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Rahul Sharma, M.D.

Assistant Professor; Medical Director and Associate Chief of Service, Tisch Emergency Department
Department of Emergency Medicine (Administration)

Clinical Addresses

560 FIRST AVENUE
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
NEW YORK, NY 10016
Handicap Access: yes
Phone: 212-263-5550

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Medical Specialties

Emergency Medicine

Dr. Rahul Sharma is the Medical Director and Associate Chief of Service for the Tisch Hospital Emergency Department. Dr. Sharma graduated from the combined MD/MBA in Health Management Program at Tufts University and then went on to specialty training in Emergency Medicine at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital where he was selected to be a Chief Resident. During residency, he received several awards including the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation Leadership Award and the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA) National Leadership Award.

Prior to joining NYU Langone Medical Center, Dr. Sharma was the Assistant Director for Operations in the Department of Emergency Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center and had been involved in all aspects of the day to day clinical operations of the Weill Cornell Emergency Department and served on several departmental and institutional wide administrative committees and patient care initiatives. Under Dr. Sharma's leadership, the Weill Cornell Emergency Department had seen several improvements in quality, patient care, and clinical operations through various patient centered initiatives.

Dr. Sharma has been an invited speaker nationally and internationally and has participated in international and humanitarian projects in India, Guatemala, Jordan, Dubai, and the United Kingdom. He has authored book chapters and has published several articles in peer reviewed journals.

Dr. Sharma had had a distinguished career as a medical educator. He has a true passion for teaching and his commitment to the education of residents, students, and others is reflected in him being the recipient of two national teaching awards. In 2008, he received the Emergency Medicine Residents? Association (EMRA) National Excellence in Teaching Award and in 2010, Dr. Sharma was the recipient of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Faculty Teaching Award.

Dr. Sharma serves on several committees including the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Emergency Medicine Practice Committee. He is a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) and is board certified in medical management by the Certified Commission in Medical Management/American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Sharma's interests include improvement in clinical operations, patient satisfaction assessment, and resident and mid-level provider education.

Languages

Hindi, Spanish

Insurance

AFFINITY, FIDELIS CHLD HLTH, FIDELIS FAM HLTH, FIDELIS MEDICARE, Fidelis Medicaid, GHI CBP, LOCAL 1199 PPO, MULTIPLAN/PHCS PPO, NEIGHBORHOOD, Tricare, UHC COMMUNITY & STATE PLAN, UHC EPO, UHC HMO, UHC MEDICARE, UHC POS, UHC PPO, UHC TOP TIER

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Board Certification

2006 — Ab Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine

Education

1997-2001 — Tufts University, Medical Education
2001-2002 — NYU School of Medicine (Emergency Medicine), Internship
2002-2005 — NYU School of Medicine (Emergency Medicine), Residency Training

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All data from NYU Health Sciences Library Faculty Bibliography — -

Contact:
http://hsl.med.nyu.edu/faculty-bibliography-search

Eye emergencies
Bhatia, K; Sharma, R
Emergency medicine : clinical essentials Philadelphia PA : Elsevier Saunders, 2013,
— id: 183292, year: 2013, vol: , page: 209, stat: Chapter,

Compartment Syndrome of the Hand From Prolonged Immobilization Secondary to Drug Overdose
Sharma, Rahul; Rao, Rama B; Chu, Jason
2013 Jan;:845-846, Journal of emergency medicine
— id: 255492, year: 2013, vol: , page: 845, stat: Journal Article,

A different kind of headache in a patient with migraines
Ausmus, Jason; Sharma, Rahul
2012 Jan;25(1):63-64, JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
— id: 162794, year: 2012, vol: 25, page: 63, stat: Journal Article,

Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Mulcare, M; Sharma, Rahul
2012 July;26(15):12-17, Critical decisions in emergency medicine
— id: 183222, year: 2012, vol: 26, page: 12, stat: Journal Article,

Improving Front-End Flow in an Urban Academic Medical Center Emergency Department: The Emergency Department Discharge Facilitator Team
Sharma, Rahul; Mulcare, Mary R; Graetz, Riley; Greenwald, Peter W; Mustalish, Anthony C; Miluszusky, Brian; Flomenbaum, Neal E
2012 Aug;:?-?, Journal of urban health
— id: 179135, year: 2012, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

A novel comprehensive in-training course can improve residency-wide scores
Sharma, Rahul; Sperling, J; Greenwald, P; Carter, W
2012 ;4(3):?-?, Journal of graduate medical education
— id: 163230, year: 2012, vol: 4, page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Novel comprehensive emergency medicine in-training exam course can improve residency-wide scores
Sharma, Rahul; Sperling, Jeremy D; Greenwald, Peter W; Carter, Wallace A
2012 ;19(4, Suppl 1):S201-S201 #375, Academic emergency medicine
— id: 166742, year: 2012, vol: 19, page: S201, stat: Journal Article,

Chemical burn secondary to propofol extravasation
Sharma, Rahul; Yoshikawa, Hana; Abisaab, Josyann
2012 Feb;13(1):121-122, Western journal of emergency medicine
— id: 162792, year: 2012, vol: 13, page: 121, stat: Journal Article,

Evaluation of acute cervical spine imaging based on ACR Appropriateness Criteria(R)
Sheikh, Kiran; Belfi, Lily M; Sharma, Rahul; Baad, Michael; Sanelli, Pina C
2012 Jan;19(1):11-17, Emergency radiology
— id: 162793, year: 2012, vol: 19, page: 11, stat: Journal Article,

Factors associated with excessive emergency department length of stay for treated & released patients in an urban academic medical center
Sperling, Jeremy D; McMahon, Michael J; Rezvankhoo, Kabir; Flomenbaum, Neal E; Greenwald, Peter W; Sharma, Rahul
2012 ;19(4, Suppl 1):S35-S35 #58, Academic emergency medicine
— id: 166743, year: 2012, vol: 19, page: S35, stat: Journal Article,

Upper gastroinntestinal bleeding
Heath, L; Sharma, Rahul
2011 July;24(11):12-19, Critical decisions in emergency medicine
— id: 163228, year: 2011, vol: 24, page: 12, stat: Journal Article,

Appropriate use of CT in the emergency department
Hentel, KD; Sharma, Rahul; Wladyka, C; Min, RJ
2011 July;43:6-13, Emergency medicine
— id: 163232, year: 2011, vol: 43, page: 6, stat: Journal Article,

Herpes Simplex in emergency medicine
Sharma, Rahul
2011 April 27;:?-?, eMedicine
— id: 163223, year: 2011, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Herpes Simplex virus empiric therapy
Sharma, Rahul
2011 June 13, 2011;:?-?, eMedicine
— id: 164296, year: 2011, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Sharma, Rahul; Bessman, Edward
2011 Oct 25;:-, eMedicine
— id: 163226, year: 2011, vol: , page: , stat: Journal Article,

Missing the point -- eye injury
Sharma, Rahul; Brunette, Douglas
2011 Dec;:?-?, AHRQ WebM&M : morbidity & mortality rounds on the Web
— id: 163227, year: 2011, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Urinary bladder calculi
Sharma, Rahul; Dill, Curt E; Gelman, David Y
2011 Aug;41(2):185-186, Journal of emergency medicine
— id: 137957, year: 2011, vol: 41, page: 185, stat: Journal Article,

Emergency Department Discharge Facilitator Team: A Method for Improving Front-End Flow in an Academic Urban Medical Center
Sharma, Rahul; Mulcare, M. R.; Graetz, R.; Greenwald, P. W.; Mustalish, A. C.; Miluszusky, B.; Flomenbaum, N. E.
2011 OCT;58(4):S297-S297 #354, Annals of emergency medicine
— id: 163784, year: 2011, vol: 58, page: S297, stat: Journal Article,

Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic in Emergency Medicine
Steel, Peter AD; Sharma, Rahul
2011 March 29;:?-?, eMedicine
— id: 163224, year: 2011, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Ophthalmology
Brunette, Douglas; Sharma, Rahul
Rosen's emergency medicine : concepts and clinical practice Philadelphia : Mosby/Elsevier, c2010,
— id: 163156, year: 2010, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

Phimosis and Paraphimosis
Ghory, Hina Z; Sharma, Rahul
2010 April 28;:?-?, eMedicine
— id: 163225, year: 2010, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Pelvic fractures : preventing complications
Ghory, H; Sharma, Rahul
2009 Dec;41(12):20-29, Emergency medicine
— id: 163233, year: 2009, vol: 41, page: 20, stat: Journal Article,

Eye emergencies
Bhatia, K; Sharma, Rahul
Emergency medicine Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier, c2008,
— id: 163154, year: 2008, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

Orbital emphysema after nose blowing
Rosh, Adam J; Sharma, Rahul
2008 Apr;34(3):327-329, Journal of emergency medicine
— id: 163153, year: 2008, vol: 34, page: 327, stat: Journal Article,

Blunt scrotal trauma
Tichter, A; Sharma, Rahul
2008 Sept;40(9):35-37, Emergency medicine
— id: 163234, year: 2008, vol: 40, page: 35, stat: Journal Article,

Managing your finances
Sharma, Rahul
Emergency medicine : the medical student survival guide : a comprehensive guide to the speciality Irving, Texas : Emergency Medicine Residents' Association, c2007,
— id: 163155, year: 2007, vol: , page: ?, stat: Chapter,

Phentolamine therapy for cocaine-association acute coronary syndrome (CAACS)
Chan, Gar Ming; Sharma, Rahul; Price, Dennis; Hoffman, Robert S; Nelson, Lewis S
2006 Sep;2(3):108-111, Journal of medical toxicology
— id: 75419, year: 2006, vol: 2, page: 108, stat: Journal Article,

Career options : looking beyond residency
Sharma, Rahul; Schiavone, F
2006 Spring;:?-?, NYACEP young physicians newsletter
— id: 163231, year: 2006, vol: , page: ?, stat: Journal Article,

Hemobilia in the emergency department
Sharma, Rahul; Pancu, Diana M
2004 Mar;26(2):201-203, Journal of emergency medicine
— id: 46187, year: 2004, vol: 26, page: 201, stat: Journal Article,

Basics of health care costs
Sharma, Rahul
2003 ;2(2):3-4, Bellevue Emergency Medicine Residency newsletter
— id: 163229, year: 2003, vol: 2, page: 3, stat: Journal Article,