Ashwini Sharan, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery & Neurology
Vice Chair, Clinical Operation Neurosurgery
Division Chief, Epilepsy a& Neuromodulatory Neurosurgery
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Director, Division of Functional Neurosurgery

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Ashwini Sharan, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery & Neurology
Vice Chair, Clinical Operation Neurosurgery
Division Chief, Epilepsy a& Neuromodulatory Neurosurgery
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Director, Division of Functional Neurosurgery
Education
Medical School
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School - 1995
Residency
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Hartford Hospital, CT
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia PA
Fellowship
Cleveland Clinic
Publications
- Use of Functional MRI in Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Diseases: A Systematic Review
- Telemedicine in Neurosurgery During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Where We Are 1 Year Later
- Patient-Reported Outcomes for Lumbar Fusion in Patients with Previously Treated Cervical Myelopathy
- Costs Associated with Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Are Lower Than Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Treatment of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Reduced Risk of Reoperations With Modern Deep Brain Stimulator Systems: Big Data Analysis From a United States Claims Database
Board Certification
Neurological Surgery
Hospital Appointment
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Methodist Hospital Division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Educational Responsibilites
Program Director - Residency in Neurological Surgery
Expertise & Research Interests
Dr. Sharan is a Professor of Neurological Surgery, whose practice focuses on surgery for epilepsy, neuromoduatory surgery, and spinal neurosurgery. Dr. Sharan provides unique expertise in deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. He also leads the surgical epilepsy program at Jefferson, performing both ablative and resective treatments for patients with medically-intractable seizures. Dr Sharan is the past president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS 2017-8), past president of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS 2015-8), past president of American Association of South Asian Neurosurgeons (AASAN – 2009-12), vice chair of operations for the Department of Neurosurgery, and serves as the neurosurgery residency Program Director at Jefferson.