Arya M. Sharma, MD/PhD, FRCPC

Dr. Arya M. Sharma, MD/PhD, FRCPC is Professor of Medicine & Chair for Cardiovascular Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is also the Medical Director of the Edmonton Capital Health Region’s interdisciplinary Weight Wise Program.

Dr. Sharma is also the Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network funded through the federal National Centres of Excellence program.

His past appointments include positions as Professor of Medicine and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) at McMaster University (2002-2007), Professor of Medicine at the Franz-Volhard Klinik - Charité, Humboldt University Berlin (2000-2002) and the Free University of Berlin (1994-2000). His research focuses on the evidence-based prevention and management of obesity and its complications.

He is a member of several scientific associations, including the Canadian and International Societies of Hypertension. He is a fellow of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research of the American Heart Association and on the editorial board of several academic journals.

Dr. Arya M. Sharma, MD/PhD, FRCPC
Dr. Arya M. Sharma, MD/PhD, FRCPC

He has authored and co-authored more than 250 scientific articles and has lectured widely on the etiology and management of obesity and related cardiovascular disorders.

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Presentations

International

  1. Speaker: , 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  2. Speaker: , 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  3. Speaker: , 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
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National

  1. Organizer and Faculty: , 2nd Canadian Obesity Network Summer Boot Camp, Dushesnay, Quebec, July 31 - August 8, 2007
     
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In The News

Big waist size nearly doubles risk of early death: Study

Aug. 11, 2010 Vancouver Sun – "What's important is overall mortality," said Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network. "In the end, having a large waist circumference kills you." Read the article

Not all body fat is created equal, experts say

May. 11, 2010 Metro Canada – “Belly fat is more biologically active than skin fat, meaning it doesn’t just sit there — it produces hormones and other chemicals that affect metabolism by increasing blood fat levels, promoting diabetes and high blood pressure,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, a doctor in Edmonton and scientific director for the Canadian Obesity Network. Read the article

Eat like a snail

Apr. 6, 2010 Macleans – “The problem with fast food is not so much the food, it’s the fast,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network Read the article

Should we battle obesity with surgery?

Mar. 17, 2010 CBC Radio Winnipeg – Dr. Sharma talks to CBC Winnipeg's Terry McLeod about the need for bariatric surgery Read the article

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