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Vibhash Sharma, M.D.

Vibhash Sharma, M.D.

Medical Director, Neuromodulation Movement Disorders | Clinical Lead, Movement Section | Director, Parkinson's Foundation Center of Excellence

Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute

Neurology

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Education & Training

Internship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2010-2011), Neurology
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011-2014), Movement Disorders
Fellowship - Emory University School of Medicine gme@emory.edu (2014-2015), Movement Disorders
Fellowship - Emory University Medical Center Deep Brain Stimulation (2015-2016), Movement Disorders
Medical Education - Seth G.S. Medical College, India (2003-2009)

Books & Publications

Publications
- Estimates of Incidence and Prevalence of Conversions to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Patients With Essential Tremor.
  Berry DS, Guy TO, Carter ED, Wainman E, Hernandez NC, Sharma VD, Huey ED, Cosentino SA, Louis ED, Neurology 2026 Aug 107 3 e218283
- 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. American journal of roentgenology 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 Parkinson's disease 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 and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, 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, Journal of the neurological sciences 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, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 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 & related disorders 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 & related disorders 2025 Jan 132 107291
- Serum Neurofilament Light-Chain Levels in Essential Tremor: A Replication Study.
  Louis ED, Sharma VD, Hajjar I, Hernandez N, Neuro-degenerative diseases 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. American journal of neuroradiology 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, Annals of neurology 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. Clinical 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 and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, 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 & related disorders 2023 Dec 119 105951
- Neuroimaging in Parkinsonism: Insights and Challenges.
  Sharma VD, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 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 and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, 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, Behavioural brain research 2022 Apr 424 113787
- Telemedicine and Deep brain stimulation - Current practices and recommendations.
  Sharma VD, Safarpour D, Mehta SH, Vanegas-Arroyave N, Weiss D, Cooney JW, Mari Z, Fasano A, Parkinsonism & related disorders 2021 Aug 89 199-205
- Comment on: Successful Treatment of Levodopa/Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Associated "Biphasic-Like" Dyskinesia with Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation.
  Gupta HV, Sharma VD, Movement disorders clinical practice 2021 Jul 8 5 812-813
- Reversible parkinsonism and FTD due to spontaneous intracranial hypotension.
  Gupta HV, Sharma VD, Schievink WI, Revue neurologique 2021 Mar 177 3 326-328
- Secondary Dystonia in a Novel Mitochondriopathy Responsive to Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy.
  Sharma VD, Buetefisch CM, Kendall FD, Gross RE, DeLong MR, Juncos JL, Movement disorders clinical practice 2021 Jan 8 1 135-138
- Clinical Spectrum of Drug-Induced Movement Disorders: A Study of 97 Patients.
  Gupta HV, Dhamija RK, Sharma VD, Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 2020 Dec 10 57
- Copulatory Dyskinesia: Pathognomonic Manifestation of Tardive Dyskinesia.
  Sharma VD, Gupta HV, Espay AJ, Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 2020 Dec 10 56
- The Pseudodystonia of Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity: A Reversible Post-Anoxic Complication.
  Gupta HV, Sharma VD, Espay AJ, Movement disorders clinical practice 2020 Nov 7 8 987-989
- Surgical Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Devices and Lesion Approaches.
  Sharma VD, Patel M, Miocinovic S, Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics 2020 Oct 17 4 1525-1538
- Classification of Parkinson's disease and essential tremor based on balance and gait characteristics from wearable motion sensors via machine learning techniques: a data-driven approach.
  Moon S, Song HJ, Sharma VD, Lyons KE, Pahwa R, Akinwuntan AE, Devos H, Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation 2020 Sep 17 1 125
- Clinical outcomes of globus pallidus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease: a comparison of intraoperative MRI- and MER-guided lead placement.
  Bezchlibnyk YB, Sharma VD, Naik KB, Isbaine F, Gale JT, Cheng J, Triche SD, Miocinovic S, Buetefisch CM, Willie JT, Boulis NM, Factor SA, Wichmann T, DeLong MR, Gross RE, Journal of neurosurgery 2020 Mar 1-11
- Does post-operative symptomatic lead edema associated with subthalamic DBS implantation impact long-term clinical outcomes?
  Sharma VD, Lyons KE, Nazzaro JM, Pahwa R, Journal of the neurological sciences 2020 Mar 410 116647
- Vitamin E Deficiency: An Under-Recognized Cause of Dystonia and Ataxia Syndrome.
  Gupta HV, Swank S, Sharma VD, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2020 23 3 372-374
- Clinical outcomes of pallidal deep brain stimulation for dystonia implanted using intraoperative MRI.
  Sharma VD, Bezchlibnyk YB, Isbaine F, Naik KB, Cheng J, Gale JT, Miocinovic S, Buetefisch C, Factor SA, Willie JT, Boulis NM, Wichmann T, DeLong MR, Gross RE, Journal of neurosurgery 2019 Oct 1-13
- Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease patients over 75 years of age.
  Sharma VD, Lyons KE, Nazzaro JM, Pahwa R, Journal of the neurological sciences 2019 Apr 399 57-60
- Deep Brain Stimulation and Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Parkinson Disease: A Review.
  Sharma VD, Sengupta S, Chitnis S, Amara AW, Frontiers in neurology 2018 9 697
- Amantadine extended-release capsules for levodopa-induced dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease.
  Sharma VD, Lyons KE, Pahwa R, Therapeutics and clinical risk management 2018 14 665-673
- Deep brain stimulation of the centromedian thalamic nucleus for essential tremor: a case report.
  Sharma VD, Mewes K, Wichmann T, Buetefisch C, Willie JT, DeLong M, Acta neurochirurgica 2017 May 159 5 789-793
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Functional (Psychogenic) Movement Disorders.
  Sharma VD, Jones R, Factor SA, Journal of movement disorders 2017 Jan 10 1 40-44
- Delayed onset paraparesis complicating epidural steroid injection with underlying spinal dural arteriovenous fistula.
  Sharma K, Sharma VD, Pain management 2016 Oct 6 5 421-5
- Cystic Lesions as a Rare Complication of Deep Brain Stimulation.
  Sharma VD, Bona AR, Mantovani A, Miocinovic S, Khemani P, Goldberg MP, Foote KD, Whitworth LA, Chitnis S, Okun MS, Movement disorders clinical practice 2016 3 1 87-90
- Para-dichlorobenzene toxicity - a review of potential neurotoxic manifestations.
  Dubey D, Sharma VD, Pass SE, Sawhney A, Stüve O, Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders 2014 May 7 3 177-87
- Multiple sclerosis disease progression and paradichlorobenzene: a tale of mothballs and toilet cleaner.
  Hession RM, Sharma V, Spiegel DE, Tat C, Hwang DG, Dieppa M, Mahdavi Z, Marder E, Stüve O JAMA neurology 2014 Feb 71 2 228-32
- Blind and Confused.
  Sharma VD, Malafronte P, De Simone N, Greenberg BM JAMA neurology 2013 May 1-5

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