Meeta Sharma, MD| Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Meeta Sharma, MBBS, MD, is Section Director, Division of Endocrinology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Medical Director, Diabetes Team, MWHC Regional Director, Endocrinology, MedStar South.
Dr. Sharma received her MBBS degree from Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India. Her residency was at the VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., and she completed an Endocrinology fellowship at the George Washington University Hospital. She is the author and reviewer of many articles, chapters and abstracts on Diabetes and other Endocrinology topics. She has participated in writing the Endocrinology syllabus and questions for the ACP's MKSAP. Dr. Sharma has also lectured extensively at community events and CME conferences. She is an active member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bone Density Testing
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Thyroid Nodules
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Mellitus Due To Underlying Condition
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Thyroid Gland
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Gland Disorder
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Overactive Thyroid Gland
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Disorder
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Pituitary Gland Underactive
- Pituitary Insufficiency
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Postprocedural Hypoglycemia
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
- West Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Weight Management Program
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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Network OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- HighMark
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Passport
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OA Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: George Washington University Hospital (1993)
Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College (1985)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025