Patricia Barbara Wehner, MD| Breast Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Patricia Wehner, MD, is a board-certified surgeon with fellowship training in breast surgical oncology and an attending physician in the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed her general surgery training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, followed by a surgical breast oncology fellowship at the University of Southern California.
Under the guidance of Dr. Melvin Silverstein, Dr. Wehner won the Scientific Impact Award at the 2013 American Society of Breast Surgeons annual conference. Dr. Wehner's special interests include ductal carcinoma in situ, intraoperative radiation, oncoplasty, and benign breast disease.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Lump
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Lumpectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Brca1 And Brca2 Genetic Mutation
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction Complications
- Breast Tissue Removal
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma
- Implant Rupture
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Lymphedema
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Poland Syndrome
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Reconstructed Breast Deformity Revision
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction With Tissue
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Capsulectomy
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Inverted Nipple Correction
- Lumpectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Removal
- Lymphangiography
- Lymphedema
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple-Areola Reconstruction
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
- Reconstruction Of The Nipple
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Tissue Expander Placement
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 Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- First Health PPO
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE for Life East
- POS OA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Southern California School of Medicine (2013)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2007)