Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA

I currently serve as the Barbara and Stephen Friedman Endowed Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, and as a professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences. In 2018, I led the promotion of Emergency Medicine to full academic departmental status. Since then, we've seen transformative growth in education, clinical care, and research—rising from unranked in 2019 to a top 10 NIH-funded department by 2025. I developed a first-of-its kind GME Foundational Telemedicine Course, and established multiple fellowships, including our new innovation fellowship.

Since 2016, I’ve been deeply committed to AACEM, contributing through leadership roles including the Innovations Workgroup (current co-chair) and the Leader Development Workgroup. AACEM is a vital platform for collaboration, mentorship, and strategic advancement, and it would be an honor to serve on the Executive Committee and help to shape the future of our specialty through thoughtful, collaborative leadership.

My academic and research interests focus on leveraging technology to improve emergency care delivery. I am the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Virtual Care at Weill Cornell, which trains clinicians across the NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) enterprise and hosts one of the nation’s first academic virtual care conferences and research forums. I’ve launched multiple ED-based digital platforms and presently serve on the NYP Hospital at Home Executive Steering Committee. My work has been published in JAMA and NEJM Catalyst and I have received funding from both the NIH and AAMC.

I also serve as Vice Chair of the New York State Board for Medicine and have held multiple institutional leadership roles including serving on the NYP and Weill Cornell Medicine Boards. I have served as NYP Medical Board President, Chair of the Finance Committee at Weill Cornell and as a member of the Physician Organization Executive Committee.

Thank you for your consideration.