Vibhash Sharma, M.D. Titles and Appointments Medical Director Neuromodulation Movement Disorders Clinic | Clinical Lead Movement Section Associate Professor Schools Medical School Departments Neurology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Joined UT Southwestern: 2023 Vibhash D. Sharma, M.D., specializes in movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia, and other movement disorders, and serves as the Medical Director for the Neuromodulation Movement Disorders clinic, as well as the Clinical Lead for the Movement Disorders section at UTSW. Clinical Interests: His include management of a wide range of movement disorders, botulinum toxin injections, and evaluation for interventional therapies such as Deep Brain Stimulation and MR-guided focused ultrasound (MFgFUS) ablation. Trainee Education: Dr. Sharma is the Movement Disorders Fellowship Program Director. Research: Dr. Sharma is involved in clinical research and clinical trials. His clinical research is focused on neuromodulation for various movement disorders and studying the phenomenology of movement disorders. Dr. Sharma has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the field of movement disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation, as well as presented several abstracts at both national and international meetings. He has served as Principal investigator and Co-investigator for multiple clinical trials. Background: Dr. Sharma earned his medical degree at Seth G.S Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital in Mumbai, India. After completing medical school, he moved to the United States and pursued an internship in medicine followed by a neurology residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. After residency, he completed a two-year fellowship in Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation at Emory University, Atlanta. His second year of fellowship was focused on Deep Brain Stimulation and intraoperative microelectrode recording for DBS placement under the mentorship of Mahlon DeLong, M.D., who is renowned internationally for basal ganglia and Parkinson’s disease research that led to the development of Deep Brain Stimulation therapy. Dr. Sharma is certified in Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and is an elected member of the Parkinson’s Study Group. Education Medical School Seth G.S. Medical College, India (2009) Internship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011), Neurology Residency UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014), Movement Disorders Fellowship Emory University School of Medicine gme@emory.edu (2015), Movement Disorders Fellowship Emory University Medical Center Deep Brain Stimulation (2016), Movement Disorders Research Interest Deep Brain Stimulation Dystonia Gait disorders Neuromodulation Parkinson's disease Phenomenology Tremor disorders Publications Featured Publications MRI-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Movement Disorders: Targeting Pathologic Brain Circuits With Precision Imaging, From the AJR Special Series on Critical Anatomy. Asturias A, Calveras NS, Yu J, Feltrin F, Jha M, Sharma VD, Maldjian JA, O'Suillebhain P, Shah BR, AJR Am J Roentgenol 2026 Apr Consensus expert recommendations for referral of Parkinson's disease patients for deep brain stimulation surgery. Safarpour D, Spindler M, Turner TH, Patel N, Vaou O, Cabrera LY, Tolleson C, Tipton PW, Aquino C, Herrington TM, Sidiropoulos C, Hantke N, Lotia M, Miocinovic S, Sharma VD, Mills KA, Wyman-Chick K, Kilbane C, Luca C, Almeida L, Rosenow J, Ooi HY, Mari Z, Luo L, Munhoz RP, Jesus S, Sarva H, Arena M, Revuelta G, Chou KL, Fasano A, Siddiqui MS, Jimenez-Shahed J, NPJ Parkinsons Dis 2026 Jan 12 1 30 Intention Tremor Severity Trajectory: Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Study of Essential Tremor. Louis ED, Berry DS, Hernandez NC, Wainman E, Carter ED, Sharma VD, Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2026 16 7 Effects of surgical therapies on cognitive function in patients with essential tremor. Sharma VD, Berry DS, Cosentino S, Louis ED, J Neurol Sci 2025 Dec 480 125697 Blood-based Alzheimer's disease biomarkers and cognitive decline in essential tremor. Guy TO, Ghanem A, Berry DS, Hernandez NC, Sharma VD, Chapman S, Cosentino S, Louis ED, J Alzheimers Dis 2025 Dec 13872877251404035 Validity of a Self-Report Information on Cranial Tremors in Essential Tremor: Analysis of Data from a Large, Prospective Cohort. Louis ED, Berry DS, Guy TO, Wainman E, Carter ED, Sharma VD, Neuroepidemiology 2025 Nov 1-16 Prevalence and incidence of Deep Brain Stimulation and Focused Ultrasound in a cohort of elders with Essential Tremor. Berry DS, Guy TO, Sharma VD, Louis ED, Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2025 Aug 137 107938 Self-Reported Dystonia and Dystonia on Neurological Examination: Prevalence and Concordance across Time in a Prospectively Followed Essential Tremor Cohort. Guy TO, Berry DS, Sharma VD, Louis ED, Neuroepidemiology 2025 May 1-10 How Well Do Essential Tremor Patients Report Whether or Not They Have Parkinson's Disease? Validity of Self-report Data from a Large Cohort Study. Louis ED, Sharma VD, Wainman E, Carter ED, Guy TO, Hernandez NC, Berry DS, Cosentino S, Neuroepidemiology 2025 Apr 1-13 Audible tremor: Analysis of the validity of audible information in assessing tremor severity. Grill N, Wainman E, Sharma VD, O'Suilleabhain P, Louis ED, Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2025 Jan 132 107291 Results 1-10 of 42 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Management of stimulation induced dyskinesia in Parkinson disease with Interleaving. In Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case-Based Approach Sharma, Vibhash. D, Lyons, Kelly. E, Pahwa, Rajesh (2020). Oxford University Press Symptomatic Cystic Lesion Following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery. In Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case-Based Approach Sharma, Vibhash D, Chitnis, Shilpa (2020). Oxford University Press Managing Essential Tremor Patients with Deep Brain Stimulation. In Deep Brain Stimulation Management Sharma, Vibhash D, Lyons, Kelly E, Pahwa, Rajesh (2022). Cambridge University Press Honors & Awards Award for Clinical ExcellenceDepartment of Neurology (2025) Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (2025) Faculty Travel AwardUniversity of Kansas Medical Center (2019) Fellow ScholarshipTo attend comprehensive course for movement disorders at Aspen, Co. (2015) Travel AwardInternational Parkinson disease and Movement Disorders Conference (2015) Teva Neuroscience AwardFor demonstration of superior neurological knowledge as a resident (2012) AAN Fellow ScholarshipAmerican Academy of Neurology (2016) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Neurology (2011) International Parkinson's disease and Movement Disorders Socity (2014) Parkinson's Study Group (2017) Texas Neurological Society
