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