: influence of signet ring cells. 2014
  • Microsatellite Instability Testing in Colorectal Cancer What is the significance? 22nd Annual Management of Colon & Rectal Diseases by Primary Care Physicians & Their Support Staff CME Conference, Omaha, NE 2014
  • Clinicopathologic Case Studies: Focus on Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, 23rd Annual Winter Meeting Midwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Park City, UT 2014
  • The Pathologist Role in Diagnosis and Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 2013
  • Molecular Diagnostics of Colorectal Neoplasms, 21th Annual Management of Colon & Rectal Diseases by Primary Care Physicians & Their Support Staff CME Conference, Omaha, NE 2013
  • Poster Presentation Interlukin-6 as a Therapeutic Target in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei: Effects of an Anti-Interleukin-6 Monoclonal Antibody on Cell Proliferation in a Surrogate Cell Line, American Society of Clinical Oncology GI Symposium, San Francisco, CA 2013
  • Pseudomyxoma Peritonei and Peritonel Carcinomatosis with Dr. Brian Loggie, Creighton Cancer Center 2013
  • Poster Presentation Successful Partnership to Advocate for a Paid Parental Leave Policy at a Catholic Jesuit University, Group on Women in Medicine and Science Poster Session, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA 2012
  • Prognostic Markers in Breast Cancer Treatment 2012
  • Integrated Pathology Education 2012
  • Integrated Pathology Education, Annual Meeting of the Undergraduate Medical Educators Section of Association of Pathology Chairs, Monterey, CA 2012
  • Lynch Syndrome and MSI testing, Pathology Symposium, Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi, India 2012
  • National Platform Presentation Role of MUC4 in Lung Cancer. Combined Annual Meeting of Central Society for Clinical Research and the Midwestern Section of the American Federation for Medical Research Combined Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL 2012
  • International Platform Presentation Mesylate facilitating surgical removal of metastatic fibrosarcomatous-dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (FS-DFSP): A case report highlighting the pathologic and molecular features of FS-DFSP both pre- and post-treatment with Imatinib. Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Vancouver, Canada 2012
  • Predictive and Prognostic Factors In Breast Cancer - Morphology Or Molecular Profile Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, England 2012
  • National Platform Presentation - Proposed new classification for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. Annual meeting of the Academic Surgical Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada 2012
  • Poster Presentation - Microenvironment and Cytokines in Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, American Society of Clinical Oncology GI Symposium, San Francisco, CA 2012
  • Digital Photography in Pathology The Group on Research in Pathology Education, Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida 2012

Awards

  • Member
    Selected as leading member of professional community.
    National Registry of Madison's "Who's Who"