Meeta Sharma, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Internal Medicine | 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
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Rm 1A-50B
Washington, DC, 20010
106 Irving St NW
POB Ste 3800 North Tower
Washington, DC, 20010
5454 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 1100
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
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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- IH-Open POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- OA Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Student Resources
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
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- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
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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