About me
Elaine Walsh, MB, BCh, PhD, is a fellowship-trained medical oncologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of people with breast cancer. Before joining MedStar Health, Dr. Walsh worked in the Breast Medical Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Walsh is an assistant professor at the Department of Medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Walsh’s areas of clinical and research expertise include:
- Breast cancer (early-stage and metastatic)
- Triple negative breast cancer
- DNA damage repair
- Clinical trials
- Novel therapeutic agents
Dr. Walsh is committed to providing her patients with the highest level of care and best treatment options, while taking individual preferences and priorities into account. She works closely with a team of other medical oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, nurses, and patient advocates.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Mesothelioma
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pleural Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Rectal Cancer
- Seminoma
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Cancer
- Adenocarcinoma Of Lung
- Adrenal Neoplasm
- Adverse Effects To Anticoagulants
- Amyloidosis
- Anal Cancer
- Anemia
- Anemia And Bone Marrow Disorders
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Antithrombin Deficiency
- Aplastic Anemia
- Appendiceal Cancer
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Bile Duct Mass
- Bleeding Disorder
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Clotting Disorder
- Bone Marrow Disorders
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Cancer
- Cancer During Pregnancy
- Cancer Pain
- Cancer Related Fatigue
- Cancer Survivor
- Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS)
- Coagulation Disorders
- Cold Agglutinin Disease
- Colorectal Malignancy
- Cooley Anemia
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Deep Thrombophlebitis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia
- Endocrine Complications Of Cancer Therapy
- Esophageal Cancer
- Essential Thrombocytosis
- Factor Eight Disorder
- Factor Nine Deficiency
- Factor V Leiden
- Familial Aplastic Anemia
- Fanconi Anemia
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Stromal Tumors
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Head And Neck Tumors
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary Cancer Risk
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Hypercoagulable State
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Iron Metabolism Disorders
- Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Metastases
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Mass
- Lung Metastasis
- Lymphopenia
- Maternal Hematologic Disorders
- Mesothelioma
- Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Neutropenia
- Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Oral Complications Of Cancer
- Pancreas Cancer
- Pancytopenia
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Petechiae
- Platelet Disorder
- Pleural Cancer
- Poems Syndrome
- Polycythemia
- Porphyria
- Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)
- Primary Myelofibrosis
- Primary Systemic Amyloidosis
- Prostate Cancer
- Protein C Deficiency
- Protein S Deficiency
- Prothrombin Gene Mutation
- Pulmonary Metastases
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Purpura
- Rectal Cancer
- Recurrent Thrombosis
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Secondary Polycythemia
- Seminoma
- Side Effects Of Cancer Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Splenic Sequestration
- Splenomegaly
- Stomach Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombophilia
- Thrombotic Disorders
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Thymoma
- Thymus Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Venous Occlusive Crisis
- Von Willebrand Disease
- White Blood Cell Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Anticoagulation
- Biological Targeted Therapy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Chemotherapy
- Cancer Genomics
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chemoradiation
- Early Detection Of Cancer
- Kidney Cancer Surgery
- Lupus Anticoagulant
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Road Northwest Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 1st Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-2223Fax 866-871-7844
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
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Select
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Signature
- Tricare East Prime
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Student Resources
- Virginia Premier
- United Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Navigate
- Cigna EPO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Carefirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- I-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Golden Rule
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Select
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Choice Plus
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- WellPoint Maryland
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare for Life East
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Education
Residency Program: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2020)
Fellowship Program: Royal College of Physicians (2014)
Residency Program: Royal College of Physicians (2009)
Internship Program: Royal College of Physicians (2007)
Medical School: National University of Ireland (2006)