Saumya Sharma, MBBS MD| Neonatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Body Cooling Therapy
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- 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
- General Symptoms
- Hemolytic Disease Of Newborn
- High Blood Pressure In Newborn
- Hypoglycemia Of Newborn
- Hypospadias
- Infection After Transplant
- Interstitial Emphysema
- Lack Of Coordination
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- 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
- Anal Incontinence Treatment
- 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
- Chronic Wound Care
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Cystitis Treatment
- Delivery Room Resuscitation
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echoencephalography With Image Documentation
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Enterocele Repair
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fetal Renal Disorders Management
- Gastric Surgery
- Intensive Care
- Intensive Care For Low Birth Weight Infants
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- 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
- Perinatal Pathology
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Postpartum Support
- Pregnancy Complications Evaluation
- Prenatal Lactation Education
- Prepuce Resection
- Psychiatric Occupational Therapy
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome Treatment
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity Treatment
- Skin Phototherapy
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Speech Therapy
- Surfactant Therapy
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- 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
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Beech Street PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Residency: Nassau County Medical Center (2008)
Medical School: Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University (2001)