Dr Rahul P. Sharma, MBBS, is a Professor of Medicine and is the Director of Structural Interventions and Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Stanford Healthcare, Stanford University.

Dr Sharma has specialized clinical and research interests in structural heart disease, particularly transcatheter valve therapies and the application of artificial intelligence to healthcare. He has a large volume of expertise in transcatheter valve replacement and repair, left atrial appendage occlusion, defect closures, alcohol septal ablation and cerebral protection. He also has expertise in intracardiac echocardiography for structural heart disease. He is a clinical investigator in national multi-center research studies and clinical trials and has co-authored numerous peer reviewed, scientific publications. Dr Sharma has strong ties to medical device industry and the healthcare investment community, serves as a clinical proctor for transcatheter procedures and serves on numerous scientific advisory boards and clinical society committees.