University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, Organ Transplant)
- Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)
- Transplant Center (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Biliary Tract Disease
Diseases of the Liver
Gastroenterology
Liver Transplant
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Small Bowel Transplantation

Education
Medical School
Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, OH

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Pediatrics)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota

Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tree
Small Bowel Transplantation
Liver Transplantation.

Selected Recent Publications
Sharp, H. and Schwarzenberg, SJ. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency in Adults. Clinical Practice of Gastroenterology, Vol. II, Editor in Chief Lawrence J Brandt, Churchill Livingstone, Phil. 1999, 2:881-885.

Schwarzenberg, SJ and Sharp, H. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency in Children. Clinical Practice of Gastroenterology, Vol. II, Editor in Chief Lawrence J Brandt, Churchill Livingstone, Phil. 1999, 2:1410-1415.

Sharp, H. Wilson’s Disease. Essence of Office Pediatrics. Editors James A. Stockman III, MD and Jacob A. Lohr, MD, 2001, p. 455.

Sharp, H. Biliary Atresia. Essence of Office Pediatrics. Editors James A. Stockman III, MD and Jacob A. Lohr, MD, 2001, p. 37.

JM Kovarik, BG Gridelli, S Martin, B Rodeck, SP Dunn, R Merion, AG Tzakis, E Alonso, J Bucuvalas, HL Sharp, C Gerbeau, L Chodoff, A Korn, M Hall. Basiliximab in Pediatric Liver Transplantation: A Pharmacokinetic-Derived Dosing Algorithm. Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Khan K, Sharp H, Hunter D, Kerzner B, Jessurun J, and Blaese M: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Wiskott—Aldrich Syndrome.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol and Nutr 2001; 32:95-99.

Sharp HL (2001).  Approach to the child with metabolic liver disease. In Suchy FJ (Ed), Liver disease in children. (pp 505-522).  Philadelphia PA:  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Ishak KG and Sharp HL (2002).  Developmental abnormalities and liver disease in childhood.  In RNM MacSween, PP Anthony, PJ Scheuer (Ed), Pathology and the liver.  (pp 107-154).  New York:  Churchill-Livingston.

Ishak KG, Sharp HL and Schwarzenberg SJ (2002). Metabolic errors and liver disease.  In RNM MacSween, PP Anthony, PJ Scheuer (Ed), Pathology and the liver.  (pp 155-255).  New York:  Churchill-Livingston.

Khan K, Schwarzenberg SJ, Sharp HL, Matas AJ and Chavers BM.  Morbidity from congenital hepatic fibrosis after renal transplantation for autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.  Am J Transplant 2002; 2:360-365.