Vandhna Rani Sharma, MD| Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Tumor
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Osteoporosis
- Prediabetes
- Prediabetes Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Cushing Syndrome
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Diabetes In Pregnancy
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastrinoma
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Poisoning
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Prediabetes
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Shoulder Fracture
- Spondylopathies
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Ureteral Cancer
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Hormone Level Testing
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Tumor Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Artificial Pancreas
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Body Mass Index (BMI) Evaluation
- Bone Density Testing
- Cancer Treatment
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring System Training
- Cushing Syndrome Treatment
- Demyelinating Optic Neuropathy Treatment
- Diabetes Foot Care
- Diabetes Management
- Diabetes Self-Efficacy Assessment
- Diabetes Treatment
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment
- Dopamine Therapy
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Endocrine System Testing
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Fractorav
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastric Surgery
- Gland Disorder Treatment
- Gland Function Test
- Glucose Control Management
- Glycated Hemoglobin Test
- Goiter Treatment
- Grave's Disease Treatment
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis Treatment
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hypercalcemia Treatment
- Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) Treatment
- Hyperthyroidism Treatment
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Insulin Pen Training
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Lada (LATENT AUTOIMMUNE DIABETES IN ADULTS) Treatment
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Lobectomy
- Neonatal Hypertension Treatment
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity Treatment
- One-On-One Diabetes Education
- Oral Medication Therapy For Diabetes
- Osteoporosis Prevention Treatment
- Pancreatitis Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parathyroid Tumor Treatment
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Treatment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prediabetes Management
- Retinopathy Screening
- Soft Tissue Tumor Treatment
- Stress Test
- Surgical Treatment Of Endocrine Disorders
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Medication Management
- Thyroid Nodule Treatment
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Thyroid Tumor Treatment
- Thyroidectomy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Weight Management Program
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
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Administrators
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-HMO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: National Institutes of Health (2022)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (2019)
Medical School: American University of Integrative Sciences (2015)