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    Richa Sharma, MD, MPH

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    Dr.Richa Sharma is a vascular neurologist who specializes in prevention and treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. She trained in neurology as a resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital and in vascular neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital as a fellow. She was also selected as the StrokeNet Research Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research interests revolve around applying novel computational techniques to identify the underlying causes of stroke in individual patients. She is also interested in cardioembolic sources of stroke.

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    Education & Training

    StrokeNet Research Fellowship
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2019)
    Vascular Neurology Fellowship
    Massachusetts General Hospital (2018)
    Neurology Residency
    Johns Hopkins Hospital (2017)
    MD
    Duke University School of Medicine (2013)
    MPH
    Yale School of Public Health (2009)
    BA
    Cornell University, Neurobiology and Behavior; Economics (2007)

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    Ischemic Stroke; Treatment Adherence and Compliance

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      Stroke

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      Circulation

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      American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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      American Academy of Neurology

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    Richa Sharma, MD, MPH, is a vascular neurologist who specializes in prevention and treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. She trained in neurology as a resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital and in vascular neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital as a fellow. Dr. Sharma was also selected as the StrokeNet Research Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research interests include applying novel computational techniques to identify the underlying causes of stroke in individual patients. She is also interested in cardioembolic sources of stroke.

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    Stroke; Neurology

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