Sharon Reilly O'Brien, MD| Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Lung Cancer With Respiratory Failure
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Edema
- Respiratory Arrest
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Liver Injury
- Anaphylactic Shock
- Asbestosis
- Asthma
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Compartment Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer With Respiratory Failure
- Lung Collapse
- Lung Fibrosis
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress
- Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Nodules
- Respiratory Acidosis
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Respiratory Arrest
- Respiratory Depression
- Respiratory Failure
- Septic Shock
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
- Subcortical Infarction
- Tension Pneumothorax
Procedures I perform
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Treatment
- Aldosterone Antagonist Therapy
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Output Assistance
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Change Trachea Tracheostomy Device
- Chest Wall Oscillation
- Chronic Cough Treatment
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Copd Management
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Electrocardiogram
- Endotracheal Intubation
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Management
- Inhaled Prostaglandin Therapy
- Inotropic Management
- Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
- Intraosseous Line Placement
- Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Transplant
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Methylene Blue Therapy
- Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Treatment
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Non-Invasive Ventilation
- Open Tracheostomy
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Perioperative Hemorrhage Management
- Peripheral Venous Access
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pleural Space Management
- Pneumothorax Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Angioplasty
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Trachea Endotracheal Airway Insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Tracheostomy Management
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Vasopressor Administration
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention
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
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- HighMark
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Network OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center GME-UNVERIFIABLE (1997)
Residency: Grant Medical Center (1994)
Internship: Grant Medical Center (1992)
Medical School: George Washington University (1991)