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Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Languages: English
301-270-2102
About me
Dr. Ayasha Williams-Sharron is double board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management and fellowship trained in Interventional Pain Management. She specializes in diagnosing and treating painful conditions of the spine, joints, and musculoskeletal and neurologic systems, as well as pelvic and post-surgical pain.
Her areas of special interest include neuromodulation therapies (spinal cord stimulation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation) and interventional pain management (epidural injections, transforaminal injections, facet blocks, radiofrequency ablations, joint injections, genicular nerve blocks, sympathetic blocks). Dr. Williams-Sharron is a member of MedStar Health’s Pain Management Clinical Practice Committee (CPC), a leader in developing guidelines within Medstar for the practice of pain medicine.
She believes that no two patients are alike and it’s important to listen to each patient, then take a personally tailored to the treatment of their specific pain.
Dr. Williams-Sharron earned her medical degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she also completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She completed a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia.
When she’s not working, Dr. Williams-Sharron enjoys staying physically active, cooking, wine tasting, and improving her Spanish speaking skills.
Areas of Clinical Interest
- Chronic neuropathic, musculoskeletal, spine, and post- surgical pain
- Neuromodulation therapies (spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion stimulation)
- Interventional Pain Management (epidural steroid injections, nerve blocks, facet radiofrequency, and sympathetic blocks)
Philosophy of Care
“Every patient is a unique individual. My philosophy involves developing a multi-modal treatment plan that is best for you."
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Pain Management Counseling
- Sciatica
- Sciatica Treatment
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Stenosis
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Arthropathy
- Bone Disorders
- Buttock Pain
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatophytosis (RINGWORM)
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fibromyalgia
- Finger Pain
- Hand Joint Pain
- Hip Bursitis
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Kyphosis
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Psoriasis
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Thumb Synovitis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist, Hand, And Finger Crushing Injury
Procedures I perform
- Back Pain Treatment
- Botox Injection
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Float Therapy
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Genicular Nerve Branch Destruction
- Hip Joint Injection
- Iliopsoas Injection
- Intercostal Nerve Destruction
- Knee Injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nanophthalmos Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Nerve Block
- Neuromodulation
- Pain Management Counseling
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Sciatica Treatment
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylosis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Urinary Urgency Treatment
- Vulvar Itching Treatment
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 Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- POS OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2009)
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2008)
Internship: Albert Einstein Medical Center (2005)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2003)