Overview
Philosophy of care | Care for me means looking after your well-being in both health and sickness. It involves encouraging you to do the right things and take corrective actions during times of ill health. I empower my patients to make decisions. | Why I entered medicine | Medicine is a field standing at the junction of biological science, social science and statistics. It gave me an opportunity to help my community. This work is noble and both emotionally and intellectually rewarding. | Community involvement | I am involved in raising awareness about lung cancer and smoking cessation programs. | Personal interests | I enjoy soccer and running, as well as learning more about philosophy and exercise physiology.
Dr. Sharma is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Hypovolemic Shock, Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Advanced Bronchoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 103 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Pneumonia.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
1490 8th Ave., Suite 220, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Hypovolemic ShockDr. Sharma isAdvanced. Learn about Hypovolemic Shock.
- Experienced
- Advanced BronchoscopyDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Advanced Bronchoscopy.
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- COVID-19Dr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about COVID-19.
- GastrostomyDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- Lung MetastasesDr. Sharma isExperienced. Learn about Lung Metastases.