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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open POS II
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
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)