Dr. Rahul Sharma has been named emergency physician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.
In his new role, Dr. Sharma oversees all operations for the Lisa Perry Emergency Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center as well as for the Division of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. He will simultaneously continue in his previous position as Medical Director of Strategic Initiatives and Making Care Better for NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.
“The emergency department at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and the Division of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine is in excellent hands with Dr. Sharma as its new leader,” Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, physician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and the Weill Chairman of the Weill Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine is quoted saying in a March 28 release. Sharma took over effective Feb. 1.
Sharma is also an associate professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. “As chief of emergency medicine, I look forward to continuing to deliver the very best emergency care for those in need,” he said.
Dr. Sharma previously served as the medical director and associate chief of service of the emergency department at NYU Langone Medical Center. There, he led post-Superstorm Sandy emergency department rebuilding efforts, including the planning and launch of a new emergency department.
He has received two national teaching awards, including the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association National Excellence in Teaching Award and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) National Faculty Teaching Award. In addition, he developed the first physician assistant residency program at NewYork-Presbyterian, as well as the emergency medicine in-service board review program at NewYork-Presbyterian.
He is credited with groundbreaking work on operational improvement, patient flow and leadership development and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Sharma also serves as an oral boards examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
He received a combined medical and Master of Business Administration degree in Health Management from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his specialty training in emergency medicine at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital, where he was selected as chief resident.
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