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Specialties: 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.
Dr. Williams-Sharron sees patients at
6475 New Hampshire Ave.
Suite 200A
Hyattsville, MD 20783
Phone: 844-940-7246
Fax: 301-270-2102
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
- 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
- Osteoarthritis
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Psoriasis
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- 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
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Float Therapy
- Hip Joint Injection
- Iliopsoas Injection
- Knee Injection
- Kyphoplasty
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Pain Management Counseling
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis 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
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Employee Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- Network OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
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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)