Asha Sarma, M.D.

Associate Professor
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
Delivery Address
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
2200 Children's Way
Diagnostic Imaging
Nashville
37232

Asha Sarma, MD, is a honors graduate of Dartmouth College and earned her medical degree at the University of Utah. She completed a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, during which she served as chief resident and received a resident teaching award, and fellowships in Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sarma joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2018. On July 1, 2024, Dr. Sarma was promoted to Associate Professor.

Section: Pediatric Radiology

Publications

Passiak BS, Vogt MR, Wolf M, Sarma A, Vu N. A Severe Case of Enterovirus A71 Acute Flaccid Myelitis With Encephalitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc [print-electronic]. 2020 Jun 6/14/2020; PMID: 32535628, PII: 5857314, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piaa067, ISSN: 2048-7207.

Groth SL, Donahue SP, Reddy A, Sarma A, Wushensky C. Periventricular Leukomalacia in Patients With Pseudo-glaucomatous Cupping. Am. J. Ophthalmol [print-electronic]. 2020 Mar; 211: 31-41. PMID: 31647930, PII: S0002-9394(19)30510-0, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.10.016, ISSN: 1879-1891.

Sarma A, Poussaint TY. Indications and Imaging Modality of Choice in Pediatric Headache. Neuroimaging Clin. N. Am. 2019 May; 29(2): 271-89. PMID: 30926117, PII: S1052-5149(19)30007-3, DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2019.01.007, ISSN: 1557-9867.

Choe J, Wortman JR, Michaels A, Sarma A, Fulwadhva UP, Sodickson AD. Beyond appendicitis: ultrasound findings of acute bowel pathology. Emerg Radiol [print-electronic]. 2019 Jan 1/19/2019; PMID: 30661212, PII: 10.1007/s10140-019-01670-7, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-019-01670-7, ISSN: 1438-1435.

Sarma A, Grant FD, Kwatra NS. Esophageal transit scintigraphy in children: a user's guide and pictorial review. Pediatr Radiol [print-electronic]. 2018 Dec 12/7/2018; PMID: 30535870, PII: 10.1007/s00247-018-4301-y, DOI: 10.1007/s00247-018-4301-y, ISSN: 1432-1998.

Troiano C, Heffernan C, Sarma A, Wittemore K, et al. Zygomatic abscess complicating coalescent air cell infection and acute otitis media in a pediatric patient with facial swelling and temporomandibular joint subluxation. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Case Reports. 2018 Apr; 20: 5-8.