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