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Nirupma Sharma serves as a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia, holding dual appointments in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. Her clinical practice focuses on inpatient pediatric care with specialized expertise in complex diagnostic cases and hospital-based subspecialty consultations.
Her educational foundation includes:
- MD in Medicine from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (1991)
Dr. Sharma's research centers on pediatric hospital medicine, particularly rheumatological conditions and infectious disease manifestations in hospitalized children. Her work bridges clinical practice and academic scholarship through detailed case analyses and registry-based studies, often addressing diagnostic dilemmas in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, respiratory co-infections, and rare postoperative complications. She emphasizes practical clinical problem-solving applicable to real-world hospital settings.
Her publication trends (2015-2024) reveal consistent contributions to pediatric hospitalist literature, with increasing focus on drug safety in rheumatology and multi-pathogen interactions. The 2024 PRINTO/PRCSG registry study represents her growing involvement in international collaborative research.
Academic honors highlight her teaching excellence:
- Teacher of the Year, Pediatric Residency Program (2012)
- Exemplary Teaching Awards for Medical Education (2012-2013)
- Hooding Ceremony invitation by graduating medical students (2014)
Dr. Sharma maintains extensive service commitments across educational and clinical governance. She serves on the Residency Program's Clinical Competency Committee (2013-present), Resident Selection Committee (2009-present), and Medical College of Georgia's Continuous Quality Improvement committee (2016-present). Her leadership roles include Chair of Pediatric Nephrology (2021-2022) and membership on Augusta University Medical Associates' Executive Committee (2020-2022).
Within professional organizations, she contributes to the American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Global Health as an ICATCH grant reviewer (2023-present) and co-chairs the Learning Technology Taskforce for COMSEP. Her work with the Georgia AAP Pediatric Hospitalists steering committee shapes regional clinical standards.
