Meeta Sharma, MBBS| Endocrinology | MedStar Health
About me
Meeta Sharma, MBBS, MD, is assistant chief, Division of Endocrinology, and medical director, Diabetes Team at Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology/Diabetes and Metabolism. She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Hospital.
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 Disorders
- Adrenal Mass
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Goiter
- Grave's Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Insulin Pump
- Insulin Resistance
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prediabetes
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenal Adenoma
- Adrenal Atrophy
- Adrenal Disorders
- Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Adrenal Nodules
- Adrenogenital Syndrome
- Androgen Excess
- Androgen Insensitivity
- Bartter Syndrome
- Calcium Metabolism
- Carcinoid Syndrome
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Conn Syndrome
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diabetic Coma
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Disorders Of Sexual Differentiation
- Disorders Of Water Balance
- Ectopic Hyperparathyroidism
- Elevated Acth
- Elevated Growth Hormone
- Endocrine Complications Of Transplant
- Endocrine Disorders
- Familial Dyslipidemia
- Familial Hyperparathyroidism
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Feminizing Syndrome
- Glucagonoma
- Glucocorticoid Deficiency
- Goiter
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Abnormalities
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Gynecomastia
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- History Of Pituitary Mass
- Hurthle Cell Cancer
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypo Thalamic Pituitary Disorder
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulinoma
- Islet Cell Hyperplasia
- Islet Cell Tumor
- Low T3
- Low T4
- Male Infertility
- Mccune Albright Syndrome
- Metabolic Abnormalities
- Metabolic Bone Diseases
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Moon Facies
- Morbid Obesity
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
- Myxedema
- Nodular Goiter
- Non Toxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Failure
- Panhypopituitarism
- Parathyroid Adenoma
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Disease
- Parathyroid Hyperplasia
- Parathyroid Mass
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome
- Precocious Puberty
- Prediabetes
- Pseudohermaphroditism
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Rickets
- Secondary Amenorrhea
- Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Testosterone Deficiency
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cyst
- Thyroid Disorder
- Thyroid Nodule
- Thyroid Orbitopathy
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyroiditis
- Thyrotoxic Exophthalmos
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Toxic Diffuse Goiter
- Toxic Nodular Goiter
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Virilizing Syndrome
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Weight Problem
Procedures I perform
- Diabetes Education
- Fine Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid
- Insulin Pump
- Radioiodine Therapy
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- Thyroid Function Blood Panel
- Thyroid Ultrasound
- Ultrasound Guided Thyroid Biopsy
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
- Virginia Premier
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Choice
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- D-SNP)
- Tricare East Select
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Tricare for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Select
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- I-SNP
- United Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna EPO
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Choice Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Tricare East Prime
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Navigate
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United Golden Rule
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism
Fellowship Program: George Washington University Hospital (1993)
Residency Program: Washington DC VA Medical Center (1991)
Internship Program: Washington DC VA Medical Center (1989)
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College (1985)