William M Sherk, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
PROGRAM DIRECTOR of Integrated IR/DR Residency
Program Assistant of Venous Health Faculty Lead
Radiology
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5030
[email protected]

Available to mentor

William M Sherk, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Dr. William M. Sherk is a board-certified Vascular Interventional Radiologist specializing in venous, lymphatic, and aortic diseases. He is co-lead of the steering committee of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center Venous Health Program, a multidisciplinary team focusing on the care of patients with complex venous problems.

    Dr. Sherk completed training at the University of Michigan in Interventional Radiology, where he served as Chief Resident. After residency, he joined the faculty at University of Michigan in the division of Interventional Radiology. His research focuses on the diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatments of venous disease, including chronic venous occlusion, cancer-related venous obstruction, and pulmonary embolism. He currently serves as the Program Director for the Integrated Interventional Radiology residency.

    Qualifications
    • MD
      Temple University School of Medicine, 3500 N Broad St, 2013
    • BA, Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
      Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 2009
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    Research Overview

    Dr. Sherk’s research focuses on novel and multidisciplinary treatments of venous disease as well as optimizing educational opportunities for Interventional Radiology residents.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Presentation
      "Pelvic Venous Disease: May-Thurner and Nutcracker Syndromes"
      Sherk W. 2024 May;
    • Presentation
      "Case Review: Vascular Interventional Radiology"
      Sherk W. 2024 Apr;
    • Chapter
      Aortic Dissection
      Sherk W, Liles A, Khaja M, Williams DM. 2024 IR Playbook,
    • Journal Article
      Management of hepatic caval stenosis and obstruction with modified Gianturco Z-stents.
      Olsen E, Wilson KA, Ellis J, Kirkpatrick DL, Sherk WM. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech, 2023 Sep; 9 (3): 101287 DOI:10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101287
      PMID: 37799840
    • Presentation
      "Case Review: Vascular and Interventional Radiology"
      2023 Apr;
    • Presentation
      "IR in DR Selection Committee: Improving Collaboration"
      2023 Apr;
    • Presentation
      "Anatomic Spectrum of Branch Artery Obstruction"
      2023 Mar;
    • Journal Article
      Perspective on the New IR Residency Selection Process: 4-year Experience at a Large, Collaborative Training Program.
      Khaja MS, Jo A, Sherk WM, Majdalany BS, Dunnick NR, Bailey JE, Saad WE. Acad Radiol, 2022 Mar; 29 (3): 469 - 472. DOI:10.1016/j.acra.2021.01.028
      PMID: 33602595