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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- United Student Resources
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Carefirst EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Virginia Premier
- United Optimum Choice
- Innovation Health: POS
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- I-SNP
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Choice
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Kaiser Select
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United Choice Plus
- United Navigate
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicaid - Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Golden Rule
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Tricare East Prime
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare East Select
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- D-SNP)
- Kaiser Signature
- Beech Street PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
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
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Kirk H Bonner, Jack K Haberl, Steven C Kirshblum, Humaira Ashraf> ;JSES Reviews, Reports, and Techniques. 2021 Aug 1
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Roger Luo, Dena Barsoum, Humaira Ashraf, Jennifer Cheng, Nicole R Hurwitz, Campbell Y. Goldsmith, Peter J. Moley> ;Arthroscopy. 2021 Jan 1
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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