Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Kumar Sharma, MD, is Chief, Division of Nephrology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). The public record shows 471 publications with 31,593 citations (h-index 92), centered on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Pancreatic function and diabetes. It also documents an investigator role on 9 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies, 8 NIH-funded awards (2017–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature reviews. Nephrology
- Top research focus: Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- 9 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 9 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 228.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
- Member
Governor's Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force, Texas (since 2020); contributor to the Texas HHS State Plan for Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment
2020verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →directory.uthscsa.edu ↗
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 9 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Mental Health and Periodontitis in Probable Bruxers
Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07634250 - Motivational Interviewing and Subgingival Instrumentation Outcomes in Periodontitis
Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07618533 - Impact of Distress Level, Sleep Quality and Occlusal Trauma on Periodontal Status Among Bruxers
Sponsor: Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07615153
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationProgram year20241 payment
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 NIH research awards on record, funded 2017–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Metabolite Markers of Diabetic Kidney Disease
University of Texas Hlth Science Center
FY2026$825,255R01DK143234 - Spatial Multi-Omics to Profile Metabolic Pathways for Kidney Disease
University of Texas Hlth Science Center
FY2025$823,813U01DK114920 - Renewal: Pannexin-1 signaling in abdominal aortic aneurysms
University of Florida
FY2025$709,060R01HL138931
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Spatial metabolomics and multiomics integration for breakthroughs in precision medicine for kidney disease.
Nature reviews. Nephrology
2026 - Inhibition of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase protects from experimental acute kidney injury.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology
2025 - Imaging and spatially resolved mass spectrometry applications in nephrology.
Nature reviews. Nephrology
2025 - Proteomic Analysis Uncovers Multiprotein Signatures Associated with Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2024
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02Diabetic kidney disease1,212 citations2015
- 03
- 04
Contact
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Office address
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7843, San Antonio, TX 78229
Network
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Background & recognition
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Board Certified
American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Editorial Board Member
American Journal of Nephrology (Karger)
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NIH Pathology of Kidney Disease study section
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NIH Kidney Precision Medicine Project (national hub for spatial metabolomic profiling of kidney tissue)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Translational STARs Award
The University of Texas System, $1.4 million (2017), to establish the Center for Renal Precision Medicine
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American Heart Association (FAHA)
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American Society of Nephrology (FASN)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Director
Center for Renal Precision Medicine (formerly Center for Precision Medicine), UT Health San Antonio
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Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, UT Health San Antonio
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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