Humaira Ashraf, MD| Interventional Spine And Musculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Ashraf is a board certified physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry. She is fellowship trained in sports medicine and specializes in interventional spine, acute concussion, musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound, radiofrequency denervation, and regenerative medicine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Knee Injury
- Meniscus Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Shoulder Pain
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Acute Sports Related Back Pain
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Injury
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Arthritis
- Athletic Pubalgia
- Back Injury
- Back Pain
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Concussion
- Degenerative Joint Disease
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Hamstring Injury
- Hip Injury
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Iliac Fracture
- Knee Effusion
- Knee Injury
- Lower Back Injury
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spondylosis
- Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Of The Knee
- Meniscus Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Neck Arthritis
- Neck Sprain
- Neural Foraminal Stenosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Patella Injury
- Patellofemoral Arthritis
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear
- Radiculopathy
- Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Rib Pain
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Running Injury
- Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Sacroiliitis
- Sciatica
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis
- Sports Related Concussion
- Sports Related Injury
- Sports Related Knee Injury
- Sports Related Performance Problems
- Stress Fractures
- Tendinitis Of The Elbow
- Tendinopathy
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tendonitis
- Trigger Thumb
- Wrist Injury
Procedures I perform
- Alter G Therapy
- Ankle Rehabilitation
- Arthritis Rehabilitation
- Balance Rehabilitation
- Cervical Spine Injection
- Cervical Spine Injection Evaluation
- Cervical Spine Steroid Injection
- Concussion Testing
- Cortisone Injection
- Dynamic Activities For Rehabilitative Therapy
- Elbow Injection
- Elbow Rehabilitation
- Elbow Steroid Injection
- Epidural Injection
- Exercise Prescription
- Facet Injection
- Finger Injection
- Gait Analysis
- Hip Joint Injection
- Hip Preservation
- Hip Rehabilitation
- Hip Steroid Injection
- Hyaluronic Acid Injection
- Interventional Pain Management
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Knee Injection
- Knee Rehabilitation
- Knee Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Spine Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Spine Evaluation
- Lumbar Spine Injection
- Lumbar Spine Injection Evaluation
- Musculoskeletal Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Neck Rehabilitation
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
- Non Surgical Treatment For Disc Herniation
- Non Surgical Treatment Of Back Pain
- Orthobiologics
- Pain Management
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection
- Sacroiliac (SI) Steroid Injection
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Injection
- Sacroiliac Joint Block
- Shoulder Injection
- Shoulder Rehabilitation
- Sports Injury Rehabilitation
- Sports Related Concussion Testing
- Stem Cell Treatment For Joint Disease
- Trigger Finger Injection
- Trigger Point Injection
- Trigger Thumb Injection
- Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Tenotomy
- Wrist Steroid Injection
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Opoen HMO Option
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- CFBCBS EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Tricare Prime
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Open HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Network OA
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- FIRST HEALTH
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- First Health PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fellowship Program: Hospital for Special Surgery (2017)
Residency Program: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2016)
Internship Program: New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital (2013)
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine (2012)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Kirk H Bonner, Jack K Haberl, Steven C Kirshblum, Humaira Ashraf> ;JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques. 2021 Aug 1
Roger Luo, Dena Barsoum, Humaira Ashraf, Jennifer Cheng, Nicole R Hurwitz, Campbell Y. Goldsmith, Peter J. Moley> ;Arthroscopy. 2021 Jan 1
Zachary L McCormick, Meghan Bhave, David T. Lee, Paul M. Scholten, Samuel K. Chu, Ashwin N. Babu, Mary Caldwell, Craig Ziegler, Humaira Ashraf, Ryan Clark, Claire Gros...> ;Pain Physician. 2017 Jan 1