Sonal Sharma, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
MBBS
Kasturba Medical College, 2013.
MBBS
Kasturba Medical College, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Pediatrics and Child Neurology Residency, Children's Mercy Hospital, 2015-2020.
Rare Disease Clinical Research Training Program, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, 2020-2021.
Mitochondrial Medicine Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2020-2021.
Pediatrics and Child Neurology Residency, Children's Mercy Hospital, 2015-2020.
Rare Disease Clinical Research Training Program, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, 2020-2021.
Mitochondrial Medicine Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2020-2021.
Certifications
ABPN Certification with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, 2020.
Permanent linkABPN Certification with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, 2020.
Description of Clinical Expertise
mitochondrial medicineDescription of Research Expertise
mitochondrial medicineSelected Publications
Sharma S, Repnikova E, Noel-MacDonnell JR, LePichon JB: Diagnostic yield of genetic testing in 324 infants with hypotonia Clin Genet 100(6): 752-757, Dec 2021.Sharma S, Magnitsky S, Reesey E, et al. : Novel Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Quantify the Structural Anatomic Growth of Diverse Organs in Adult and Mutant Zebrafish. Zebrafish. 2024;21(1):28-38. doi:10.1089/zeb.2023.0018 February 2024.
David R Lynch, Sonal Sharma, Patrick Hearle, Nathaniel Greeley, Katherine Gunther, Medina Keita, Cassandra Strawser, Lauren Hauser, Courtney Park, Kimberly Schadt, Kimberly Y Lin : Characterization of clinical serum cardiac biomarker levels in individuals with Friedreich ataxia. J Neurol Sci. Published online May 14, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2024.123053 May 2024.
Sharma S, Goldstein A, Falk M. : Mitochondrial Disease. Kellerman RD, Rakel DP. Conn’s Current Therapy 2022 Elsevier, 2022.
Riley Kessler, Sonal Sharma, David R Lynch: Omaveloxolone for the Treatment of Friedreich’s Ataxia. touchREVIEWS in Neurology. 2023;19(2):10-15 August 2023.
Sharma S, Abdelmoity S, Ilyas M: Bradycardia: A Rare but Significant Side Effect of Oral Steroids in Patients With Epileptic Spasms Pediatr Neurol 112(1): 2-4, Nov 2020.
Sharma S, Heller K : "What’s the Diagnosis?” The Link 9(4), April 2017.