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Manisha Sharma, MD, Family Medicine, Chula Vista, CA

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Family Medicine Chula Vista, CA

Women's Health, Health and Culture, Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

Interim, CMO

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  • Office

    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.
  • Physicians' Group Advocates for the Affordable Care Act

    April 1, 2012 BOSTON - Before lawyers argued at the Supreme Court, groups behind the scenes and out of sight filed briefs with the high court to help the justic

    Health is Primary Session Energizes Residents, Students

    AAFP President Robert Wergin, M.D., of Milford, Neb., opened the 2015 AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students held here July

    Panelists Urge Future Family Docs to Transform Health Care

    The AAFP's 2017 National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students commenced here July 27 with an enthusiastic crowd attending the opening ma

    Manisha Sharma, MD debating John C. Goodman

    06-21-12 - Manisha Sharma, MD debates NCPA President and CEO John C. Goodman on the John Stossel Show about whether or not Obamacare is a good law.

    Obamacare sticker shock?

    The All In panel breaks down truths versus fiction on Obamacare.

    Dr. Manisha Sharma on Healthcare Reform

    Dr. Manisha Sharma preceded President Obama's speech on healthcare reform by sharing her personal battles with health insurance companies, to now fighting for h

Education & Training

  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 2010 - 2013
  • St. George's University School of Medicine
    St. George's University School of MedicineClass of 2009
  • St. George’s University School of Medicine
    St. George’s University School of MedicineBachelor’s, Pre-Medical Program, 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • KS State Medical License
    KS State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2013 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2019 - 2022
  • DE State Medical License
    DE State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
  • GA State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Results of a voter registration project at 2 family medicine residency clinics in the Bronx, New York  
    Liggett, 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 Physicians  
    Sharma, 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 Care
    Cheng, N., Bazeomore, A., Sharma, M., Moore, M., Gibbons, C, North American Primary Care Research Group, 1/1/2013

Other

Press Mentions

  • AAFP Tackles Mental Health with New CME Activity
    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'
    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 Communities
    Connecting Health Care, Voting, and Our CommunitiesSeptember 13th, 2020
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Committees

  • SRSI member, Commission on Education 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships