Shelly Gulhar, MD| Pain Medicine | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Pain Medicine
Languages: English
202 877-8194
About me
Dr. Shelly Gulhar sees patients at the following location:
MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre Bldg 2
1133 21st Street NW, 5th floor
Washington DC 20036-3390
Phone: 202-416-2055
Fax: 202-877-8194
Clinical areas of focus
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Fibromyalgia
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Migraine
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Sciatica
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Back Pain Treatment
- Biofeedback
- Bipap Therapy
- Botox Injection
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Cardiac Cell Therapy
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Disease Management Education
- Endoscopic Spinal Procedures
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Float Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Guided Imagery
- I-131 Therapy
- Kyphoplasty
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Massage Therapy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Microdiscectomy
- Morphine Pump Implantation
- Muscle Injection
- Nadroparin Infusion
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Pain Management Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Services
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Transplant Regenerative Medicine
- Trigger Point Injection
- Weight Management Program
- Wellness Services
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 Medicare Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Network OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Student Resources
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center (2024)
Residency: MedStar Health (2023)
Medical School: Howard University (2019)