Vibhash Sharma, M.D. Titles and Appointments Medical Director Interventional (Neuromodulation) Movement Disorders Clinic | Clinical Lead Associate Professor School Medical School Department 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 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 Serum Neurofilament Light-Chain Levels in Essential Tremor: A Replication Study. Louis ED, Sharma VD, Hajjar I, Hernandez N, Neurodegener Dis 2024 Dec 1-12 State of Practice on Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound: A Report from the ASNR Standards and Guidelines Committee and ACR Commission on Neuroradiology Workgroup. Shah BR, Tanabe J, Jordan JE, Kern D, Harward SC, Feltrin FS, O'Suilliebhain P, Sharma VD, Maldjian JA, Boutet A, Mattay R, Sugrue LP, Narsinh K, Hetts S, Shah LM, Druzgal J, Lehman VT, Lee K, Khanpara S, Lad S, Kaufmann TJ, AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2024 Nov Prevalence of and Annual Conversion Rates to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Prospective, Longitudinal Study of an Essential Tremor Cohort. Ghanem A, Berry DS, Burkes A, Grill N, Hall TM, Hart KA, Hernandez NC, Chapman S, Sharma VD, Huey ED, Cosentino SA, Louis ED, Ann Neurol 2024 Apr Longitudinal prognosis of Parkinson's outcomes using causal connectivity. Mellema CJ, Nguyen KP, Treacher A, Andrade AX, Pouratian N, Sharma VD, O'Suileabhain P, Montillo AA, Neuroimage Clin 2024 Feb 42 103571 WHIGET and TETRAS Ratings of Action Tremor in Patients with Essential Tremor: Substantial Association and Agreement. Hernandez AB, Berry DS, Grill N, Hall TM, Burkes A, Ghanem A, Sharma VD, Louis ED, Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2024 14 14 Pimavanserin for psychosis in Parkinson's disease dementia: Subgroup analysis of the HARMONY Trial. Weintraub D, Espay AJ, Sharma VD, Tariot PN, Abler V, Pathak S, Stankovic S, Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023 Dec 119 105951 Neuroimaging in Parkinsonism: Insights and Challenges. Sharma VD, Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2023 26 4 354-355 Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Hemichorea: Case Series and Literature Review. Masood Z, Domino JS, Gragg A, Burchiel K, Kinsman M, Sharma VD, Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2023 13 21 Cognitive task-related oscillations in human internal globus pallidus and subthalamic nucleus. Navid MS, Kammermeier S, Niazi IK, Sharma VD, Vuong SM, Bötzel K, Greenlee JDW, Singh A, Behav Brain Res 2022 Apr 424 113787 Results 1-10 of 33 1 2 3 4 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 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
