Sherry Shahrzad Gholami, MD| Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Digestive System Symptoms
- High Blood Pressure
- Respiratory Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Drug Findings In Blood
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Anemia
- Angina
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Ascites
- Atherosclerosis
- Back Pain
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiectasis
- Candidiasis
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cellulitis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colitis
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Convulsions
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Diverticulitis
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emphysema
- Endocrine Disorders
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Flatulence
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Pain
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypotension
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Influenza
- Influenza Due To Other Identified Influenza Virus
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Calculus
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Liver Failure
- Lung Disease
- Lymphoma
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Migraine
- Multiple Myeloma
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocardial Infarction
- Nail Disorders
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Pancreatitis
- Paraplegia And Quadriplegia
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Polyuria
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sepsis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Specified Health Status
- Speech Disturbances
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thyroid Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Urinary Retention
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vasculitis
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Ventral Hernia
- Volume Depletion
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- 24-Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Advance Directive Planning
- Aging Education
- Aging Life Care
- Aging Resource Coordination
- Aging Well Resources
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment
- Anticoagulation Therapy
- Anxiety Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cholesterol Screening
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold Treatment
- Congestive Heart Failure Management
- Copd Management
- Diabetes Screening
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Disease Prevention
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Geriatric Care
- Grief Counseling
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypertension Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Lactate Dehydrogenase
- Lipid Profile
- Mole Removal
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Pap Smear
- Peak Flow Measurement
- Pre-Operative Clearance
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Rash Treatment
- Respiratory Infection Treatment
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Tag Removal
- Sleep Disorder Management
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
- Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
- Venous Blood Collection
- Vision Screening
- Women's Health Exam
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
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Network OA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
Education
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2025)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2022)