Meeta Sharma, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
About me
Meeta Sharma, MBBS, MD, is Section Director, Division of Endocrinology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Medical Director, Diabetes Team, MWHC Regional Director, Endocrinology, MedStar South
Dr. Sharma received her MBBS degree from Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India. Her residency was at the VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C., and she completed an Endocrinology fellowship at the George Washington University Hospital. She is the author and reviewer of many articles, chapters and abstracts on Diabetes and other Endocrinology topics. She has participated in writing the Endocrinology syllabus and questions for the ACP's MKSAP. Dr. Sharma has also lectured extensively at community events and CME conferences. She is an active member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Bone Density Testing
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Disease Prevention And Treatment
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorder
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Postprocedural Complications
- Prediabetes
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism
- Retinal Disease
- Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Male Phenotype
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Bone Density Testing
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Follow-Up
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy In Menopause
- Hormone Therapy For Pituitary Disorders
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medication Administration And Management
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- 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
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- IH-PPO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University Hospital (1993)
Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1991)
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College (1985)