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