Sumit Sharma, MD

Appointed
2015

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Moorfields Eye Hospital
Uveitis
London, United Kingdom
2016

Fellowship - Duke University Eye Center
Vitreoretinal Surgery
Durham, NC
2015

Residency - Cleveland Clinic
Ophthalmology
Cleveland, OH
2013

Internship - Henry Ford Hospital
Transitional
Detroit, MI
2010

Medical Education - Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
2009

Undergraduate - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
2004

Certifications

• Ophthalmology

Awards & Honors

• Ronald G. Michels Award
• Heed Award
• Association for Research and Vision in Ophthalmology Travel Grant
• Cole Eye Resident Research Award
• Cleveland Clinic Research Grant
• Cleveland Clinic International Education Grant
• Howard Hughes Research Fellow

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As of 3/21/2025, Dr. Sharma has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.

Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Sharma receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• Genentech, Inc
• Iveric bio, Inc.
• Roche (Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd.)
• Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.

* Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists subscribe to the guidance presented in the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals and the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals. As such, gifts of substantial value are generally prohibited.