Disha Sharma, MBBS MD| Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Disha Sharma, MD, is fellowship trained in gastroenterology and hepatology. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions such as esophageal disorders, stomach and small bowel conditions, colonic disorders, and colorectal cancers, as well as other diseases that involve the digestive system.
Her clinical areas of focus include management of Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal cancer prevention, colon cancer prevention, early diagnosis of gastric cancer, and genetic gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Sharma gained significant clinical research experience during her medical training as a volunteer and clinical fellow at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, MD. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Foregut Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and the American Gastroenterology Association.
Philosophy of care:
“I strive to provide a carefully constructed management approach tailored to my patients’ individual needs and presentation. I deeply care about my patients and hope to collaborate with them and their loved ones to make a meaningful impact on their care by alleviating their suffering. In addition to medical management, I offer a range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures to help achieve this goal.” – Disha Sharma, MD
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominal Pain
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Hemorrhoids
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Stool
- Achalasia
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Anus And Rectum Diseases
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm Of Colon, Rectum, Anus And Anal Canal
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Stones
- Blood In Stool
- Bowel Obstruction
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Congenital Malformations Of Digestive System
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dysphagia
- Epigastric Pain
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Stricture
- Esophagitis
- Flatulence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatomegaly
- Hepatomegaly And Splenomegaly
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Malabsorption
- Melena
- Nausea
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreatitis
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Perianal Fistula
- Portal Hypertension
- Postprandial Diarrhea
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Cancer
- Rectal Pain
- Regional Enteritis
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cramps
- Stomach Ulcers
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Viral Hepatitis
- Vomiting
Procedures I perform
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Celiac Disease Treatment
- Colonoscopy Through Stoma
- Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Diarrhea Treatment
- Dilation Of Esophagus
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal PH Monitoring
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy With Biopsy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Colonoscopy With Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Biopsy
- Gastrointestinal Foreign Body Removal
- Gastrointestinal Motility Study
- Gastrostomy
- Hydrogen Breath Test
- Intestinal Biopsy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment
- Lactose Breath Test
- Lactose Intolerance Testing
- Lower Gi Endoscopy
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- PH Monitoring
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Rectal Biopsy
- Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
- Sigmoidoscopy With Biopsy
- Stomach Pain Treatment
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper Gi Endoscopy
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2025)
Residency: Washington Hospital Center (2022)
Medical School: Seth Gs Medical College & Kem Hospital (2018)