Humaira Ashraf, MD| Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
Languages: English
202-829-2632
About me
Dr. Ashraf is a board certified physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry. She is fellowship trained in sports medicine and specializes in interventional spine, acute concussion, musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound, radiofrequency denervation, and regenerative medicine.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acl Tear
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Bursitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Instability
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Apophysitis
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bicep Tendinitis
- Bone Spur
- Broken Collarbone
- Bursitis Of Knee
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cartilage Injury
- Chondromalacia Patellae (KNEECAP PAIN)
- Congenital Deformities Of Hip
- Congenital Malformations Of Limb
- Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Fracture And Dislocation
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI)
- Femur Neck Fracture
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendon Rupture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Strain
- Golfer's Elbow
- Groin Pull
- Groin Strain
- Growth Plate Fracture
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Flexor Tendonitis
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Joint Dislocation
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pointer
- Hip Tendinitis
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Jumper's Knee
- Juvenile Osteoarthritis
- Knee Bursitis
- Knee Cartilage Disorder
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Fracture
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injury
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lcl Sprain Or Tear
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mcl Sprain Or Tear
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Medial Epicondylitis (GOLFER'S ELBOW)
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Olecranon Bursitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondral Defect
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Radial Nerve Entrapment
- Rotator Cuff Disorder
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Sever's Disease (HEEL PAIN)
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Arthritis
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Shoulder Tendonitis
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Osteochondrosis
- Sprained Shoulder
- Sprains And Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendonitis Of The Hip
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Tennis Elbow
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Torn Tendon
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Claviculectomy
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Knee Pain Management
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stress Fracture Management
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Passport
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OA Plus
- POS OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Beech Street PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (2017)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2016)
Internship: Bancroft Neuropsychology (2013)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2012)
News and publications
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Kirk H Bonner, Jack K Haberl, Steven C Kirshblum, Humaira Ashraf> ;JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques. 2021 Aug 1
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Roger Luo, Dena Barsoum, Humaira Ashraf, Jennifer Cheng, Nicole R Hurwitz, Campbell Y. Goldsmith, Peter J. Moley> ;Arthroscopy. 2021 Jan 1
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Zachary L McCormick, Meghan Bhave, David T. Lee, Paul M. Scholten, Samuel K. Chu, Ashwin N. Babu, Mary Caldwell, Craig Ziegler, Humaira Ashraf, Ryan Clark, Claire Gros...> ;Pain Physician. 2017 Jan 1