Kavita Sharma, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Kavita Sharma is a Weight Management Specialist at Boston Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She graduated from medical school in India and completed a residency in Internal Medicine from Cambridge Health Alliance, Boston, MA. While practicing as an Internist she found her passion for obesity and specialized nutrition therapy. This led to completion of a fellowship program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine and Nutrition Support. Her research interest includes Obesity Medicine, Hospital Malnutrition and Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) therapy. She enjoys working in an academic multidisciplinary setting, taking care of diverse patient population and currently serves as the Director of Nutrition Support Service at Boston Medical Center.

Publications

  • Published 2/19/2025

    Nouhravesh N, Cyr D, Hernandez AF, Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, Ward J, Sarwat S, Sharma K, Williamson K, Starling RC, Lepage S, Zieroth S, Solomon SD, Mentz RJ. In-Hospital or Out-of-Hospital Initiation of Sacubitril/Valsartan Versus Valsartan in Patients With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction After A Worsening Heart Failure Event: The PARAGLIDE-HF Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Mar 04; 14(5):e037899. PMID: 39968788.

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  • Published 1/10/2025

    Nouhravesh N, Gunn AH, Cyr D, Hernandez AF, Morrow DA, Velazquez EJ, Ward JH, Sarwat S, Sharma K, Williamson KM, Starling RC, Lepage S, Zieroth S, Solomon SD, Mentz RJ. Sacubitril/valsartan versus valsartan initiation in patients naïve to renin-angiotensin system inhibitors: Insights from PARAGLIDE-HF. Eur J Heart Fail. 2025 Aug; 27(8):1418-1425. PMID: 39792134.

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  • Published 11/16/2024

    Agarwal N, Sharma K. Optimizing Micro and Macro Nutrients: Navigating Weight Loss Success and Health Risks in Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Management. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2025 Mar; 54(1):135-147. PMID: 39919870.

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  • Published 5/11/2024

    Bhatt AS, Chatur S, Claggett BL, Lay-Flurrie J, Viswanathan P, Vardeny O, Kosiborod MN, Sharma K, Solomon SD, Vaduganathan M. Gamified Behavioral Science Intervention to Enhance Trial Enrollment: An Embedded Study Within the FINEARTS-HF Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Nov; 12(11):1939-1941. PMID: 38944793.

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  • Published 3/21/2024

    Kim DW, Park JS, Sharma K, Velazquez A, Li L, Ostrominski JW, Tran T, Seitter Peréz RH, Shin JH. Qualitative evaluation of artificial intelligence-generated weight management diet plans. Front Nutr. 2024; 11:1374834. PMID: 38577160.

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Education

  • Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, India, MBBS

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