Matthew Field Sharrock

Matthew Field Sharrock, MD is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He serves as Director of NSICU Neuromonitoring and works as a Neurointensivist in the Department of Neurology, specializing in acute neurological conditions and critical care medicine.

Dr. Sharrock's educational background includes:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from University of Illinois College of Medicine (2013)
• Neuroscience Graduate Program from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008)
• Bachelor of Science from Andrews University (2007)
• Residency in Neurology from University of Kansas Medical Center (2017)
• Research and Clinical Fellowship in Neurocritical Care from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2019)

His research focuses on the intersection of acute neurological injury, clinical informatics, and clinical trials. Dr. Sharrock develops innovative solutions including open-source cloud computing architectures for clinical trial enrollment, machine learning algorithms for patient identification based on neuroimaging biomarkers, and enhanced data integration and signal processing capabilities in ICU settings. His work aims to make clinical trials for acute neurological conditions more effective and efficient, with particular emphasis on neuroimaging and physiological signal processing applications.

Dr. Sharrock has earned the following professional certifications:

• Board Certified in Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2017)
• Board Certified in Neurocritical Care, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2021)
• Board Certified in Clinical Informatics, American Board of Preventive Medicine (2023)

As a clinician-educator, Dr. Sharrock manages a multidisciplinary team providing care for patients with acute neurological disease and critical illness, often collaborating with neurosurgical and neurological sub-specialists. He serves as Primary Investigator for the BOOST3 and ASTRAL clinical trials, demonstrating his leadership in advancing neurocritical care research through informatics and data integration approaches.

Dr. Sharrock directs the NSICU Neuromonitoring program and is actively involved in developing novel computational tools for ICU patient care, particularly focusing on translating advanced signal processing techniques to clinical practice for patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other acute neurological emergencies.