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