Christopher Sharp

Dr. Sharp serves as the chief medical information officer at Stanford Health Care, where he is a physician leader in the use of innovative clinical technologies for the care of patients. He is responsible for driving the clinical strategy, design, enhancement, usability, adoption, and workflow integration of clinical information systems and digital health for Stanford Health Care. As a clinical professor in the Department of Medicine, Dr. Sharp maintains an active ambulatory and inpatient practice, and has published multiple peer-reviewed articles focusing on clinical informatics’ impact on safety, clinical outcomes, and clinician wellness. In his role as an educator, Dr. Sharp serves as a mentor for the Stanford Clinical Informatics Fellowship, junior faculty, and other trainees.

Clinical Focus

• Medical Informatics
• Internal Medicine

Academic Appointments

• Clinical Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
• Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Administrative Appointments

• D&E Ground Medical Ward Director, Stanford University Medical Center (2002 - 2006)
• Medical Director for Clinical Informatics, Stanford University Medical Center (2006 - 2007)
• Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Stanford University Medical Center (2007 - 2013)
• Chair, Medical Staff HIM Committee, Stanford University Medical Center (2009 - Present)
• Chief Medical Information Officer, Stanford University Medical Center (2013 - Present)

Honors & Awards

• Award for Professionalism in a Member of the Medicine Housestaff, Stanford University Medical Center (2001)
• Charles Dorsey Armstrong Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Stanford University Medical Center (2001)
• Regional ACP-ASIM Clinical Vignette Poster Competition, 2nd Prize, American College of Physicians (2001)
• Stanford Internal Medicine Divisional Teaching Award, Stanford University Medical Center (2003)
• David A. Rytand Clinical Teaching Award, Stanford University Department of Medicine (2005)

Professional Education

• Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine (2001) CA
• Internship: Stanford University School of Medicine (1999) CA
• Medical Education: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine Office of the Registrar (1998) NH
• Board Certification: American Board of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Informatics (2014)
• Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2001)
• MD, Dartmouth Medical School, Medicine (1998)
• BA, Northwestern University, Bachelor of Arts in Music (1990)