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

Summary

Dr. Anil K. Sharma is the founder and President of Spine & Pain Centers of New Jersey and New York. He completed his fellowship in Pain Management at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation and has been recognized for excellence throughout his medical career.
Dr. Sharma graduated as a Valedictorian from MGM Medical College and received the Robert Dripps Award for Best Resident at Monmouth Medical Center, where he currently serves as Director of Pain Management. He was also named Best Graduating Fellow at the Cleveland Clinic. Since 2011, Dr. Sharma has been consistently rated as a "Top Doc" by New Jersey Monthly magazine, and he was featured on the cover in 2014. Castle Connolly has named him a top doctor in the NY metro area every year since 2014.
Specializing in minimally invasive techniques to treat spinal disorders, Dr. Sharma has performed over 40,000 spinal procedures during his 20 years of clinical practice. His expertise includes diagnosing challenging and rare cases, as well as pinpointing the source of chronic pain in the back, neck, and other areas. He is a leading practitioner of state-of-the-art techniques and has taught complex procedures at national and international spine meetings. Dr. Sharma has also overseen numerous cadaver courses to teach new and innovative technologies for treating spinal disorders.
As a published author and experienced educator, Dr. Sharma has written chapters in textbooks and recently published several review articles in major spine journals. He has also contributed clinical guidelines through the North American Spine Society. Dr. Sharma is an active member of the North American Spine Society and the International Spine Intervention Society, serving 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
NJ State Medical License 1996 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2017 - 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

PubMed

45 citations
Guideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of adult isthmic spondylolisthesis
D. Scott Kreiner, Jamie L. Baisden, Daniel J. Mazanec, Rakesh D. Patel, Robert Shay Bess
The Spine Journal. 2016-12-01
276 citations
An evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy.
D. Scott Kreiner, Steven W. Hwang, John E. Easa, Daniel K. Resnick, Jamie L. Baisden
The Spine Journal. 2014-01-01
104 citations
Guideline summary review: an evidence-based clinical guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain
D. Scott Kreiner, Paul G. Matz, Christopher M. Bono, Charles H. Cho, John E. Easa
The Spine Journal. 2020-04-22

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
Radiofrequency Denervation
Anil K Sharma, http://www.spineline-digital.org/spineline/20111112?folio=30#pg35, 1/1/2011
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
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