Dr. Gaurav Sharma, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Rochester, NY
Dr. Gaurav Sharma is a cardiologist with Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, New York, working in its preventative cardiology program. He helps patients lower their risk of heart disease.
About Dr. Gaurav Sharma, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Gaurav Sharma is a cardiologist with Rochester Regional Health in Rochester, New York. His main office is at 2365 S. Clinton Ave., Suite 100, and he also sees patients at offices in Geneseo and Clifton Springs. He is affiliated with Rochester General Hospital and Unity Hospital.
He earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 2011, did his internship and residency at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, and completed fellowship training at the University of California Davis Medical Center. Directory listings show board certification in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. He describes his clinical focus as nuclear cardiology, non-invasive cardiology, preventive cardiology, clinical lipidology, and cardiac imaging, and lists Hindi, Spanish, and Urdu among his languages.
Rochester Regional Health's preventative cardiology page says its lipid clinic is led by Dr. Sharma, and the health system published an interview with him about preventing heart disease through cholesterol management. He has co-authored published case reports and studies on topics including familial hypercholesterolemia, sitosterolemia, valve imaging after TAVR, and a plant-based diet approach to type 2 diabetes.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list $5,364.03 in industry payments to him across 119 records, with the largest amounts from Amgen, E.R. Squibb & Sons, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, and Novo Nordisk. Payments from drug and device companies are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Leads health system lipid clinic
- Rochester Regional Health's preventative cardiology page states that its lipid clinic is led by Dr. Sharma. rochesterregional.org
- Medical school and training
- Medical degree from New York University School of Medicine (2011), internship and residency at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, and fellowship at the University of California Davis Medical Center. care.healthline.com
- Board certifications listed
- Directory listings show board certification in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. care.healthline.com
- Clinical focus areas
- He lists nuclear cardiology, non-invasive cardiology, preventive cardiology, clinical lipidology, and cardiac imaging as his areas of focus. doximity.com
- Languages spoken
- His professional profile lists Hindi, Spanish, and Urdu in addition to English. doximity.com
- Hospital affiliations
- He is affiliated with Rochester General Hospital and Unity Hospital. healthgrades.com
- Published on cholesterol disorders
- He co-authored a 2025 JACC: Case Reports article on familial hypercholesterolemia and a 2024 case report on sitosterolemia, both inherited cholesterol conditions. doximity.com
- Research on diet and diabetes
- He is a co-author on a paper about treating type 2 diabetes with a whole-food, plant-based diet. doximity.com
- Ongoing hospital research
- Rochester Regional Health's research repository lists April 2024 cardiology abstracts with him as a co-author, including work on cardiac CT angiography. scholar.rochesterregional.org
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 total $5,364.03 across 119 records, with top payers Amgen, E.R. Squibb & Sons, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, and Novo Nordisk. npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
Worth knowing
- The specialty description 'lipidologist' appears in listings, but no primary source confirming a clinical lipidology board certification (such as ABCL or NLA) was found, and the board certifications came from a directory rather than from the certifying board directly. care.healthline.com
- Online directories disagree about his years of experience (roughly 15 years on some sites versus 6 years on another) and list hospital affiliations such as NewYork-Presbyterian, Bellevue, and NYU Tisch that appear to reflect his earlier training in New York City rather than his current practice. health.usnews.com
- His National Provider Identifier record was last updated in August 2019, so some registry details may be out of date. npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$5,364
119 payments
| 2021 | $602 |
| 2022 | $1,906 |
| 2023 | $1,303 |
| 2024 | $903 |
| 2025 | $650 |
Top payers
- Amgen Inc.$1,104
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$581
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$456
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$370
- Novo Nordisk Inc$338
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$5,364
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: rochesterregional.org · rochesterregional.org · rochesterregional.org · linkedin.com · care.healthline.com · healthgrades.com · doximity.com · doximity.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
Rochester Regional Health Preventative Cardiology
1425 Portland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
Open in maps