Dr. Amit Sharma is a board certified physician who specializes in interventional spine and pain management. He is the Medical Director at Minimally Invasive Center of New York.

Dr. Sharma is also serving as the Chief of the Division of Pain Management at Good Samaritan University Hospital. He is the founder and Director of SpinePain Solutions.

Dr. Sharma has garnered recognition from his colleagues for his expertise, dedication, and remarkable professional journey. Over the past several years, Castle Connolly, New York Magazine, and Newsday have all bestowed honors upon him, designating him as one of the foremost Pain Management physicians in the United States. In addition, he has consistently received accolades such as the “Patients Choice Awards” and the “Compassionate Doctor Award” for numerous years. Dr. Sharma is a lifelong member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians and actively participates in various national and international pain societies.

Dr. Sharma completed his anesthesiology residency at The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City, where he was recognized as the outstanding resident of the year. Following this, he pursued fellowship training in interventional pain medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he received the distinguished Pfizer best fellow of the year award. Before transitioning to private practice, Dr. Sharma held the position of Assistant Professor at Columbia University.

With a record of over 25,000 interventional procedures, Dr. Sharma specializes in diagnosing and managing issues related to the back and neck, as well as addressing neuropathic and cancer-related pain. His focus extends to ischemic pain and concerns associated with peripheral vascular disease. Dr. Sharma possesses expertise in neuromodulation (specifically spinal cord stimulation), intrathecal drug delivery systems, and various minimally invasive spine procedures such as Kyphoplasty, Intradiscal Electrothermy, Nucleoplasty, MILD, Intracept, Endoscopic Discectomy and Rhizotomy) and radiofrequency ablative procedures. Additionally, he is proficient in radiofrequency ablative procedures. Together with the other physicians at SpineCare Long Island, Dr. Sharma advocates for non-operative approaches, including physical therapy, chiropractic manipulations, and acupuncture.

Dr. Sharma has a substantial body of work published in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to numerous textbook chapters. He has been a featured speaker at several national pain meetings and has conducted research in the area of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD). His team at Johns Hopkins received a financial grant to conduct the largest study on CRPS patients, the results of which were published in a prestigious journal. As a member of the teaching faculty, where he has trained residents and fellow doctors, Dr. Sharma is deeply committed to the educational aspect of his profession. He holds the belief in patient education as a priority, dedicating time to thoroughly explain every facet of their treatment plan.

Publications (In Peer Review Literature)

Gharibo C, Sharma A, Soin A, Shah S, Diwan S, Buenaventura R, Nampiaparampil DE, Aydin S, Bakshi S, Abdi S, Jha SS, Cordner H, Kaye AD, Abd-Elsayed A, Candido KD, Knezevic NN, Atluri S, Wargo BW, Sanapati MR, Datta S, Hirsch JA, Manchikanti L, Rajput K. Triaging Interventional Pain Procedures During COVID-19 or Related Elective Surgery Restrictions: Evidence-Informed Guidance from the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP). Pain Physician. 2020 Aug;23(4S):S183-204. PMID: 32942785.
Sharma A, Agarwal S, Broatch JW, Raja SN. A Web Based Epidemiological Survey of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Mar-Apr; 34(2):110-5.
Sharma A, Williams K, Raja SN. Advances in treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: recent insights on a perplexing disease. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006 Oct;19(5):566-572.
Sharma A, Pagel PS, Bhatia A. Intraoperative iatrogenic acute pericardial tamponade: use of rescue transesophageal echocardiography in a patient undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2005 Jun;19(3):364-6.
Jooste EH, Sharma A, Zhang Y, Emala CW. Rapacuronium Augments Acetylcholineinduced Bronchoconstriction via Positive Allosteric Interactions at the M3 Muscarinic Receptor. Anesthesiology. 2005 Dec;103(6):1195-1203.
Christo PJ, Hobelman JG, Sharma A. Aging and the Neurobiology of Addiction. J Geriatrics & Aging, 2005 Nov/Dec;8(10):48-52.

Editorial Experience

Section Editor (Acute and Chronic Pain): Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
Referee, Cochrane Pain, Palliative & Supportive Care (PaPaS) Review Group (2007 – Present).

Textbook Chapters

Sharma A, Raja SN. Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain and Palliative Care. In: Geriatric Anesthesia, Fredirick E. Sieber (Ed.). The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2007. PP 319-336.
Sharma A. The basal infusion mode in patient controlled analgesia is both friend and foe, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 725-30.
Sharma A. Rule out facet arthropathy before initiating expensive and invasive maneuvers for back and spine pain, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 741-47.
Sharma A. Do not guess at the equivalent dose when determining an opioid conversion, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 712-19.
Sharma A. Management of perioperative pain in opioid dependent patient – Out of the frying pan, into the fire, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 732-35.
Sharma A., Kathuria SS. Anesthesia for eye surgery – The innate culture of “1-N-1”, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 339-343.
Sharma A. Consider the paramedian approach for the thoracic epidural placement, especially at the mid-thoracic level, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 441-46.
Sharma A. Consider discussing use of ketorolac (toradol) in perioperative setting with your surgical team before the need arises, In: Marcucci: Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, Catherine Marcucci, Norman A. Cohen, David G. Metro, Jeffery R. Kirsch (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. PP 720-24.
Sharma A., Campbell JN, Raja SN. Sympathetic Blocks for Pain, In: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference, Volume 5, Allan I. Basbaum, Peter Dallos, Gary K. Beauchamp, Jon H. Kaas, M. Catherine Bushnell (Eds), Elsevier Company, 2007.
Sharma A., Raja SN. Chronic Pain and the Sympathetic Nervous System: Mechanisms and potential implications for pain therapies, In: Translational Pain Research. Volume 2: Comparing Preclinical Studies and Clinical Pain Management.
Lost in Translation?, Jianren Mao (Ed), Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2006. PP 169- 188.
Sharma A., Raja SN. CRPS: Current Diagnosis and Therapy. Wilson PR, Stanton- Hicks M, Harden RN (Eds) Progress in Pain Management Research, Vol 32. IASP Press, 2005; Book Review. Clin J Pain. 2006 Feb;22(2):225.

Electronic Publications

Sharma A., Raja SN. Use and abuse of opioids: The eternal debate. Original Article.
MD Consult: Pain Medicine, Perspectives on contemporary topics. Retrieved on Feb 7, 2005 from www.mdconsult.com
Sharma A., Raja SN. Sex differences in clinical pain: The need for further research.
Editorial. MD Consult: Pain Medicine, Perspectives on contemporary topics. Retrieved on Jan 5, 2005 from www.mdconsult.com