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Vidit Sharma, M.D.

  1. Urologist

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Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

EnglishHindi

Vidit Sharma, M.D., M.S., is a urologic oncologist and surgeon scientist with expertise in cancers of urinary organs. He attended Northwestern University for both undergraduate and medical education through the Honors Program in Medical Education. He then completed residency at Mayo Clinic (Rochester) and was awarded the prestigious Mayo Foundation Scholar award. He then completed fellowship in Urologic Oncology through a combined program at UCLA and Mayo Clinic Rochester. While at UCLA, Dr. Sharma was a VA Health Services Research Scholar and obtained a Masters Degree in Health Services Research.

Dr. Sharma is the director of the Mayo Clinic Nephrectomy Registry, and he has a clinical interest in advanced renal tumors that are either large or complex. He specializes in both open surgical and robotic surgical approaches for these tumors, including those that may require a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, and he has numerous research projects through the registry. He also has research and clinical expertise for testicular and penile tumors, including those requiring retroperitoneal lymph node dissections or inguinal lymph node dissections. In addition, he looks at prostate cancer from both a surgical and research lens, focusing on optimizing patient choice and surgical outcomes. He offers both robotic and open radical prostatectomies.

Lastly, Dr. Sharma has an interest in bladder preservation for advanced bladder tumors, and he is studying the impacts of partial bladder removal instead of whole bladder removal on well selected patients. Otherwise, he also offers whole bladder removal for patients that are better suited for this option.

  1. Bladder cancer
  2. Kidney cancer
  3. Kidney mass
  4. Penile cancer
  5. Prostate cancer
  6. Renal cell carcinoma
  7. Testicular cancer
  1. Bladder removal
  2. Lymphadenectomy
  3. Nephrectomy
  4. Nephroureterectomy
  5. Partial nephrectomy
  6. Prostatectomy
  7. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer
  • Advanced kidney tumors that are large or involving other organs such as lymph nodes or the vena cava.
  • Complex tumors requiring kidney preservation.
  • Prostate cancers requiring either open or robotic prostatectomy. I use the hood sparing technique for robotic procedures.
  • Retroperitoneal lymph node dissections for testicular cancers and kidney cancers.
  • Bladder and upper tract urothelial cancers that require surgical removal. I have research studies that are studying the impact of bladder sparing through partial bladder removal on well selected patients.
  • Penile cancers that are invading into the deeper tissues of the penis or those that require a groin lymph node dissection.
  1. 2022
    FellowRST Urologic Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2022
    FellowRST Urologic Oncology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2021
    Fellowship - Health Services Research and Development FellowVeterans Administration - UCLA
  4. 2020
    MS - Health Policy and Management, Health Services Research TrackUCLA Fielding School of Public Health
  5. 2019
    Chief Resident - Department of UrologyMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  6. 2019
    ResidentUrology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  7. 2019
    ResidencyDepartment of Urology
  8. 2018
    Resident - Department of UrologyMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  9. 2015
    Internship - Department of General SurgeryMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  10. 2014
    MDNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
  11. 2010
    BA - Economics, Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program in Medical EducationNorthwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Awards and honors

  1. 2021
    1st Place – Kellalis Essay Contest – Minnesota Urologic SocietyMinnesota Urologic Society
  2. 2021
    Merit Award – Genitourinary symposium ASCOAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology - GU Symposium
  3. 2020
    Top 6 abstracts – SUO Young Urologic Oncologists MeetingSociety of Urologic Oncology Young Urologic Oncologists Meeting
  4. 2020
    Best Abstract in Bladder CancerNorth Central Section of AUA
  5. 2020
    Best PosterAmerican Urologic Association
  6. 2019
    Mayo Clinic ScholarMayo Clinic Rochester
  7. 2019
    Joseph W. Segura Annual Resident Essay Contest, 1st PlaceMayo Clinic
  8. 2017
    Kelalis Annual Resident Essay Contest, 3rd PlaceMinnesota Urological Society
  9. 2017
    Mayo Clinic Urology Resident Manuscript Competition, 1st PlaceMayo Clinic
  10. 2016
    2nd Place PosterSociety of Urologic Oncology National Meeting
  11. 2014
    Graduated Magna Cum Laude (top 10%)Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  12. 2014
    Urology Student of the Year AwardNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  13. 2013
    Alpha Omega Alpha Honor SocietyNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  14. 2011
    AUA's Herbert Brendler Summer Research FellowshipNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  15. 2010
    Linde Fellowship, Outstanding Research Proposal in the Medical Student Summer Research ProgramNorthwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
  16. 2010
    Graduated Magna Cum Laude in EconomicsNorthwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professional memberships

  1. 2024 - present
    MemberDepartment of Urology, Urology Clinical Competency Committee
  2. 2024 - present
    MemberDepartment of Urology, Program Evaluation Committee
  3. 2024 - present
    MemberDepartment of Urology, Education Committee
  4. 2024 - present
    Associate Program DirectorDepartment of Urology, Urologic Oncology Fellowship Training Program
  5. 2019 - present
    MemberSociety of Urologic Oncology
  6. 2015 - present
    MemberAmerican Urologic Association

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