Saumya Sharma, MBBS MD| Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Saumya Sharma, MBBS MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatrics, Neonatology
Languages: English, Hindi
(202) 877-6565
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Body Cooling Therapy
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Premature Birth
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Apnea In Newborns
- Birth Defects Due To Maternal Conditions
- Birth Injury To Skeleton
- Bowel Obstruction In Newborns
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Congenital Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Disturbances Of Cerebral Status Of Newborn
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Feeding Problems In Newborns
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- High Blood Pressure In Newborn
- Hypoglycemia Of Newborn
- Hypospadias
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Neonatal Aspiration Syndrome
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Pneumonia
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Newborn Affected By Complications Of Placenta, Cord And Membranes
- Newborn Complications From Labor And Delivery
- Newborn Complications From Maternal Pregnancy
- Newborn Hypoglycemia
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Newborn Umbilical Cord Problems
- Newborn With Birth Asphyxia
- Omphalocele
- Panhypopituitarism
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus In Newborns
- Perinatal Digestive System Disorders
- Perinatal Hematological Disorders
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of Newborn
- Premature Birth
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Respiratory Conditions
- Respiratory Failure In Newborn
- Retinal Disease
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage In Newborn
- Syndactyly
- Syphilis Infection
- Transitory Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Undescended Testicle
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
Procedures I perform
- Anesthetic Injection For Sphenopalatine Ganglion
- Atrial Line Insertion
- Auditory Evoked Potentials Screening
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Body Cooling Therapy
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterocele Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fetal Renal Disorders Management
- Gastric Surgery
- Intensive Care For Low Birth Weight Infants
- Lactation Medicine
- Lower Artery Monitoring
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Treatment
- Neonatal Cardiac Care
- Neonatal Circumcision
- Neonatal Developmental Care
- Neonatal Grief Counseling
- Neonatal Infection Control
- Neonatal Neurosurgery
- Neonatal Nutrition Counseling
- Neonatal Orthopedic Care
- Newborn Discharge Planning
- Newborn Initial Hospital Care
- Newborn Initial Stabilization
- Newborn Subsequent Hospital Care
- Noninvasive Oxygen Saturation Monitoring
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care In Coma
- Palliative Care Services
- Perinatal Asphyxia Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Postpartum Support
- Pregnancy Complications Evaluation
- Prepuce Resection
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Surfactant Therapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Upper Artery Monitoring
- Vaccinations
- Vestibular Testing
- Vision Screening
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 Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Direct
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Navigate
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Residency: Nassau County Medical Center (2008)
Medical School: Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University (2001)