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Arya M. Sharma

Arya M. Sharma

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Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
44428
World Ranking
9135
National Ranking
360

Overview

Arya M. Sharma is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and specializes in Medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of Physiology, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pharmacology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Their research spans a wide range of topics primarily focused on obesity, metabolism, pharmacology, and related health outcomes.

The main topics covered in Arya M. Sharma's work include:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Dietary Effects on Health

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Sharma include:

  • "Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline," 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • "COVID-19 and the role of chronic inflammation in patients with obesity," 2020, International Journal of Obesity
  • "IFSO Consensus on Definitions and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management-an International Delphi Study," 2023, Obesity Surgery
  • "Adoption of a dedicated multidisciplinary team is associated with improved survival in acute pulmonary embolism," 2020, Respiratory Research
  • "International consensus position statement on the role of obesity management medications in the context of metabolic bariatric surgery: expert guideline by the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)," 2024, British Journal of Surgery

Sharma frequently publishes in journals including:

  • Clinical Obesity
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • CMAJ Open

Among frequent collaborators are:

  • Carla M. Prado
  • Camila L. P. Oliveira
  • Aloys Berg
  • Sean Wharton
  • Mario Siervo

Sharma's research profile reflects a multidisciplinary approach, integrating clinical practice guidelines, obesity management strategies, pharmacological interventions, and surgical outcomes to address complex health issues related to obesity and metabolic disorders.

Best Publications

  • Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study.

    Salim Yusuf;Steven Hawken;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Leonelo Bautista

  • 2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children [summary]

    David C.W. Lau;James D. Douketis;Katherine M. Morrison;Irene M. Hramiak

  • Effect of Sibutramine on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Overweight and Obese Subjects

    W. Philip T. James;Ian D. Caterson;Walmir Coutinho;Nick Finer

  • Epicardial adipose tissue: anatomic, biomolecular and clinical relationships with the heart.

    Gianluca Iacobellis;Domenico Corradi;Arya M Sharma

  • Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review

    Anne Berghöfer;Tobias Pischon;Thomas Reinhold;Caroline M Apovian

  • Association of a human G-protein β3 subunit variant with hypertension

    W Siffert;D Rosskopf;G Siffert;S Busch

  • Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline

    Sean Wharton;David C.W. Lau;Michael Vallis;Arya M. Sharma

  • Activation of the peripheral endocannabinoid system in human obesity.

    Stefan Engeli;Jana Böhnke;Mareike Feldpausch;Kerstin Gorzelniak

  • Ultraviolet B and blood pressure.

    Rolfdieter Krause;Malte Bühring;Werner Hopfenmüller;Michael F Holick

  • Weight Loss and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System

    Stefan Engeli;Jana Böhnke;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Jürgen Janke

  • Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Risk of Cardiovascular Events

    Martin J. O'Donnell;Salim Yusuf;Andrew Mente;Peggy Gao

  • A proposed clinical staging system for obesity

    A M Sharma;R F Kushner

  • Association Between Adiponectin and Mediators of Inflammation in Obese Women

    Stefan Engeli;Mareike Feldpausch;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Frauke Hartwig

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ and Adipose Tissue—Understanding Obesity-Related Changes in Regulation of Lipid and Glucose Metabolism

    Arya M. Sharma;Bart Staels;Bart Staels;Bart Staels

  • The adipose-tissue renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system: role in the metabolic syndrome?

    Stefan Engeli;Petra Schling;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Michael Boschmann

  • Resistin gene expression in human adipocytes is not related to insulin resistance.

    Jürgen Janke;Stefan Engeli;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Friedrich C. Luft

  • Worldwide Ethnic Distribution of the G Protein β3 Subunit 825T Allele and Its Association with Obesity in Caucasian, Chinese, and Black African Individuals

    Winfried Siffert;Peter Forster;Karl-Heinz Jöckel;David A. Mvere

  • Retinol-binding protein 4 in human obesity.

    Jürgen Janke;Stefan Engeli;Michael Boschmann;Frauke Adams

  • Mature Adipocytes Inhibit In Vitro Differentiation of Human Preadipocytes via Angiotensin Type 1 Receptors

    Jürgen Janke;Stefan Engeli;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Friedrich C. Luft

  • Hypothesis: β-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers and Weight Gain

    Arya M. Sharma;Tobias Pischon;Sandra Hardt;Iris Kunz

Frequent Co-Authors

Raj Padwal
Raj Padwal University of Alberta
Friedrich C. Luft
Friedrich C. Luft Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jens Jordan
Jens Jordan German Aerospace Center
Scott Klarenbach
Scott Klarenbach University of Alberta
Sumit R. Majumdar
Sumit R. Majumdar University of Alberta
Christian Torp-Pedersen
Christian Torp-Pedersen Aalborg University
Aldo P. Maggioni
Aldo P. Maggioni Heart Care Foundation, ANMCO Research Center, Florence
Jeffrey A. Johnson
Jeffrey A. Johnson University of Alberta
Luc Van Gaal
Luc Van Gaal University of Antwerp
Sonia S. Anand
Sonia S. Anand McMaster University

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