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: Hindi, Punjabi, Spanish, 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
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Choice Fund PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2022)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (2019)
Medical School: American University of Integrative Sciences (2015)