Fariba Shah, MD| Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Shah's clinical practice focuses on the conservative treatment of acute sports medicine injuries and spine disorders. She is skilled in fluoroscopically-guided spine injections and ultrasound-guided peripheral joint and soft tissue injections. Her goal is to work with patients to optimize function, return to their active lifestyle and help prevent future injury.
Dr. Shah earned her bachelor of science degree in Physiology and Neurobiology at University of Maryland College Park and her medical degree from Howard University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at National Rehabilitation Hospital/Georgetown University Hospital, and went on to do a fellowship in Sports Medicine and Interventional Spine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arthritis
- Back Pain
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Injury
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Elbow Pain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lumbar Disc Disease
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Muscle Strain
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Injury
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spastic Hemiparesis
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Sports Concussion
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thoracic Radiculopathy
- Whiplash Injury
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Biomechanics
- Bursitis Treatment
- Coccyx Injections
- Concussion Rehabilitation
- Epidural Injection
- Hip Joint Injection
- Joint Injections For Pain Relief
- Knee Injection
- Knee Viscosupplementation
- Muscle Energy Techniques
- Nerve Blocks For Pain
- Nerve Blocks For Sciatica
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Shoulder Impingement
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Tendinitis Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
Practice locations
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5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
6410 Rockledge Dr
Ste 600
Bethesda, MD, 20817
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 Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- OA Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Navigate
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Administrators
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Student Resources
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2013)
Residency: National Rehabilitation Hospital (2012)
Internship: Howard University Hospital (2009)
Medical School: Howard University (2008)
Awards
- Dr. Shah has been honored repeatedly for both: Excellence in Medicine, Howard University Hospital (2008); Intern of the Year, Howard University Hospital (2009), Graduate Medical Education Award in Research, Georgetown University Hospital (2011); Resident of the Year, Georgetown University Hospital/National Rehabilitation Hospital (2011, 2012); Chief Resident, Georgetown University Hospital/National Rehabilitation Hospital (2011); Sara Baskin Research Award, Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (2013).