Howard T. Sharp, MD, FACOG
Specialty
Gynecologic surgery and Chronic pelvic pain
Title / Affiliation
Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Endowed Chair Recipient
Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Activities
Division Chief, General Obstetrics & Gynecology
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Utah Health
Biography
Howard Sharp MD he is a tenured professor and vice chair for clinical activities in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at University of Utah Health, where he has practiced since 1995. He has served as president of the International Pelvic Pain Society (2009), and has held positions as chair of the FDA, gynecology device panel, chair of AGOG’s Practice Bulletin and Clinical Document Review committees. Dr. Sharp completed a pelvic and laparoscopic surgery fellowship in 1995. His areas of interest include myofascial pain, pelvic vascular pain, dyspareunia, and centralized pelvic pain management. He is performed over 500 vestibulectomies.
Special Skills
- Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery
- Vestibulectomy for provoked vulvodynia / vestibulodynia
- Myofascial trigger point injection therapy
- Listening to, educating, and counseling patients
- EMR efficiency
Education
- 1986-1990: Tulane University School of Medicine, Medical School
- 1990-1994: University of Utah School of Medicine, OB/Gyn residency
- 1994-1995: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Fellowship Pelvic & Laparoscopic Surgery
Mentorship & Coaching Strengths
- Clinical Efficiency – How to get through a day without charting for hours.
- Patient Education – How to help patients understand complex problems with analogy. Vulvar Surgery – Having performed over 500 vestibulectomies, this can be taught. Avoiding Burnout – How to see pelvic pain patients for decades and still enjoy it.
