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Specialties: Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine
Languages: English
202 877-8194
About me
Dr. Shelly Gulhar is dedicated to helping patients improve their quality of life by providing compassionate, comprehensive pain management. She understands that living with pain can affect every aspect of daily life and believes every patient deserves to be heard, understood, and treated with respect. Dr. Gulhar takes a personalized approach to care, working closely with each patient to identify the source of their pain and develop an individualized treatment plan that aligns with their goals. She emphasizes evidence-based, multidisciplinary care and offers advanced interventional procedures as part of a comprehensive approach to treating acute and chronic pain.
Whether treating neck and back pain, joint pain, nerve pain, spine-related conditions, headaches, or other complex pain disorders, Dr. Gulhar is committed to helping her patients restore function, improve mobility, and return to the activities that matter most to them. She believes that effective pain management is built on trust, education, and shared decision-making. Her goal is not only to reduce pain but also to help patients regain independence, improve function, and enhance their overall well-being.
Dr. Gulhar earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine before completing her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Georgetown/National Rehabilitation Hospital. She went on to complete an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pain Medicine at the University of Virginia, where she received advanced training in comprehensive pain management and image-guided interventional procedures. She is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine and is dedicated to providing the latest evidence-based treatments to help patients achieve lasting pain relief and improved quality of life.
Clinical areas of focus
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Fibromyalgia
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Nerve Block
- Osteoarthritis
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Trigger Point Injection
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Pelvic Pain
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Coccydynia
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Dorsalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- Hip Pain
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Knee Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Myofascial Pain
- Neck Pain
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Pain
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Pain
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinous Disorders
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Back Pain Treatment
- Botox Injections For Pain
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Discography
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Facet Joint Injection
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Discography
- Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation
- Epidural Lysis Of Adhesions
- Facet Joint Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Gasserian Ganglion Block
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar Discography
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microdiscectomy
- Muscle Injection
- Nerve Block
- Neuropathic Pain Treatment
- Occipital Nerve Stimulation
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Peripheral Nerve Destruction
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Implantation
- Radiofrequency Thermoablation
- Sacroiliac Joint Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Thoracic Discography
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 5th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board Certification: American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine/Pain Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2023)
Medical School: Howard University (2019)