Dr. Ken Sharlin

Kenneth Sharlin, MD

Sharlin Health and Neurology LLC

Ozark, MO

Dr. Ken Sharlin’s rapid rise as a writer and thought leader in the circle of holistic health, especially in areas pertaining to the brain and neurological illness, has its roots in his Princeton, New Jersey, childhood. His father, a pediatrician with a passion for the craft of magic and illusion. His mother was a special needs teacher who exposed him to the arts. Dr. Sharlin was influenced by both sides. He was a writer from a young age whose education was cultivated by a combination of science and literature.

Dr. Sharlin attended Kenyon College where he got his B.A. in English. Kenyon, famous for the authors and poets that have graced it halls, and the esteemed literary journal, The Kenyon Review, was an ideal place for Dr. Sharlin to further his own development. He read Dr. Oliver Sacks’ The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and knew immediately there was a place in medicine for those who were driven to explore the big questions about life. By chance, he learned of John Stone, M.D., poet, essayist, and cardiologist. The brave decision to send Dr. Stone a letter containing some of his own poetry lead to a relationship that would take him from Kenyon to Emory University School of Medicine where Dr. Stone was Dean and attending physician. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Oliver Sacks, Dr. Sharlin went on to study neurology at The University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University, where he completed his residency in 1998.