Dr. L R Sharma

Dr. Lekh Ram Sharma is a renowned Internal Medicine Physician. He currently works at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He has 38 years of experience in his field of expertise. He formerly worked in the Armed Forces as a Medical Specialist (Internal Medicine). He has also proudly worked with the United Nations on a mission in Somalia (East Africa) where the Indian hospital performed its task with distinction and successful interaction with Medical Personnel of more than 30 participating countries. Some of his special interests include Diabetes, Clinical Cardiology and Tropical and Travel Medicine.

Dr. Lekh Sharma has been awarded the "Vishisht Seva" Medal by the President of India (2006) and he has been awarded the Sena Medal (2010) as a result of all his accomplishments in his career. He is also a life member of the Association of Physicians of India.

1. As Regimental Medical Officer looking after the health of troops (10/1977- 12/1980)

2. Postgraduate Trainee in Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune (12/1980- 12/1982)

3. Graded & Classified Specialist in medicine in various military hospitals (01/1983- 08/1993)

4. United Nations mission in Somalia (East Africa) where the Indian hospital performed its task with distinction and successful interaction with Medical Personnel of more than 30 participating countries (09/1993- 12/1994)

5. Classified Specialist in Medicine in busy military hospitals (01/1995- 12/2000)

6. Joint Director in Office of Director General at Armed Forces Medical Services (01/2001- 11/2002)

7. Senior Advisor and HoD (Medicine) Base Hospital Delhi Cantt and Base Hospital Srinagar (11/2002- 06/2008)

8. Awarded “VISHISHT SEVE MEDAL” by the President of India and General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief commendation for distinguished service of highest order.

9. Commandant & Professor of Medicine (Army Hospital (Research & Referral) medicine faculty) and Personal Physician to Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Naval Staff at Armed Forces Clinic, Dalhousie Road, New Delhi (07/2008- 8/2010)

10. Awarded “SENA MEDAL” by the President of India for distinguished service of exceptional order.

11. Additional Director General at Armed Forces Medical Services (Equipment and Stores) and Office of Director General at Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), ‘M’ Block, New Delhi (Responsible for modernization of all the hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services and procurement of medical stores both expendable and non expendables including supply chain management of the medical stores in the Armed Forces) (07/2010- 07/2012)

12. Major General (Medical) and Senior Consultant (Medicine) at HQ Western Command, Chandimandir (Responsible for technical and administrative control, training and quality assurance of healthcare delivery services in 18 hospitals including 20 field hospitals and super specialty hospitals) (08/2012- 31/08/2013)

13. Senior Consultant (Internal Medicine) at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi (till date)  

• Life Member of Association of Physicians of India

• RESEARCH WORK:
• Armed Forces Medical Research Committee project number 3167/2003: “Evaluation of the effects of anti tubercular drugs on the immune and functional status of patients with HIV infection suffering from tuberculosis”:
• Col RS Chatterji, Wg Cdr S Shankar, Col LR Sharma, Brig N Ray Chaudhry, Lt Col V Srivastav.
• SCIENTIFIC PAPERS:
• Sharma LR – “Transthoracic Electrical Impedance Plethysmography as a guide to intrathoracic fluid volumes in various cardiopulmonary disorders”. MD Dissertation, Poona University 1982.
• Sharma LR – “Clinical Aspects of Humanitarian Missions”: Proceedings of Vth Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC) – 1995.
• Sharma LR, Singh AK – “Use of neuromuscular depolarizing agents in Elapid bites” – Proceedings of International Trauma and Critical Care society – 2000.
• Poduval RG, Sharma LR, et al - “A clinical and Neuroimaging Study of Neuro – AIDS Cases in a Tertiary Care Hospital”. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 2006 Vol-9.
• Sharma LR, Poduval RG et al – “Antiretroviral Therapy – The Indian Army Experience with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy” at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt-10: Proceedings of XVI Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference (APMMC), New Delhi : 26-31 March 2006.
• Sharma LR, Lal V, Simpson ID. “Snakes of medical significance in India: the first reported case of envenoming by the Levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetina)”. Journal of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 2008 Fall; 19(3): 195-8.
• Lt Col AS Kushwaha, Brig SK Aggarwal, Brig LR Sharma, VSM, Maj Gen M Singh, Maj R Nimonkar – “Accidental Outbreak of Non-Bacterial Food Poisoning”. MJAFI 2008; 64 : 346-349.