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2420 Fenton Street
Chula Vista, CA 91914
Summary
- Manisha Sharma, M.D., is a board certified family medicine physician who works at the juncture of patient care, community health, social justice, health policy, and innovation. She is committed to “being the change” in how healthcare is delivered in the United States. Dr. Sharma is the Director of Primary Care and Community Health for CareMore (an integrated health plan and care delivery system for Medicare and Medicaid patients; also a subsidiary of Anthem Inc.) designing a comprehensive primary care model for 15,000 people gaining their healthcare access through Medicaid.
Her work has included being a clinical innovator for Iora Health, a mission driven, integrative primary care and technology company. At Iora she served as the Co-Director of Physician Engagement, and the Co-Director of the Iora Primary Care Leadership Academy and Fellowship. Before Iora Health, Dr. Sharma was the first medical director at Evergreen Health Care, an affiliate of Evergreen Health Cooperative, Maryland’s only non-profit health insurance cooperative, authorized by the Affordable Care Act. There she designed a comprehensive primary care team model to serve its health exchange population and served as the clinical lead in building Evergreen’s four health centers “from the ground up”.
She serves as the National Director of Leadership Cultivation and is the former New York state director of Doctors for America, a grassroots organization of more than 16,000 doctors and medical students in 50 states.
Dr. Sharma continues to lecture widely on health equity, social impacts on health, physician advocacy and social justice. She has appeared on several major television networks, including MSNBC, CNN and Fox News addressing health policy, wellness, and preventive medicine.
Dr. Sharma resides in the Memphis, TN area where she continues her clinical work in designing a robust primary care delivery model through the lens of social impacts on health, for those who receive Medicaid.
Education & Training
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 2010 - 2013
- St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2009
- St. George’s University School of MedicineBachelor’s, Pre-Medical Program, 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- KS State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2013 - 2024
- OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
- DE State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- GA State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- White House Fellowship - Regional Finalist 2015
- White House Fellowship, Washington, DC Regional Finalist 2015
- Selected Visiting Scholar American Academy of Family Physicians Graham Center, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 25 citationsResults of a voter registration project at 2 family medicine residency clinics in the Bronx, New YorkAlisha Liggett, Manisha Sharma, Yumiko Nakamura, Ryna Villar, Peter A. Selwyn
Annals of Family Medicine. 2014-09-01 - 17 citationsPatients With High-Cost Chronic Conditions Rely Heavily on Primary Care PhysiciansManisha A Sharma, Newton Cheng, Miranda A Moore, Megan Coffman, Andrew Bazemore
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2014-01-01
Journal Articles
- Results of a voter registration project at 2 family medicine residency clinics in the Bronx, New YorkLiggett, A., Sharma, M.,., Nakamura, Y., Villar, R., Selwyn, P., Ann Fam Med, 1/1/2014
- Patients With High-Cost Chronic Conditions Rely Heavily on Primary Care PhysiciansSharma, M., Cheng, N.,Moore, M., Coffman, M, Bazemore, A, J Am Board Fam Med, 1/1/2014
Abstracts/Posters
- The Management of Chronic Disease by Primary Versus Specialty CareCheng, N., Bazeomore, A., Sharma, M., Moore, M., Gibbons, C, North American Primary Care Research Group, 1/1/2013
Other
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta segment on SCOTUS Healthcare Reform Live CoverageSharma M, CNN Newsroom
transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1206/28/se.01.html
1/28/2012 - Carol Costello segmentSharma M, CNN Newsroom
transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1206/25/cnr.01.html
1/25/2012 - Physicians' Group Advocates for the Affordable Care Act By Phillip MartinSharma M, NPR/WGBH
http://www.wgbh.org/articles/Physicians-Group-Advocates-for-the-Affordable-Care-Act-5910
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Press Mentions
- AAFP Tackles Mental Health with New CME ActivityApril 3rd, 2023
- Neo-Nazis Target Anti-Racist Doctors at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Calling Them 'Anti-White'February 2nd, 2022
- Connecting Health Care, Voting, and Our CommunitiesSeptember 13th, 2020
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Committees
- SRSI member, Commission on Education 2015 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
External Links
- Doctors for Americahttp://www.drsforamerica.org
- Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/manisha-sharma-m-d-21659b5/
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