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Office
PO BOX 192
Wellington, KS 67152Phone+1 620-440-0598
Summary
- Bal Sharma, MD. is a Geriatric and Adult psychiatrist in Wellington, KS. Travelled as a Geriatric Psychiatrist in Rural, Remote, Underserved areas of Kansas 61 Nursing Homes, 5 GeriPsych BHU’s at Hospitals and doing Psych. Consultations at Med-Surg. Units, ER’s , ICU’s SICU’s at Medical Centers, and seeing Cancer Patients for Psychiatric and Behavioral issues. He has been Medical Director at three Major Mental Health Centers and worked at State Security Hospital, Correctional Mental Health Facility, Sexual Predator Hospital and State Security Behavioral Ward . He received his medical degree from American University of Caribbean, School of Medicine and has been in practice 39years. He completed his Post-Doc Fellowship in Psychiatry from Yale University, School of Medicine. He specializes in geriatric psychiatry, psychopharmacology, Psycho-Oncology trained at University of Kansas and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1998 - 2000
- University of Kansas (Wichita)Fellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 1995 - 1997
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 1993 - 1994
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1990 - 1993
- District of Columbia General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
- American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1985 - 2026
- KS State Medical License 1994 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Resident of 1993-1994 year Yale Psychiatry Faculty Alumni, 1994
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAnalgesic opioid use in a health-insured epilepsy population during 2012: Response to Derakhshan.Andrew N. Wilner, Bal K. Sharma, Amy Thompson, Andrew Krueger
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2016-07-01
Committees
- Member, National Alliance for Patient Access 2016 - Present
- Member, Institute for Patient Access 2016 - Present
- Member, Movement Disorders Coalition 2016 - Present
- Member, Mental Health Working Group 2016 - Present
- Member, Neurological Disorders Working Group 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Assoc. Of Geriatric PsychiatryMember
- American Academy of Clinical PsychiatristsMember
- Clinical Neurological Society of AmericaMember
Other Languages
- Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
Industry Relationships
- Consultant Speaker, Acadia & Avanir PharmaceuticalsSpeaking all over USA traveling almost 12 States speaking for Nuplazid ( Acadia) and Nuedexta ( Avanir)Disclosure: None2016 - 2019
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