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