Sunil K. Sharma, born in India and now an American citizen, grew up around physicians. His dad was a surgeon and administrator of twenty area hospitals. His three brothers are a surgeon, radiologist, and ophthalmologist, respectively. Not knowing a sole, Sunil, also known as Sunny, came to the United States in the early 1970s with aspirations of obtaining an education and fulfilling his dreams “to be on his own” and to be recognized for these dreams.
His dream in this new country started humbly as he began his first job as a bible seller. A Hindu by birth, Mr. Sharma sold bibles in the Bible Belt and earned his way up to the top as the company’s top salesman.
He started his first formal career as a management engineer at a Houston hospital after obtaining a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering and Business Administration. Due to the escalating medical costs, effective utilization of resources in health care began to gain attention. Shortly thereafter and after persevering through various obstacles, Mr. Sharma became the Director of Management Engineering at St. Luke’s/Texas Children’s Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute. Here he managed a group that produced over a million dollars in savings and cost avoidance. These efforts were recognized in published conference proceedings and in the only accredited book in its field: Hospital Management Engineering.
Recognizing the needs for curbing costs of medical equipment, Mr. Sharma started a third-party service corporation known as MEI. With the help of two other healthcare professionals, MEI prospered despite the popular notion that only manufacturers can service their own equipment. The company saved various departments in a local hospital over $200,000 in annual maintenance costs. In less than three years, MEI grew to 24 personnel and commenced servicing hospitals all across Texas.
In order to expand nationwide and get a better financial backing, Mr. Sharma sold MEI to a computer software company, where he developed the clinical sales department nationally. A few years later in 1989, Sunny expanded the service concept of MEI into his new venture called Sunbelt Medical Corporation. His initial goals were to fulfill the need of refurbished equipment both domestically and internationally.
Mr. Sharma is a member of various healthcare organizations and enjoys his association with Fort Bend Rotary, which he is to be the District Governor in 2010.
Sunil K. Sharma, born in India and now an American citizen, grew up around physicians. His dad was a surgeon and administrator of twenty area hospitals. His three brothers are a surgeon, radiologist, and ophthalmologist, respectively. Not knowing a sole, Sunil, also known as Sunny, came to the United States in the early 1970s with aspirations of obtaining an education and fulfilling his dreams “to be on his own” and to be recognized for these dreams. 
