Anurag Sharma, MBBS

Professional Background

Dr. Anurag Sharma joined the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) on August 11, 2025, as Staff Dermatopathologist, Director of Dermatopathology Services, and teaching faculty member in the Departments of Pathology and Dermatology. He brings extensive training and experience in diagnostic pathology, academic teaching, and clinical leadership. Dr. Sharma earned his medical degree in India, where he completed training in anatomic pathology and practiced general surgical pathology for two years before pursuing advanced education abroad.

He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in molecular pathology at the Mayo Clinic, followed by combined AP/CP residency and dermatopathology fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic. Prior to joining KUMC, Dr. Sharma served as a practicing dermatopathologist and faculty member at Western University in Ontario, Canada. He is board certified and licensed to practice pathology in India, the United States, and Canada, reflecting his global expertise and academic excellence.

• MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
• Residency, Anatomic/Clinical Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Molecular Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Residency, Anatomic/Clinical Pathology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Dermatopathology, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Celveland, OH

• American Society of Dermatopathology, Social Media Subcommittee, Voting Member, 2020 - Present

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• Alnaqshabandi, S., M, Sharma, A, Bakhshwin, A, Ronen, S, Ko, J., S, Billings, S., D. 2025. Subungual Epidermoid Inclusions-A Series of 8 Cases and a Review of Literature.. Journal of cutaneous pathology, 52 (9), 574-579
• Shah, A, Decoste, R, Vanderbeck, K, Sharma, A, Roy, S., F, Naert, K, Osmond, A. 2025. Molecular-Guided Therapy for Melanoma in Canada: Overview of Current Practices and Recommendations.. Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, 29 (3), 290-297
• Homsi, H., A, Sharma, A, Przybycin, C, Piliang, M. 2024. Fibroadenoma of the vulva with pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia: A common neoplasm in uncommon site.. Journal of cutaneous pathology, 51 (8), 583-588
• Sharma, A, Homsi, H, Khaitan, N, Sardiña, L., A, Knackstedt, R, Eghtesad, B, Siemionow, M, Djohan, R, Papay, F, Bergfeld, W., F. 2023. Unveiling the Landmark Case: The First Face Transplant in the United States: Postmortem Biopsy Series Findings.. The American Journal of dermatopathology, 45 (11), 785-788
• Nwikue, G, Olsson-Brown, A, Aboheimed, N, Yip, V, Jolly, C, Luchian, A, Ressel, L, Sharma, A, Bergfeld, W, Ahmed, S, Dickinson, A, Pirmohamed, M, Carr, D., F. 2023. TNF-α induced extracellular release of keratinocyte high-mobility group box 1 in Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis: Biomarker and putative mechanism of pathogenesis.. The Journal of dermatology, 50 (9), 1129-1139
• Olsson-Brown, A, Yip, V, Ogiji, E., D, Jolly, C, Ressel, L, Sharma, A, Bergfeld, W, Liu, X, Khirwadkar, N, Bellon, T, Dickinson, A, Ahmed, S, Langton, A, Watson, R, Pirmohamed, M, Carr, D., F. 2023. TNF-α‒Mediated Keratinocyte Expression and Release of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9: Putative Mechanism of Pathogenesis in Stevens‒Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.. The Journal of investigative dermatology, 143 (6), 1023-1030.e7
• Sharma, A, Khaitan, N, Ko, J., S, Bergfeld, W., F, Piliang, M, Rubin, B., P, Goldblum, J., R, Billings, S., D. 2022. A clinicopathologic analysis of 54 cases of cutaneous myxoma.. Human pathology, 120, 71-76
• Sharma, A, McAfee, J, Wang, L, Cook, E, Ababneh, E, Bergfeld, W., F. 2021. Utility of Cyclin D1 Immunostaining in Cutaneous Xanthogranuloma.. The American Journal of dermatopathology, 43 (12), e141-e145
• Sharma, A, Blank, A, Komforti, M., K. 2021. Rare Initial Manifestation of Lupus as Lobular Panniculitis of the Breast-A Case Report and Review of the Literature.. The American Journal of dermatopathology, 43 (5), 381-385