Dr. Manisha Sharma is a board-certified family medicine physician and social medicine expert dedicated to advancing health equity. She works at the nexus of social justice, clinical innovation, patient care, and health policy, with a passion for designing systems that promote health and well-being for all.
As a leader in local, state, and national initiatives, Dr. Sharma provides strategic guidance on a range of topics, including health equity and policy, and often appears as an expert guest on major television and radio networks.
A co-founder of multiple social impact ventures, she is the Chief Care Innovation Officer for MitoKhon, a women-led, physician-led, and BIPOC-led design firm. She also co-founded Civic Health Alliance, a non-partisan coalition focused on voter registration for health professionals and patients, and Centivox Group, which empowers healthcare providers as trusted messengers in public health communication.
Dr. Sharma is an alumna of prestigious fellowships at the California Health Care Foundation and Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Sharma has a proven track record of mobilizing physicians, notably during her time as the National Director of Leadership Cultivation for Doctors for America.
Outside of her professional work, she finds joy with her son, family, and friends.