TaralRSharmaMDMBA, FAPA

Psychiatry • Anderson, SC

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Associate Professor / Consultant / Private Practice Psychiatrist

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Office
120 Pelham Lane
Anderson, SC 29621
Phone+1 864-844-9432

Fax+1 864-844-9430
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Summary

Academic Psychiatry
Administrative Psychiatry
Clinical Research
Clinical Trials
Psychiatric Hospitalist

Education & Training

Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2012 - 2013
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 2010 - 2013
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of MedicineInternship, Psychiatry, 2009 - 2010
University of FindlayM.B.A., Healthcare Management, Graduate Student Scholarship, 2006 - 2008
Government Medical College RajkotClass of 2005, M.D., 2nd Rank

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2013 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2013
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Clinical Instructor for PGY-2 Residents Greenville Hospital System / USCSOMG Psychiatry Residency Program, 2015
Fellow American Psychiatric Association, 2014
Clinical Teacher of the Year Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus, 2014
Outstanding Resident Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Outstanding Resident Teacher Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Outstanding Resident Research Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Laughlin Fellowship American College of Psychoanalysts
Clinical Trials Fellowship American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Resident Recognition Award American Psychiatric Association
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

15 citations
Longitudinal follow‐up of biopsy‐proven small fiber neuropathy
Steven MacDonald, Taral R. Sharma, Jianbo Li, David Polston, Yuebing Li> ;Muscle & Nerve. 2019 Oct 1
Obesity and Weight-Biased Shaming in South Carolina: A Medical Student's Perspective.
Jessica Patrizi, Taral R. Sharma> ;Southern Medical Journal. 2018 Nov 1
18 citations
Common Primary and Secondary Causes of Headache in the Elderly
Taral R. Sharma> ;Headache. 2018 Mar 1
9 citations
Intravascular T-cell lymphoma: A rare, poorly characterized entity with cytotoxic phenotype.
Taral R. Sharma, Gabrielle Yeaney, Payam Soltanzadeh, Yuebing Li, Claudiu V. Cotta> ;Neuropathology. 2017 Aug 1
Scopolamine for Management of Extrapyramidal Side Effects as a Result of Antipsychotic Medication Use: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature.
Daniel Lampignano, Taral R. Sharma> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2016 Jun 16
1 citations
Brief Reversible Psychosis and Altered Mental Status in a Patient With Folate Deficiency: A Case Report.
Elizabeth Williams Barnhardt, Melorah Jacque, Taral R. Sharma> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2016 Jan 14
"Hearing Voices and Seeing Sparkles": A Case of Orbitofrontal Syndrome in a 59-Year-Old Man.
Urvi Shah, Stephen Manning, Taral R. Sharma> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2015 Dec 24
A case of dental pain.
Melanie LaVoie, Taral R. Sharma> ;JAAPA. 2015 Jul 1
4 citations
Alprazolam Withdrawal Delirium and Brief Reversible Psychosis: A Case Report
Ralph R. McKenzie, Praveen Madadi, Taral R. Sharma> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2014 Oct 30
8 citations
Mental health from the perspective of primary care residents: a pilot survey.
Joseph W. Iskandar, Taral R. Sharma, Ilya Alishayev, Joseph Mingoia, John Eric Vance, Rizwan Ali> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2014 Aug 28
13 citations
Controversies in the use of second generation antipsychotics as sleep agent
Chintan Shah, Taral R. Sharma, Anita S. Kablinger> ;Pharmacological Research. 2014 Jan 1
9 citations
Case Reports of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Context of Quetiapine Use
Mark B. Detweiler, Kelly Sullivan, Taral R. Sharma, Kye Y. Kim, Jonna G. Detweiler> ;The Psychiatric Quarterly. 2013 May 18
Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder in a 42-year-old female patient.
Urvi R. Shah, Cassandra Vu, Reena Thomas, David W. Hartman, Taral R. Sharma> ;JAAPA. 2013 Feb 1
Priapism lasting 19 hours with combined use of trazodone and mirtazapine in a patient with history of successfully tolerating each agent as monotherapy
Taral R. Sharma> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2012 Sep 27
2 citations
Training General Psychiatry Residents To Prescribe Buprenorphine in Treatment of Patients With Opioid Dependence
Taral R. Sharma, Anita S. Kablinger> ;Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2012 Sep 1
1 citations
Case of borderline personality disorder in a 23 year old male with history of Klinefelter syndrome
Taral R. Sharma, Chintan Shah, David W. Hartman> ;Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2012 Jun 1
45 citations
What Is the Evidence to Support the Use of Therapeutic Gardens for the Elderly
Mark B. Detweiler, Taral R. Sharma, Jonna G. Detweiler, Pamela F. Murphy, Sandra Lane, Jack Carman, Amara S. Chudhary, Mary H Halling, Kye Y. Kim> ;Psychiatry Investigation. 2012 May 22
1 citations
"Holes in My Head": A Case of Primary Delusional Parasitosis in a Patient With End-Stage Renal Disease
Taral R. Sharma, Geoffrey Bader, Daniel B. Kline> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2012 May 3
Gradual onset of left-sided temporal headache and ptosis.
Taral R. Sharma, Dakshinamurty Gullapalli, Chintan Shah, Eric McGRAW> ;JAAPA. 2012 Apr 1
4 citations
Bath salts-induced delirium and brief psychotic episode in an otherwise healthy young man.
Taral R. Sharma, Joseph W. Iskandar, Rizwan Ali, Urvi R. Shah> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2012 Mar 29
1 citations
"I can hear the noise, but not the voice"-a case of bilateral sylvian fissure infarct in a 52-year-old man.
Taral R. Sharma, Laurel C. Riddle> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2012 Jan 5
9 citations
Coprophagia and pica in individuals with mild to moderate dementia and mixed (iron deficiency and macrocytic) anemia.
Taral R. Sharma, Mohamed Aly, Bush Kavuru> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2011 Dec 1
A case of cerebral venous thrombosis in a 77-year-old white man.
Dakshinamurty Gullapalli, Taral R. Sharma, Dennis G. Duncan, Urvi R. Shah> ;The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2011 Nov 10
Sudden onset of confusion and visual disturbances.
Dakshinamurty Gullapalli, Taral R. Sharma, Urvi R. Shah> ;JAAPA. 2011 Nov 1
1 citations
Marijuana-induced mania in a healthy adolescent: a case report.
Joseph W. Iskandar, Benjamin Griffeth, Taral R. Sharma> ;General Hospital Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 1
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Journal Articles

A Case of Dental Pain
LaVoie M, Sharma TR, JAAPA, 7/1/2015

Committees

Chair, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee 2014 - Present
Member, Residency & Fellowship Committee 2014 - Present

Research History

Clinical Research Assistant2008 - 2009
Geriatric Psychiatry Research Associate2007 - 2008
Clinical Research Coordinator2007 - 2007

Professional Memberships

American Psychiatric Association - APA
Member
Association of Academic Psychiatry
Member
Association of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP)
Member

Other Languages

Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu

Hospital Affiliations

Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, South Carolina
Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric HospitalAnderson, South Carolina

External Links

Workhttp://www.taralsharmamd.com
Workhttp://www.taralsharmamd.com
Private Practicehttp://www.taralsharmamd.com