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