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Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Languages: English
202 877-8194
About me
Dr. Shelly Gulhar is dedicated to helping patients improve their quality of life by providing compassionate, comprehensive pain management. She understands that living with pain can affect every aspect of daily life and believes every patient deserves to be heard, understood, and treated with respect. Dr. Gulhar takes a personalized approach to care, working closely with each patient to identify the source of their pain and develop an individualized treatment plan that aligns with their goals. She emphasizes evidence-based, multidisciplinary care and offers advanced interventional procedures as part of a comprehensive approach to treating acute and chronic pain.
Whether treating neck and back pain, joint pain, nerve pain, spine-related conditions, headaches, or other complex pain disorders, Dr. Gulhar is committed to helping her patients restore function, improve mobility, and return to the activities that matter most to them. She believes that effective pain management is built on trust, education, and shared decision-making. Her goal is not only to reduce pain but also to help patients regain independence, improve function, and enhance their overall well-being.
Dr. Gulhar earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine before completing her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Georgetown/National Rehabilitation Hospital. She went on to complete an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Virginia, where she received advanced training in comprehensive pain management and image-guided interventional procedures. She is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine and is dedicated to providing the latest evidence-based treatments to help patients achieve lasting pain relief and improved quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Fibromyalgia
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Pain
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Back Pain Treatment
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Discography
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Discography
- Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar Discography
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Thoracic Discography
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
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 VA Exchange
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine/Pain Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2023)
Medical School: Howard University (2019)