Dr. Nutan Sharma

Nutan Sharma received an AB from Stanford University, and her MD and PHD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She competed a Neurology residency at Yale University, and a fellowship in movement disorders with Brad Hyman at MGH. She became an instructor in Neurology at Harvard medical School in 2001, attaining the rank of Associate Professor in 2011.  In 2001, Dr. Sharma established the first Dystonia Clinic for comprehensive care of patients with dystonia at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  In 2005, the International Movement Disorders Society honored Dr. Sharma for Excellence in Basic Science. She is also director of the Collaborative Center for the study of X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism (XDP), which funds research and medical care for those with XDP.

Dr. Sharma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Drug Induced Dyskinesia, Focal Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Dopa-Responsive Dystonia, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 86 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 18 articles in the study of Parkinson's Disease.