About me
Angelica N. Ferrazzi, DNP, is a nurse practitioner who is board certified in adult-gerontological primary care at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. She specializes in cancer services that include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and symptom management. She also is a member of the Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology, Oncology Nursing Society, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, and American Geriatrics Society.
Angelica’s approach to care centers on providing holistic medicine and comprehensive support. She begins by actively listening to patients to understand their specific well-being goals. She reviews medical records, orders lab tests, and requests imaging studies to gain in-depth insights about their conditions and health histories. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and specialized surgeons, she then combines personalized treatment plans with reliable medication education, nutrition therapy, appointment navigation, and social services to enhance patients’ quality of life.
Angelica is passionate about the field of immunotherapy – precision medicine that uses a person’s own immune system to find and fight cancers. She is particularly interested in genomics to identify DNA mutations that cause tumor growth. This type of study can lead to more precise cancer diagnoses and individualized care options. Referring physicians should know that their patients do not need to travel outside of their communities for expert and extensive cancer services.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ve witnessed countless moments of courage and hope throughout my career. Along with patients bravely battling cancers and loved ones empathetically offering support, I’ve had the privilege of being a part of amazing teams that made significant differences in the lives of diverse communities. They include older adults who sometime require mobility, fall prevention, home safety, and medication management assistance. Specializing in gerontology, I’m dedicated to helping aging individuals receive the high-quality physical and mental health care they deserve…compassionately treating them like members of my close-knit family.”
About the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Tumor Marker Testing
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Anemia Management
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer Early Detection
- Breast Cancer Hot Flash Management
- Breast Cancer Index (BCI) Testing
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Metastasis Treatment
- Cancer Nutrition Counseling
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Cervical Cancer Treatment
- Chemoprevention
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Immunotherapy
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- Oral Chemotherapy Prescription
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Penile Cancer
- Platelet Transfusion
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Seminoma Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Testicular Cancer
- Thrombophilia Management
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Young Adult Cancer Treatment
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OA Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2020)
Graduate: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2017)
Awards
- Choosing Wisely Trailblazer Award, Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation (2020)
- Nurse of the Year, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
- DMV Star Nurse Nightingale Award Finalist, American Nurses Association (ANA) and The Washington Post (2020)
- Scholarship Award Recipient, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2019)
- Love of Learning Award, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2019)
- Nurse of the Year, Department Recognition (2018 and 2019)
- Elizabeth Woolrich Scholarship, UMass Amherst (2018)
- Preceptor of the Year Nominee, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2017)
- SPIRIT Award, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014 and 2020)
- Reverend Gorman Leadership Award, William F. Connell School of Nursing (2013)