About me
** The phone number for Dr. Sharma's 110 Irving Street location is 202-877-2300
Susmeeta Sharma, MD, is the director of pituitary endocrinology at the MedStar Pituitary Center. Dr. Sharma has extensive experience in evaluating and treating patients with pituitary disorders such as prolactinoma, Cushing's disease, acromegaly, non-functioning pituitary tumors, adrenal insufficiency and other pituitary hormone deficiencies. Her clinical research interests include pathogenesis and diagnosis of hormonally active pituitary tumors as well as development of non-surgical treatment modalities for management of pituitary tumors.
Dr. Sharma has two separate sub-specialty clinics within MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She treats patients with any type of pituitary diagnosis at the MedStar Pituitary Center located in the Neurosciences Department (1-844-748-8482). Here, her clinic is part of a multidisciplinary team that provides comprehensive, coordinated care for patients with pituitary tumors and other pituitary disorders. Dr. Sharma also treats patients with general endocrine diagnoses, such as adrenal, calcium, thyroid disorders and diabetes, in the Endocrinology Subspecialty clinic located at 3800 Physician’s Office Building.
Dr. Sharma is dedicated to providing patients with comprehensive personalized care. She evaluates each patient as a whole and works closely with her fellow specialists in endocrinology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology and neuroophthalmology to develop an effective, individualized treatment plan for each and every patient.
Before joining the MedStar Pituitary Center, Dr. Sharma completed a fellowship in reproductive and adult endocrinology with focus on pituitary and adrenal disorders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She then stayed on as a junior faculty member and the Chief of outpatient endocrinology at NIH. Dr. Sharma enjoys mentoring young physicians along their path to clinical endocrinology and patient care and was honored with the Dr. Phillip Gorden Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award by the NIH Endocrinology fellowship program.
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
- Achondroplasia
- 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
- Glycogen Storage Disease
- Goiter
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Disorders
- 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
- Inborn Errors Of Metabolism
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulinoma
- Islet Cell Hyperplasia
- Islet Cell Tumor
- Low T3
- Low T4
- Male Infertility
- Mccune Albright Syndrome
- Metabolic Abnormalities
- Metabolic Bone Diseases
- Metabolic Disorders (INHERITED)
- 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
- Pineal Gland Dysfunction
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome
- Prader Willi Syndrome
- Precocious Puberty
- Prediabetes
- Premature Adrenarche
- Pseudohermaphroditism
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Rickets
- Secondary Amenorrhea
- Secondary Hyperaldosteronism
- Short Stature
- 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
- 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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Signature
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Golden Rule
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Tricare for Life East
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Student Resources
- I-SNP
- WellPoint Maryland
- Tricare East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna EPO
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Navigate
- Kaiser Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- 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
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Education
Residency: National Institutes of Health (2012)
Residency: University of Florida College of Medicine (2009)
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2006)
Medical School: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College-Belgaum Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (2002)