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Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Languages: English
301-270-2102
About me
Dr. Ayasha Williams-Sharron is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management and fellowship trained in Interventional Pain Management. She specializes in diagnosing and treating painful conditions of the spine, joints, and musculoskeletal and neurologic systems, as well as pelvic and post-surgical pain.
Her areas of special interest include neuromodulation therapies (spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation) and interventional pain management (epidural injections, transforaminal injections, facet blocks, radiofrequency ablations, joint injections, genicular nerve blocks, sympathetic blocks). Dr. Williams-Sharron is a member of MedStar Health’s Pain Management Clinical Practice Committee (CPC), a leader in developing guidelines within MedStar Health for the practice of pain medicine.
She believes that no two patients are alike and it’s important to listen to each patient, then take a personally tailored to the treatment of their specific pain.
Dr. Williams-Sharron earned her medical degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she also completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She completed a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.
When she’s not working, Dr. Williams-Sharron enjoys staying physically active, cooking, wine tasting, and improving her Spanish speaking skills.
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Chronic neuropathic, musculoskeletal, spine, and post- surgical pain
- Neuromodulation therapies (spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion stimulation)
- Interventional Pain Management (epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, facet radiofrequency, and sympathetic blocks)
Philosophy of Care
“Every patient is a unique individual. My philosophy involves developing a multi-modal treatment plan that is best for you."
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain Management Counseling
- Sciatica
- Sciatica Treatment
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Arthropathy
- Bone Disorders
- Buttock Pain
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger Pain
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Psoriasis
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Pain
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thumb Synovitis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Botox Injection
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Float Therapy
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Iliopsoas Injection
- Intercostal Nerve Destruction
- Knee Injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nanophthalmos Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromodulation
- Pain Management Counseling
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Sciatica Treatment
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylosis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Vulvar Itching Treatment
Practice locations
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6475 New Hampshire Ave
Ste 150
Adelphi, MD, 20783
6475 New Hampshire Ave
Ste 200A
Adelphi, MD, 20783
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Sentara Health
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2009)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2008)
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2003)