Dr. Sharis received his undergraduate training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University and his Medical Degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee.  He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Dr. Sharis completed his Clinical Cardiology Fellowship at Boston Medical Center and his Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

 

He was a Research Fellow and sub investigator for several large clinical trials and has had several abstracts and articles published in various medical journals. He has also co-authored the book “A Handbook of Evidence-based Cardiology”. 

 

While in medical school, Dr. Sharis was a member of the 1992 United States Olympic Rowing team and made the finals in 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He was a member of Air Force ROTC. As a student in college and medical school, he received numerous awards for rowing and was involved in competitive cycling. He continues to enjoy these hobbies, as well as golf.  Dr. Sharis is married with two daughters and a son.

 

Dr. Sharis is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease. His professional memberships include American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and American College of Cardiology.

 

He is licensed to practice in both Iowa and Illinois and is available for outpatient consultation and follow-up visits at the Davenport and Clinton locations.  He has staff privileges at Genesis Medical Centers and UnityPoint Health Trinity.