Vandhna Rani Sharma, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Hospital Medicine | MedStar Health
Vandhna Rani Sharma, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, Hospital Medicine, Obesity Medicine
Languages: Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi, English
Only sees patients in a hospital setting and does not schedule visits.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Tumor
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance
- Osteoporosis
- Prediabetes
- Prediabetes Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Cushing Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Artificial Pancreas
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Bone Density Testing
- Cancer Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Training
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Self-Efficacy Assessment
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrocardiogram
- Endocrine System Testing
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Fractorav
- Gland Disorder Treatment
- Gland Function Test
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS) Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parathyroid Tumor Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Retinopathy Screening
- Surgical Treatment Of Endocrine Disorders
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Medication Management
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Tumor Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- 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
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst NASCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2022)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (2019)
Medical School: American University of Integrative Sciences (2015)