About me
Disha Sharma, MD, is fellowship trained in gastroenterology and hepatology. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions such as esophageal disorders, stomach and small bowel conditions, colonic disorders, and colorectal cancers, as well as other diseases that involve the digestive system.
Her clinical areas of focus include management of Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal cancer prevention, colon cancer prevention, early diagnosis of gastric cancer, and genetic gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Sharma gained significant clinical research experience during her medical training as a volunteer and clinical fellow at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, MD. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Foregut Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and the American Gastroenterology Association.
Philosophy of care:
“I strive to provide a carefully constructed management approach tailored to my patients’ individual needs and presentation. I deeply care about my patients and hope to collaborate with them and their loved ones to make a meaningful impact on their care by alleviating their suffering. In addition to medical management, I offer a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures to help achieve this goal.” – Disha Sharma, MD
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Biopsy
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
Practice locations
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2900 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD, 21225
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
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst NASCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2025)
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (2022)
Medical School: Seth Gs Medical College & Kem Hospital (2018)