Saumya Sharma, MD| Neonatology | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Birth Asphyxia
- Body Cooling
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- High Frequency Ventilation
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- Omphalocele
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of The Newborn
- Premature Birth
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Umbilical Arterial Line Insertion
- Venous Line Insertion
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Birth Asphyxia
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Omphalocele
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of The Newborn
- Premature Birth
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Retinopathy Of Prematurity
Procedures I perform
- Body Cooling
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- High Frequency Ventilation
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Non Invasive Ventilation
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Umbilical Arterial Line Insertion
- Venous Line Insertion
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Network OA
- Opoen HMO Option
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Open POS II
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Open EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- United Student Resources
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- FIRST HEALTH
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Fellowship Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2011)
Residency Program: Nassau County Medical Center (2008)
Medical School: Banaras Hindu University (2001)