Kartavya Sharma, M.D.

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Neurology
Intracranial hemorrhages
Neurocritical Care

Biography

Kartavya Sharma, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in neurocritical care, including treating intracranial hemorrhages, stroke, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.

After earning his medical degree at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Dr. Sharma completed a residency in neurology at UT Southwestern. He gained advanced training in neurocritical care through a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Sharma is certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and in neurocritical care by the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

A prolific author and presenter, Dr. Sharma’s research focuses on improving clinicians’ ability to predict functional outcome after severe brain injury. His recent publications include a first-authored paper in Neurology.

Dr. Sharma serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Neuroimaging and as an ad hoc reviewer for Neurocritical Care, which named him one of its top reviewers in 2020.

Education & Training

Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2010-2014), Neurology
Fellowship - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2014-2016), Neurocritical Care
Medical School - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India (2003-2008)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Neurology
Neurocritical Care Society
American Society of Neuroimaging

Books & Publications

Books
- From Bones to the Brain in Neurology and Internal Medicine - A Case Based Study
  Mohammad K, Sharma K (2021), Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
- Determinants of Prognosis in Neurocatastrophes in Handb. Clin. Neurol.
  Sharma K, Stevens RD (2017)
- Astrogliosis and axonal regeneration in Neural regeneration.1st ed.
  Sharma K, Li S (2015), Academic Press
Publications
- Caring for Coma after Severe Brain Injury: Clinical Practices and Challenges to Improve Outcomes: An Initiative by the Curing Coma Campaign.
  Murtaugh B, Olson DM, Badjatia N, Lewis A, Aiyagari V, Sharma K, Creutzfeldt CJ, Falcone GJ, Shapiro-Rosenbaum A, Zink EK, Suarez JI, Silva GS, Neurocritical care 2024 Oct
- The localization of coma.
  Sharma K, Deco G, Solodkin A, Cognitive neuropsychology 2024 Oct 1-20
- Antipyretic Efficacy of Bromocriptine in Central Fever: an Exploratory Analysis.
  Perez V, McCreary M, Sheperd L, Nelson T, Sharma K, Neurocritical care 2023 Oct 39 2 499-504
- Multiple coinfections and Guillain Barré syndrome following outdoor travel to the American Northeast.
  Farrington W, Farahani F, Tayon KG, Rudzinski J, Feldman M, Sharma K, Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) 2023 36 3 386-388
- CE: Hypertensive Emergencies: A Review.
  Sharma K, Mathews EP, Newton F, The American journal of nursing 2021 Oct 121 10 24-35
- Serum Neuron-Specific-Enolase Thresholds for Predicting Postcardiac Arrest Outcome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
  Sharma K, John M, Zhang S, Gronseth G, Neurology 2021 Oct
- Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis During Convalescence From Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
  Dharani Rohit Thota, Bappaditya Ray, Mirza Hasan, Kartavya Sharma The Neurohospitalist 2021 May 3
- Hematologic Predictors of Endovascular Retreatment for Recurrent Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  Weston Gordon, Brenton Massey, Adam Ranellone, Sanjeev Keshary, Kartavya Sharma and Michael Abraham Journal of Neurology and Neuroscience 2020 11 4 326
- Post-operative HSV-2 Encephalitis Following Temporal Lobe Resection for Glioblastoma Multiforme (P4. 9-039)
  Prompan Mingbunjerdsuk, Kartavya Sharma, Kathrin Husmann, Sherri A. Braksick 2019 92 (15 Supplement)
- Abstract TP549: Lymphocyte Count Predicts Poor Clinical Outcome in Patients With Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
  Weston Gordon , Brenton Massey , Kartavya Sharma , Michael Abraham Stroke 2019 50 (Suppl 1) ATP549
- Hemoglobin concentration does not impact 3-month outcome following acute ischemic stroke.
  Sharma K, Johnson DJ, Johnson B, Frank SM, Stevens RD, BMC neurology 2018 Jun 18 1 78
- Determinants of prognosis in neurocatastrophes.
  Sharma K, Stevens RD Handbook of clinical neurology 2017 140 379-395
- Predictive Modeling in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
  Stevens RD, Sharma K Critical care medicine 2016 Aug 44 8 1613-4
- Delayed onset paraparesis complicating epidural steroid injection with underlying spinal dural arteriovenous fistula.
  Sharma K, Sharma VD Pain management 2016 Jul
- Astrogliosis and Axonal Regeneration
  Kartavya Sharma, Shuxin Li Neural Regeneration, 1st ed 2015 181-196
- The effect of systemic PTEN antagonist peptides on axon growth and functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
  Ohtake Y, Park D, Abdul-Muneer PM, Li H, Xu B, Sharma K, Smith GM, Selzer ME, Li S Biomaterials 2014 May 35 16 4610-26
- Positive Deviance For Improvement Of Efficiency And Resident Satisfaction In Neurology Continuity Clinic (P1.310)
  Julio Rojas -Martinez, Kartavya Sharma, Steven Vernino, Pravin Khemani Neurology 2014 82 (10 Supplement) P1.310
- Quality of life and psychiatric co-morbidity in Indian migraine patients: a headache clinic sample.
  Sharma K, Remanan R, Singh S Neurology India 2013 Jul-Aug 61 4 355-9
- Scar-mediated inhibition and CSPG receptors in the CNS.
  Sharma K, Selzer ME, Li S Experimental neurology 2012 Oct 237 2 370-8
- Association of exclusive smokeless tobacco consumption with hypertension in an adult male rural population of India.
  Pandey A, Patni N, Sarangi S, Singh M, Sharma K, Vellimana AK, Patra S Tobacco induced diseases 2009 5 15
- Perirhinal cortex lesions delay ejaculation in rats.
  Sharma K, Gulia KK, Kumar VM, Mallick HN Behavioural brain research 2008 May 189 1 212-5

Research

Predicting functional outcome after severe brain injury
Autonomic dysfunction after acute neurological injury

Clinical Focus

Intracranial hemorrhages
Neurocritical Care
Anoxic brain injury
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury