Appalachian Orthopedic And Spine

08/22/2025

08/06/2025

Announcement:
The schedule at Appalachian Orthopedic and Spine for an appointment in Hazard with Dr. Sharma is now CLOSED. No additional appointments are available at this time.
To schedule an appointment for a new patient or an established regular office visit, please call Kentucky River Medical Center Outpatient Clinic at 606-666-2255. We look forward to seeing everyone at our new location.

08/04/2025

Just another reminder......
ALL NEW patients will need to call Jackson for scheduling. We are not taking any new patients in Hazard.
Established patients and emergencies can still call the office at 606-487-0888 while appointments last. Appointment slots are EXTREMELEY LIMITED and will fill up quickly.

07/27/2025

Just a friendly reminder to all our current patients and future patients that as of August 15, 2025, Appalachian Orthopedic and Spine will be closing. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients at Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson, KY. Call TODAY to get on the schedule! The number to schedule with Dr. Sharma in Jackson is 606-666-2255. Current patients will also need to call this number for scheduling to continue seeing Dr. Sharma at his new location.

06/05/2025

On behalf of Dr. Sharma and staff, we at Appalachian Orthopedic and Spine hope that all of our patients follow him to Kentucky River Medical Center for all of your orthopedic needs. With that being said, we also understand that some of you are not able to do that and we want everyone to know that we have appreciated your unwaivering support through the many years that Dr. Sharma has been in practice. He's the longest practicing orthopedic surgeon in this area with 30+ years of experience!

For anyone who would like to obtain a copy of your medical records from our office, please call ahead at 606-487-0888 to get on the request list. We will be preparing records for pick up by request only. When your records are ready for pickup, we will contact you. Records can be picked up on WEDNESDAYS ONLY at the office. In order to make this process flow smoothly, please adhere to the record request guidelines just described.

06/04/2025

Announcement:

Dr. Sharma is relocating his services to Jackson, KY as of August 15, 2025.
More Info to Follow

06/02/2025

Our direct phone line 606-487-0888 is down. If you need to reach our office, you can call the hospital at 606-439-1331 extension 5246.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Windstream has informed us they are actively working on the problem; however, we do not have a time frame for when the direct line will be up and working again.

02/20/2025

Appalachian Orthopedic And Spine
Operating on 2 Hour Delay
Clinic will open at 10 am.
Thursday, Feb. 20th

02/19/2025

CLOSED
Wednesday, February 19
Due to inclement weather.
In case of emergency, call 911 or go to emergency room.

02/17/2025

Appalachian Orthopedic and Spine will be opening on a delay today (Monday, Feb 17, 2025) at 10 am. Please observe extreme caution if you are traveling to your appointment today as reports say the roads are very slick.

You can contact our office after 10 am to reschedule for another day if you so choose. We are praying for all of our friends and patients affected by the recent flooding. Stay safe everyone!

01/20/2025

We will open at 10 am today, 1/20/25.

If you have an earlier scheduled appointment, please arrive at 10 am and we will see you today.

If your roads are bad, please call us to reschedule. Your safety is our primary concern!!!