Deepak Sharma, PA-C

Experience

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  Discount Drug Mart

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2015

  Pharmacy Technician

  Pharmacy Technician in a retail pharmacy setting. -Processed and filled prescriptions-Initiated prior authorization forms, monthly inventory and count of medications-Processed home health care billing-Assisted customers at the pharmacy counter

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  Cleveland Clinic

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

  Heart Failure Patient Care Nursing Assistant

  Nursing Assistant in the Heart Failure Step-down Unit. -Assisted patients with ADLs, bedside assistance and care-Recorded patient vital signs and input/outputs data into Epic system-Performed EKGs, bladder scans, and checked blood glucose-Removed IVs & Catheters and placed telemetry leads-Obtained specimens for lab work

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  Mayo Clinic

  Jun 2022 - now

  Advanced Heart Failure & Heart TransplantGained experience in the four major components of heart failure evaluation, including:-Etiology and contributing factors resulting in HF such as ICM, DCM, RCM (amyloidosis, sarcoidosis) -Managing and treating patients in decompensated heart failure -Hemodynamic status: interpreting RHC/CVP measurements and adjusting therapy as needed-Therapy for relieving symptoms, prevent disease progression: initiating patients and tailoring their GDMT for their HF. If not tolerable or maximized on therapy with symptoms present, then assessing for advance therapies such as heart transplant, LVAD, or palliative/hospice care-Managing patients with LVAD-Learn to manage patients with Cardiac Devices, interrupting EKGs and adjusting medication therapy for arrhythmia suppression-Managing patient post heart transplant -Prevent unexpected mortality and thoughtful triage for surgical intervention or end-of-life care Show less

  • Physician Associate Certified

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Associate Program Director Advanced Heart Failure & Heart Transplant PA Fellowship

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Instructor of Medicine

    Jun 2022 - now
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  Hfsa Inc

  Oct 2023 - now

  Membership Committee

  Identify and develop goals and activities for the recruitment and retention of HFSA members, including a focus on member value. Provide oversight of FHFSA Program, including recommendations for new Fellows.