Ayasha L. Williams-Sharron, MD| Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | MedStar Health
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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
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Psoriasis
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- 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
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Fund PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
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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)