Kunal Sharma

Kunal Sharma is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). He serves as Chief of Emergency Services and Vice Chief of Staff for Quality at LBJ Hospital, focusing on high-value care and safety-net healthcare systems for Harris County.

• Education: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Medical School), University of Chicago (Emergency Medicine Residency), UTHealth (Certificate in Medical Quality)

His clinical interests include emergency department operations, patient safety, value-based healthcare, and healthcare data analytics. Research focuses on safety-net hospital operations, quality improvement, and comparative effectiveness studies.