Dr. Taral Sharma, MD

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  Malpractice Claims not available

  Healthgrades does not collect malpractice information for South Carolina.

  What is medical malpractice

  What is medical malpractice?

  Medical malpractice is issued when negligence by a doctor causes injury to a patient. For example, a doctor may improperly diagnose, treat or medicate outside the standard of medical care. The three types of malpractice are: a settlement, an arbitration award, or a judgment.

  If my doctor has malpractice history, does that mean he or she is a poor-quality doctor?

  If your doctor has a malpractice claim, evaluate the information and determine if the action could potentially impact the quality of care you receive. Claim settlements and arbitration awards may occur for a variety of reasons, which should not necessarily reflect negatively on the doctor's professional competence or conduct.
  You may want to use this information to start a discussion with the doctor about his or her history and specific ability to provide healthcare for you.

  How far back does Healthgrades malpractice history go?

  Healthgrades reports details of a doctor’s malpractice history when the doctor has at least one closed medical malpractice claim within the last five years, even if he or she no longer practices in that state.

  For which states does Healthgrades collect malpractice history?

  Healthgrades collects malpractice information from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. If your doctor has a malpractice claim, evaluate the information and determine if the action could potentially impact your quality of care. Sometimes multiple states report the same claim. If a provider practices in a state where data is unavailable, please reach out to your local state legislature to help make this data publicly available.
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  Sanctions

  No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

  What is a sanction or disciplinary action

  What is a sanction or disciplinary action?

  A sanction, also known as a disciplinary action, is an action taken to punish or restrict a doctor who has demonstrated professional misconduct. Sanctions may be imposed by a state medical board, professional medical licensing organization, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  If my doctor has sanction history, does that mean he or she is a poor-quality doctor?

  If a doctor has a sanction, it does not necessarily mean that he or she is a poor-quality doctor. Some sanctions are not related to medical care, and involve a doctor’s finances or administrative activities. Before you make any choices about changing your doctor, we recommend that you evaluate the doctor’s sanction information and determine how severe or relevant you think the sanction cause and action were.

  How far back does Healthgrades sanction history go?

  Healthgrades reports state and federal sanctions from the previous five years, except when a doctor's license has been revoked or surrendered. Healthgrades displays all actions for doctors whose licenses have been revoked or surrendered.

  For which states does Healthgrades collect sanction history?

  Healthgrades collects sanction history from all 50 U.S. states. Physicians with a disciplinary action in one state may move to another state where they have a clean record. Since Healthgrades painstakingly compiles disciplinary action information from all 50 states, Healthgrades website will show if a physician has a disciplinary action in more than one state.
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  Board Actions

  No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

  What are board actions

  What are board actions?

  Board actions are non-disciplinary actions imposed upon a doctor based on a complaint investigation. A patient or medical colleague may file a complaint with that state medical board or professional licensing organization, which then investigates the complaint. Board actions are intended to ensure that a doctor is able to perform safe medical and health care tasks.

  Types of non-disciplinary actions include an advisory letter, a corrective action agreement, a limitation or restriction on the medical or healthcare tasks a doctor can perform, or a voluntary agreement by the doctor not to practice. A board action can also include a termination of a corrective action agreement or voluntary agreement, which allows the doctor to return to full practice.

  If my doctor has a board action, does that mean he or she is a poor-quality doctor?

  If a doctor has a board action, it means he or she has had a non-disciplinary action imposed upon him or her. It does not necessarily mean that he or she is a poor quality doctor. Before you make any choices about changing your doctor, evaluate the doctor's board action information and determine how severe or relevant you think the cause and action were.

  How far back does Healthgrades non-disciplinary board action history go?

  Healthgrades reports non-disciplinary board action history from for the previous five years, except when a doctor's license has been revoked or surrendered. Healthgrades displays all actions for doctors whose licenses have been revoked or surrendered.

  For which states does Healthgrades collect non-disciplinary board actions?

  Healthgrades collects non-disciplinary board actions from all 50 U.S. states.

• Psychiatry

• ADHD and-or ADD
• AIDS Dementia Complex
• Acute Alcohol Intoxication
• Acute Insomnia
• Addiction
• Adjustment Disorder
• Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Adult Panic Anxiety Syndrome
• Age-Related Cognitive Decline
• Alcohol Poisoning
• Alcohol Related Disorders
• Alcohol Withdrawal
• Alcohol-Induced Pseudo-Cushing's Syndrome
• Alcoholic Cerebellar Degeneration
• Alcoholic Intoxication
• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Alcoholic Neuropathy
• Alcoholic Paranoia
• Alcoholism (Alcohol Dependence)
• Alzheimer Disease Familial 3 - Spastic Paraparesis - Apraxia
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Disease With Early-Onset
• Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
• Alzheimer's Disease Without Neurofibrillary Tangles
• Ambien Withdrawal
• Amphetamine Abuse
• Amphetamine Withdrawal
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Parkinsonism - Dementia Complex
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anxiety
• Anxiety Attack
• Anxiolytic Dependence
• Ativan Withdrawal
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Hyperactive Impulsive Type
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Type
• Attention Problems
• Autism
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Barbiturate Abuse
• Bedwetting
• Behavioral Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder
• Benzodiazepine Abuse
• Benzodiazepine Poisoning
• Binswanger's Dementia
• Bipolar Disorder
• Bipolar I Disorder
• Bipolar II Disorder
• Bipolar IV Disorder
• Bipolar V Disorder
• Bipolar VI Disorder
• Borderline Intellectual Functioning
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder
• Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
• Cocaine Addiction
• Cocaine Poisoning
• Cocaine Withdrawal
• Codeine Withdrawal
• Cognitive Delay
• Cognitive Disorders
• Combination Drug Dependence
• Conversion Disorder
• Crack Withdrawal
• Crystal Meth Addiction
• Deafness - Opticoacoustic Nerve Atrophy - Dementia
• Delusion
• Delusional Disorder
• Dementia
• Dementia - Parkinsonian
• Dementia, Familial British
• Dementia, Familial Danish
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Depression
• Depressive Disorders
• Dissociative Amnesia
• Dissociative Disorder
• Dissociative Fugue
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Down Syndrome Associated Alzheimer's Disease
• Drug Abuse
• Drug Withdrawal
• Drug and Alcohol Dependence
• Drug-Induced Insomnia
• Dysphasic Dementia, Hereditary
• Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease With Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
• Ecstasy Abuse
• Endogenous Insomnia
• Familial Alzheimer Disease 3 - Spastic Paraparesis - Unusual Plaques
• Familial Forms of Alzheimer's Disease
• Fatal Familial Insomnia
• Fear of Phobias
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Gender Dysphoria
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Hallucinations
• Hallucinogen Dependence
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Hypnagogic Hallucinations
• Hypnotic Dependence
• Hypochondriasis
• Impaired Cognition
• Insomnia
• Insomnia With Sleep Apnea
• Late-Life Bipolar
• Lewy Body Dementia
• Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Dependence
• Lysergic Acid Diethylamide Poisoning
• Major Affective Disorder 1
• Major Affective Disorder 2
• Major Depressive Disorder
• Major Depressive Disorder-Related Fibromyalgia
• Major Depressive Episode
• Marijuana Abuse
• Marijuana Addiction
• Maternal Marijuana Use
• Mental Retardation - Epilepsy
• Methadone Overdose
• Methamphetamine Withdrawal
• Mild Cognitive Impairment
• Mixed-State Bipolar Disorder
• Mood Disorders
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Neurosis
• Nicotine Addiction
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Opiate Dependence
• Opioid Dependence
• Opioid Poisoning
• Opioid Toxicity
• Opioid Withdrawal
• Opium Addiction
• Opium Overdose
• Opium Withdrawal
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Pain Disorder
• Panic Attack
• Panic Disorder
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Panic Disorder Without Agorapobia
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Pediatric Attention Deficit (ADD)
• Persistent Anxiety
• Personality Disorders
• Phencyclidine Abuse
• Phencyclidine Dependence
• Phobia
• Physical Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Primary Insomnia
• Psychiatric Diseases
• Psychic Simple Partial Seizure
• Psycho-Reactive Insomnia
• Psychogenic Cough
• Psychogenic Headache
• Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
• Psychological Addiction
• Psychological Disorders
• Psychophobia
• Psychophysiological Insomnia
• Psychosis
• Psychosis Due to Mental Illness
• Psychotropic Agent-Induced Liver Damage - Benzodiazepine
• Right Parietal Lobe Syndrome-Related Alzheimer's Disease
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia - Mental Retardation - Deafness - Retinitis
• Schizophreniform Disorder
• Schizophreniform and Schizoaffective Disorder
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• Secondary Insomnia
• Sedative Abuse
• Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Dependence
• Self-Induced Water Intoxication and Schizophrenic Disorders Syndrome
• Separation Anxiety
• Severe Anxiety
• Sleep Disorders
• Sleep-Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Social Phobia
• Somatic Pain
• Somatoform Disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Substance Dependence
• Substance Induced Delirium
• Substance Intoxication
• Substance Use Disorders
• Substance Withdrawal
• Substance Withdrawal Delirium
• Substance-Induced Disorders
• Substance-Induced Mood Disorders
• Tactile Hallucinations
• Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder
• Visual Hallucinations

• Medical School

  Government Medical College Rajkot

  Graduated in 2005

• Internship Hospital

  Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

  Completed in 2010

• Residency Hospital

  Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

  Completed in 2013

• Undergraduate School

  Other

  Graduated in 1998

• Other Education

  Fellowship In Clinical Trials Management, American Society Of Clinical Psychopharmacology

  Completed in 2011

  Masters Of Business Administration-Healthcare Management From University Of Findlay School Of Business, Findlay Ohio

  Completed in 2009

• English
• Gujarati
• Hindi

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• Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Adolescent Psychiatry
• Psychoanalysis

• ADHD Testing
• Behavior Modification
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
• Family Psychotherapy
• Group Psychotherapy
• Investigational Medication for Memory Loss
• Medication Management
• Mental Status Examination
• Opioid Antagonist Therapy
• Opioid Substitution Therapy
• Psychiatric Evaluation
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Psychoeducation
• Psychological Counseling
• Psychological Testing
• Psychopharmacologic Treatment
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation
• Psychotherapy Services
• Psychotherapy and Psychophysiological Therapy (incl. Biofeedback)
• Smoking Cessation Treatment