Uzma Sharif, MD

About Uzma Sharif, MD

Uzma Sharif, MD, is a pediatric neurologist with the Division of Neurology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She specializes in treating children with epilepsy and structural brain abnormalities.

It’s important to Dr. Sharif that families come away from their visits to CHOP knowing their children are receiving excellent care.

“We do our very best to help your child and each child is as precious to us as the next,” she says.

As a medical student, Dr. Sharif became intrigued by the developing fetal brain and the ways a child’s brain continues to evolve with developmental milestones. During her medical rotations, Dr. Sharif grew enthusiastic about helping children after seeing how various factors can negatively affect brain development.

She is encouraged by progress in diagnosing and treating epilepsy. “Things have changed quite a bit even from my residency days and I am excited to be learning every day,” she says.

Titles

Attending Physician

Certifications

Child Neurology – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Epilepsy – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Awards and Honors

2014 - Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges
2006 - Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges
1990, Honors in Ophthalmology, University of Karachi

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2009-present, American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
2003-present, American Epilepsy Society (AES)
2008-present, Pediatric Content Committee AES 

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2011-present, Ad hoc reviewer reviewer, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
2009-present, Ad hoc reviewer reviewer, Pediatric Neurology 

Education & training

Medical Degree

MBBS - Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan

Residency

Child Neurology - Tufts University/Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA
Pediatrics - Tufts University/Floating Hospital for Children, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2010

*T. Gross Kelly, U. Sharif, J. Southern, H. Segall. An Unusual Case of Hydranencephaly Presenting with an Anterior Midline Cyst, a Posterior Calcified Mass, Cerebellar Hypoplasia and Occlusion of the Posterior Cerebral Arteries. Pediatric Radiology. Nov 2010. Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 274-277 PubMed: 21104240

2009

N. P. Rosman, Douglass LM, U. Sharif, Paolini J. The Neurology of Benign Paroxysmal Torticollis of Infancy: Report of 10 New Cases and Review of the Literature. J Child Neurol. 2009 Feb;24(2):155-60. PubMed: 19182151

2005

R.R. Clancy, U.Sharif, R.Ichord, J.W.Gaynor, T.L. Spray, S.Nicholson, S.Tabbutt, G.Wernovsky. Electrographic Neonatal Seizures After Newborn Heart Surgery. Epilepsia. 2005. Jan;46(1):84-90. PMID: 15660772

2001

Hayflick SJ, Penzien JM, Michl W, Sharif U.M, Rosman NP, Wheeler PG. Cranial MRI changes may precede symptoms in Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 2001. Aug;25 (2):166-9. PMID: 11551748

Sharif U.M, Kuban K.C.K. Prenatal intracranial hemorrhage and neurological complications in alloimmune thrombocytopenia. J Child Neurol. 2001. Nov;16(11):838-42. PMID: 11732770

Patient experience rating

(based on 66 submissions)
  • Clear Explanation
    4 of 5
  • Showed Concern
    4.1 of 5
  • Included in decisions
    4.2 of 5
  • Would recommend
    3.9 of 5
  • Discussion of Proposed Treatment
    4.2 of 5
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Comments

  • This was our first time meeting Dr. Sharif and we were very pleased. She was very knowledgeable, addressed each concern, and was great interacting with our daughter.
    5 of 5
    Mar 10, 2024

  • Dr Sharif is a wonderful doctor, she listens to every question or concern and is very attentive with my son. I have recommended her to others who have needed a pediatric neurologist
    5 of 5
    Feb 10, 2024

  • I loved dr shariff she was great, she answered every question without making me feel silly, im a first time mom so sometimes people laugh when I ask certain questions and she didnt, all she did was ease all of my nerves and concerns.. She was incredible
    5 of 5
    Feb 10, 2024

  • Dr Sharif is wonderful. Her care was instrumental in my son's success at school. She has excellent bed side manner, is quick to respond to messages,
    5 of 5
    Jan 26, 2024

  • Was more help than she could possibly imagine. It's very nice to have another advocate for my daughter, besides her father and I.
    5 of 5
    Jan 03, 2024

  • Dr was excellent explaining the medical plan
    5 of 5
    Nov 09, 2023

  • I love her so much. She takes the time to listen. She's seems very invested in the care of my child and wants the best for him.
    5 of 5
    Aug 04, 2023

  • Dr. Sharif is always great with listening to our concerns, learning about my daughter and her health concerns. She is always recommending the different courses of action with medication.
    5 of 5
    Jul 21, 2023
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About the Patient Experience Rating System

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