Sharon Marie Messics, MD, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Messics completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. Dr. Messics is board certified in internal medicine and has been practicing medicine in Maryland since 1991. She moved to the Annapolis area in 1997 and opened her current practice in Severna Park, Md. in 2008. Her medical interests include diabetes, women’s health issues, and preventive health care. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and sewing.