About me
** The phone number for Dr. Sharma's 110 Irving Street location is 202-877-2300
Susmeeta Sharma, MD, is the director of pituitary endocrinology at the MedStar Pituitary Center. Dr. Sharma has extensive experience in evaluating and treating patients with pituitary disorders such as prolactinoma, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, non-functioning pituitary tumors, adrenal insufficiency and other pituitary hormone deficiencies. Her clinical research interests include pathogenesis and diagnosis of hormonally active pituitary tumors as well as development of non-surgical treatment modalities for management of pituitary tumors.
Dr. Sharma has two separate sub-specialty clinics within MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She treats patients with any type of pituitary diagnosis at the MedStar Pituitary Center located in the Neurosciences Department, 110 Irving Street, Room G019, (1-844-748-8482). Here, her clinic is part of a multidisciplinary team that provides comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with pituitary tumors and other pituitary disorders. Dr. Sharma also treats patients with general endocrine diagnoses, such as adrenal, calcium, thyroid disorders and diabetes, in the Endocrinology Subspecialty clinic located at 3800 Physician’s Office Building.
Dr. Sharma is dedicated to providing patients with comprehensive personalized care. She evaluates each patient as a whole and works closely with her fellow specialists in endocrinology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology and neuroophthalmology to develop an effective, individualized treatment plan for each and every patient.
Before joining the MedStar Pituitary Center, Dr. Sharma completed a fellowship in reproductive and adult endocrinology with focus on pituitary and adrenal disorders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She then stayed on as a junior faculty member and the Chief of outpatient endocrinology at NIH. Dr. Sharma enjoys mentoring young physicians along their path to clinical endocrinology and patient care and was honored with the Dr. Phillip Gorden Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award by the NIH Endocrinology fellowship program.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Gigantism
- Glucose Control Management
- Graves Disease
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Therapy For Hyperthyroidism
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Discontinuity
- Calcium Disorders
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gigantism
- Grave's Disease
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Pump Management
- Insulin Resistance
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Diabetes Management
- Dopamine Therapy
- Endocrine Tumor Treatment
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Hyperthyroidism
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Ablation
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Medication Management
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Weight Management Program
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 Classic 3500
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- POS OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2012)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2009)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2006)
Internship: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2005)
Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College-Belgaum (2002)