AnilKSharmaMD

Anesthesiology • Wall Township, NJ

Pain Medicine

President, Spine and Pain Centers of NJ and NY

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Office
1967 Rt 34 , Building C #102
Wall Township, NJ 07719
Phone+1 732-345-1180

Fax+1 732-530-4476
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Summary

Dr. Anil K Sharma is the founder and President of Spine & Pain Centers of New Jersey and New York. He received his fellowship training in Pain Management at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Sharma has been consistently recognized for excellence throughout his career in medicine. After graduating as Valedictorian of his class from MGM Medical College, he received the esteemed Robert Dripps Award for Best Resident at Monmouth Medical Center, where he continues today as Director of Pain Management. Subsequently, Dr. Sharma was named Best Graduating Fellow at the Cleveland Clinic. His elite status was confirmed by his rating as a “Top Doc” by New Jersey Monthly magazine every year since 2011 and he was profiled on the front cover in 2014. Castle Connolly also named him as the top doctor in NY metro area every year since 2014
Dr. Sharma specializes in the use of minimally invasive techniques to treat spinal disorders. He has performed over 40,000 spinal procedures in his 20 years of clinical practice. His expertise ranges from diagnosing difficult and rare cases, to pinpointing the source of back, neck and other chronic pain conditions. He is a leading practitioner of state-of-the- art techniques. He has been on the faculty of several national and international spine meetings and has taught other pain physicians complex and difficult procedures. He has also overseen numerous cadaver courses aimed at teaching new and innovative technologies for treating spinal disorders.
Dr. Sharma is a published author and experienced educator in spine care. He has written chapters in textbooks and has recently published several review articles in major spine journals. He recently published several clinical guidelines through the North American Spine Society. Dr. Sharma is a very active member of North American Spine Society as well as International Spine Intervention Society and sits on several key committees.

Clinical Expertise

Sciatica, Epidural steroid injection, Discography, Neck pain, Herniated disc, Vertebral stress fractures, Leg pain, Neural stimulation, Epidural injections, Radiofrequency ablation, Facet syndrome, Botulinum toxin injections for headache, Spine arthritis, Diskogenic pain, Spine disorders, Interventional pain management, Musculoskeletal injuries, Evidence based spinal procedures

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Pain Medicine, 1994 - 1995
Monmouth Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1991 - 1994
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical CollegeClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2018 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2017 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 1996 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1995 - 1998
OH State Medical License 1994 - 1998
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

NJ Monthly Top Doc NJ Monthly, 2012-2023
Best Graduating Fellow Cleveland clinic foundation, 1995
Robert D. Dripps Award for Best Graduating Resident Monmouth Medical Center, 1994
Valedictorian MGM Medical College, 1987
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
Anil K Sharma, Spine, 2020
The Effectiveness and Risks of Fluoroscopically Guided Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Systematic Review with Comprehensive Analysis of the Publishe...
David J Kennedy, Anil K Sharma, Yakov Vorobeychik, Jessica Jameson, Maxim Moradian, Ronald Wasserman, Pain Medicine
The Effectiveness and Risks of Fluoroscopically Guided Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Systematic Review with Comprehensive Analysis of the Publishe...
Anil K Sharma, http://painmedicine.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/20/pm.pnw131.abstract, 6/2016
The Effectiveness and Risks of Non–Image-Guided Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: A Systematic Review with Comprehensive Analysis of the Published Data”
Anil K Sharma, http://painmedicine.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/10/pm.pnw091.abstract, 6/1/2016
An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy
Anil K Sharma, http://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(13)01450-2/abstract, 1/2014
Spinal Injections and Anticoagulants
Anil K Sharma, http://www.spineline-digital.org/spineline/20110506?pg=5#pg15, 5/1/2011
An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical radiculopathy from degenerative disorders
Anil K Sharma, http://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(10)01326-4/abstract, 1/2011
Radiofrequency Denervation
Anil K Sharma, http://www.spineline-digital.org/spineline/20111112?folio=30#pg35, 1/1/2011
An Evidence-based guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Isthemic Spondylolistheis”
Anil K Sharma, Spine, 1998
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Books/Book Chapters

Symptom Oriented Pain Management
Chapter: Discogenic pain
Anil K SharmaISBN# 93502579712015
Practice Guidelines for “Spinal Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures
Chapter: Standards Committee member - Review
NIKOLAI BOGDUK International spine intervention society ISISEdition 2nd,2014
Interventional Pain Management- a practical approach”
Chapter: IDET and Radiofrequency Denervation
Anil K SharmaISBN # 978 81 8448 319 22012

Press Mentions

'Back' in ActionApril 18th, 2015
Anil K. Sharma, MDNovember 17th, 2016

Committees

Member, NASS - Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines Committee 2007 - Present
Director of pain management, Monmouth Medical Center 2003 - Present
Member, Standards Committee- International Spinal Intervention Society 2007 - 2020
Section Editor, Spine line Journal- North American Spine Society 2007 - 2013
President, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians 2007 - 2009