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Megha Sharma

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentPeds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
DivisionPeds Neonatology
Address1900 Maryland Street
Mail Slot # 512-5B
Little Rock AR 72202
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-9807-1856 Additional info
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    Other Roles
    Associate Director of Clinical Research in Neonatology

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    Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
    Society of Pediatric Research

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    UAMS, Little Rock, ARMS CTS05/2023Masters in Clinical and Translational Sciences
    UAMS, Little Rock, AR12/2021Implementation Science Scholars program
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    2024 - 2025Red Sash Award for medical student education, UAMS

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    KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Award     (Megha Sharma)Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2025
    NIH/NCATS
    Beyond Race: Association of skin color with pulse oximeter bias In Critically Ill Infants
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Marion B Lyon New Scientist Investigator Award     (Megha Sharma)Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2025
    Arkansas Children's Research Institute
    Racial and skin pigment-related disparities in pulse oximetry in critically ill infants
    Role: Principal Investigator
    UG3HL161338     (BACKES, CARL ;SLAUGHTER, JONATHAN LEE)Mar 21, 2022 - Feb 28, 2023
    NIH
    1/2 percutaneous intervention versus observational trial of arterial ductus in lower gestational age infants (PIVOTAL)
    Role: Co-Investigator
    SHP 607-202     (SHARMA, MEGHA)Jan 9, 2020 - Jan 6, 2030
    PPD Investigator Services, LLC - Pass Through: Oak Hill Bio Neonatology Ltd
    No FP attached
    Role: Principal Investigator
    SHP607     (SHARMA, MEGHA)Jan 9, 2020 - Jan 6, 2030
    PPD Investigator Services, LLC - Pass Through: Oak Hill Bio Neonatology Ltd
    No FP attached
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Sharma M, Diamond SE, Chancellor J, Chung S, Brown AW, Hester DM, James LP, Schootman M, Mourani PM, Courtney SE. Partial waiver of consent to overcome translational science barriers in neonatal clinical research. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025; 9(1):e202. PMID: 40994669.
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    2. Sharma M, Brown AW, Chung S, Sexton KW, Schootman M, Mourani PM. Race Is an Incomplete Surrogate for Skin Pigmentation in Neonates with Potential Relevance for Pulse Oximetry. J Pediatr. 2025 Jul 10; 114720. PMID: 40651554.
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    3. Sharma M, Pickhardt AJ, McClanahan M, Tong L, Evans ME. Objective Assessment and Quantification of Skin Color and Melanin in Neonates and Infants: A State-Of-The-Art Review. 2025.
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    4. McArthur E, Murthy K, Zaniletti I, Sharma M, Lagatta J, Ball M, Porta N, Grover T, Levy P, Padula M, Hamrick S, Vyas-Read S. Neonatal Risk Factors for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Infants Born Preterm with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. J Pediatr. 2024 Dec; 275:114252. PMID: 39181320.
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    5. Dalby ST, Courtney SE, Sharma M, Angtuaco MJ. Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in premature infants requiring high-frequency ventilation. Cardiol Young. 2024 May; 34(5):1166-1168. PMID: 38602097.
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    6. Savrick C, Sharma M, Burrow A, Beavers J. Bradycardia and Acidosis in a Term Newborn. Neoreviews. 2024 Mar 01; 25(3):e166-e168. PMID: 38425200.
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    7. Sharma M, Brown AW, Powell NM, Rajaram N, Tong L, Mourani PM, Schootman M. Racial and skin color mediated disparities in pulse oximetry in infants and young children. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2024 Jun; 50:62-72. PMID: 38233229.
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    8. Pugh CP, Ali S, Agarwal A, Matlock DN, Sharma M. Dynamic computed tomography for evaluation of tracheobronchomalacia in premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2023 11; 58(11):3255-3263. PMID: 37646125.
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    9. Sharma M, Negi S, Kumar P, Srivastava DK, Choudhary MK, Irfan M. Fruit ripening under heat stress: The intriguing role of ethylene-mediated signaling. Plant Sci. 2023 Oct; 335:111820. PMID: 37549738.
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    10. Khare S, Pathak A, Purohit MR, Sharma M, Marrone G, Tamhankar AJ, St?lsby Lundborg C, Diwan V. Determinants and pathways of healthcare-seeking behaviours in under-5 children for common childhood illnesses and antibiotic prescribing: a cohort study in rural India. BMJ Open. 2021 12 03; 11(12):e052435. PMID: 34862290.
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    11. Sharma M, Rana U, Joshi C, Michalkiewicz T, Afolayan A, Parchur A, Joshi A, Teng RJ, Konduri GG. Decreased Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate-Protein Kinase G Signaling Impairs Angiogenesis in a Lamb Model of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2021 11; 65(5):555-567. PMID: 34185619.
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    12. ElHassan NO, Sharma M, Akmyradov C, Kaiser JR, Goudie A, Nembhard WN. Childhood Educational Outcomes of Children Born with Gastroschisis. J Pediatr. 2022 01; 240:110-116.e3. PMID: 34499945.
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    13. Mungai IG, Baghel SS, Soni S, Vagela S, Sharma M, Diwan V, Tamhankar AJ, Lundborg CS, Pathak A. Identifying the know-do gap in evidence-based neonatal care practices among informal health care providers-a cross-sectional study from Ujjain, India. BMC Health Serv Res. 2020 Oct 21; 20(1):966. PMID: 33087124.
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    14. Tamhankar AJ, Nachimuthu R, Singh R, Harindran J, Meghwanshi GK, Kannan R, Senthil Kumar N, Negi V, Jacob L, Bhattacharyya S, Sahoo KC, Mahadik VK, Diwan V, Sharma M, Pathak A, Khedkar SU, Avhad D, Saxena S, Nerkar S, Venu V, Kumar S, Shandeepan G, Ranjit Singh K, Gashnga R, Kumar A. Characteristics of a Nationwide Voluntary Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Campaign in India; Future Paths and Pointers for Resource Limited Settings/Low and Middle Income Countries. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 12 16; 16(24). PMID: 31888272.
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    15. Khare S, Purohit M, Sharma M, Tamhankar AJ, Lundborg CS, Diwan V, Pathak A. Antibiotic Prescribing by Informal Healthcare Providers for Common Illnesses: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study in Rural India. Antibiotics (Basel). 2019 Sep 05; 8(3). PMID: 31491900.
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    16. Sharma M, Hu X, Geddes GC, Acharya K. Microcephalic Newborn with Forehead Nevus Flammeus, Bulging Eyes, and Clenched Fists. Neoreviews. 2019 03; 20(3):e170-e173. PMID: 31261057.
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    17. Joshi SC, Diwan V, Joshi R, Sharma M, Pathak A, Shah H, Tamhankar AJ, St?lsby Lundborg C. "How Can the Patients Remain Safe, If We Are Not Safe and Protected from the Infections"? A Qualitative Exploration among Health-Care Workers about Challenges of Maintaining Hospital Cleanliness in a Resource Limited Tertiary Setting in Rural India. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 09 06; 15(9). PMID: 30200603.
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    18. Megha Sharma, Adeleye J Afolayan, Ru-Jeng Teng, Girija G Konduri. Downregulation of cGMP Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis Contributes to Impaired Angiogenesis in Fetal Lambs with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN). 2018; 1 MeetingA(141):513-513.
    19. Pathak A, Mahadik K, Swami MB, Roy PK, Sharma M, Mahadik VK, Lundborg CS. Incidence and risk factors for surgical site infections in obstetric and gynecological surgeries from a teaching hospital in rural India. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2017; 6:66. PMID: 28630690.
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    20. Sharma M, Afolayan AJ. Redox Signaling and Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017; 967:277-287. PMID: 29047092.
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    21. Srinivasan L, Swarr DT, Sharma M, Cotten CM, Kirpalani H. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Gene Association Studies in Neonatal Sepsis. Am J Perinatol. 2017 06; 34(7):684-692. PMID: 27960200.
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    22. Sharma M, Yadav K, Yadav N, Ferdinand KC. Zika virus pandemic-analysis of Facebook as a social media health information platform. Am J Infect Control. 2017 Mar 01; 45(3):301-302. PMID: 27776823.
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    23. Diwan V, Gustafsson C, Rosales Klintz S, Joshi SC, Joshi R, Sharma M, Shah H, Pathak A, Tamhankar AJ, St?lsby Lundborg C. Understanding Healthcare Workers Self-Reported Practices, Knowledge and Attitude about Hand Hygiene in a Medical Setting in Rural India. PLoS One. 2016; 11(10):e0163347. PMID: 27711173.
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    24. Yadav K, Sharma M, Ferdinand KC. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors: Present perspectives and future horizons. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2016 10; 26(10):853-62. PMID: 27352986.
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    25. Megha Sharma, Adeleye Afolayan, Ru-Jeng Teng, G. Konduri. Downregulation of Liv er Kinase B1­5'AMP Activ ated Protein Kinase Signaling Contributes to Decreased Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN). 2016.
    26. St?lsby Lundborg C, Diwan V, Pathak A, Purohit MR, Shah H, Sharma M, Mahadik VK, Tamhankar AJ. Protocol: a 'One health' two year follow-up, mixed methods study on antibiotic resistance, focusing children under 5 and their environment in rural India. BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec 30; 15:1321. PMID: 26714632.
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    27. Jennings JM, Reilly ML, Perin J, Schumacher C, Sharma M, Safi AG, Fields EL, Muvva R, Nganga-Good C, Chaulk P. Sex Partner Meeting Places Over Time Among Newly HIV-Diagnosed Men Who Have Sex With Men in Baltimore, Maryland. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Oct; 42(10):549-53. PMID: 26372926.
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    28. Joshi SC, Diwan V, Tamhankar AJ, Joshi R, Shah H, Sharma M, Pathak A, Macaden R, St?lsby Lundborg C. Staff perception on biomedical or health care waste management: a qualitative study in a rural tertiary care hospital in India. PLoS One. 2015; 10(5):e0128383. PMID: 26023783.
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    29. Sharma M, Sanneving L, Mahadik K, Santacatterina M, Dhaneria S, St?lsby Lundborg C. Antibiotic prescribing in women during and after delivery in a non-teaching, tertiary care hospital in Ujjain, India: a prospective cross-sectional study. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2013; 6:9. PMID: 25848538.
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