Sharma has been a commentator for news media including the BBC and CNN International on medical issues especially relating to stroke.
He has been interviewed on the subject of brain disease in prominent individuals including Ariel Sharon, Michael Schumacher and Jules Bianchi.
[citation needed] In 2015, he was named the UK's top Asian doctor at the annual British Indian Awards.
Under his grandfather, Bihari Lal Sharma, the family was noted for holding the licence for Kodak prior to India's partition.
He lists his hobbies as debating, fencing[11] and playing polo and describes himself as 'generous, disciplined and maverick'.