Rajani Sharma, MD

Transplant Hepatology
Specialties
Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology, more

Locations and Appointments


ColumbiaDoctors - 136-20 38th Avenue

136-20 38th Avenue Office
Suite 8E
Flushing, NY 11354
US
Existing Patients
Login or sign-upto Connect Patient Portal

CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic

622 West 168th Street
Floor 14
New York, NY 10032
US
Existing Patients
Login or sign-upto Connect Patient Portal
Existing Patients
Login to Connect Patient Portal make an appointment, view documentation or contact your doctor’s office.
Columbia Connect App
The Columbia Connect app allows you to access convenient services to help manage your health. Access the patient portal, communicate with your doctor, manage appointments, view test results, request prescription refills, pay a bill, and find a doctor.

Insurances Accepted


Before your appointment, please contact the doctor's office or your insurance provider to verify that your insurance is accepted. This list of insurances can change, and the insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider.

    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    NYP Employee Plan
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Student Health
    NY Signature
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Special Needs
    EPO
    POS
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    PPO
    Vytra
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    ConnectiCare
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    HMO
    Compass (Exchange)
    POS
    PPO
    Empire Plan
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford HMO
    SelectHealth
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    World Trade Center Health Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    NYP Employee Plan
    Aetna Signature Administrators
    Student Health
    NY Signature
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Special Needs
    Medicare Managed Care
    New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)
    Special Needs
    EPO
    POS
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    HMO
    Great West (National)
    Medicare Managed Care
    PPO
    EPO
    POS
    PPO
    Vytra
    Select Care (Exchange)
    Essential Plan
    Medicare Managed Care
    HMO
    ConnectiCare
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Medicare Managed Care
    Leaf (Exchange)
    Local 1199
    MagnaCare
    Railroad
    Traditional Medicare
    Multiplan
    Child/Family Health Plus
    Essential Plan
    HMO
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Quality Health Management
    Special Needs
    Medicaid (Community Plan)
    HMO
    Compass (Exchange)
    POS
    PPO
    Empire Plan
    Oxford Liberty
    Oxford Freedom
    Oxford HMO
    SelectHealth
    Medicaid Managed Care
    Medicare Managed Care
    World Trade Center Health Plan

About Rajani Sharma, MD


If you need assistance in Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), please call 646-317-6325. Visit Columbia Liver Asian Outreach Office (English | Mandarin)


Dr. Rajani Sharma earned her AB at Princeton University prior to attending Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she received a resident teaching award. She then completed her gastroenterology fellowship and transplant hepatology fellowship also at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center. During her gastroenterology fellowship, she earned a Masters in Patient Oriented Research at the Mailman School of Public Health.


Dr. Sharma strives to provide empathetic and thoughtful care that focuses on the specific needs of each of her patients. Her clinical practice is focused on the management of all types of liver disease. In addition, Dr. Sharma has specialized training in managing complications of end-stage liver disease and caring for patients before and after liver transplantation.


Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver


Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine

Specialties & Expertise

  • Cirrhosis
  • Complication of Liver Disease
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Liver Disease
  • Liver Transplant
  • Liver Transplant Evaluation
  • Portal Hypertension

Education

  • Medical School: Rutgers University, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Disease,

Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Awards & Honors

  • 2013 Diane Barton, MD Endowed Scholarship, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the NJ Health Fund
  • 2013 Highest Academic Achievement Award, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • 2016 Senior Resident Teaching Award, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Medicine
  • 2017 NIH T32 Training Grant Fund Recipient, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, PI: Dr. Timothy Wang, MD
  • 2017 Tuition Scholarship for MS in Patient Oriented Research, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
  • 2019 American Society of Transplantation, Liver and Intestinal Community of Practice Travel Grant for Best Trainee Research Project, American Transplant Congress Conference
  • 2019 Best Trainee Research Award, Young Investigators Forum, Controversies in Liver Transplantation Annual Conference
  • 2019 Transplant Forum Travel Scholar Award

Need Help Finding a Doctor?