About me
Angelis M. Vazquez Perez, MD, is a board-certified breast surgical oncologist and general surgeon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Health at Lafayette Medical Centre. She specializes in treating breast cancer, benign breast disease, and high-risk cancer patients.
Dr. Vazquez performs various procedures, including nipple- and skin-sparing mastectomy, direct-to-implant surgeries with the plastics team, targeted lymph node dissection, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and axillary lymph node dissections. Dedicated to staying abreast of new advances and techniques, she actively promotes new opportunities and enrolls patients in trials when appropriate.
Dr. Vazquez’s clinical interests focus on high-risk populations for breast cancer. She is firmly committed to raising awareness, particularly in underserved communities. In collaboration with plastic surgeons, Dr. Vazquez also ensures her patients are well-informed and prepared for what to expect in their appearance following surgery. Passionate about improving health and cosmetic outcomes, she performs hidden-scar surgery to help patients look and feel their best after treatment. Some newer techniques she practices include nipple re-sensation technique and lymphovenous bypass in conjunction with plastic surgery.
Dr. Vazquez earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. She then completed a general surgery residency program at the Louisiana State University, followed by a breast surgical oncology fellowship at MedStar Health Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center.
Recognized for her professionalism, humanism, and innovation, Dr. Vazquez is a robotics-certified surgeon, an LSU Resident Research Awards recipient, and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She also belongs to the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Dr. Vazquez is a native Spanish speaker. She loves cooking, traveling, and spending time with her adopted dog, Coco.
Philosophy of Care
“Taking care of women and their health is my passion. I recognize that many of my patients feel vulnerable, and I strive to provide a safe place for women to feel comfortable talking about their needs and where we work together on personalized solutions.
“As a Latina from Puerto Rico, I feel a special connection to the Spanish-speaking community and am inspired to help Hispanic women from all over the world.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Breast Lump
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Absent Breast Tissue
- Areola Deformity
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)
- Axillary Web Syndrome
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Brca1 And Brca2 Genetic Mutation
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Calcifications
- Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Density
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Lymphedema
- Breast Sarcoma
- Breast Skin Irritation
- Breast Tenderness
- Breastfeeding
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Deformed Breast
- Dense Breast Tissue
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Ectasia
- Enlarged Breast Lymph Nodes
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Breast Cancer
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Genetic Predisposition To Breast Cancer
- Hematoma
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Male Breast Enlargement (GYNECOMASTIA)
- Microcalcifications
- Nerve Damage After Breast Surgery
- Nipple Discharge
- Nipple Inversion
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Poland Syndrome
- Ptotic Breasts
- Radiation Therapy Complications
- Scar Tissue In Breast
- Seroma
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Unusual Breast Changes
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Chemoprevention
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Infection Treatment
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Capsular Contracture Treatment
- Capsulectomy
- Cosmetic Breast Surgery
- Ductography
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lesion Excision
- Lumpectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Removal
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microdochectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple Areola Reconstruction
- Nipple Exploration
- Nipple Reduction
- Nipple-Areola Reconstruction
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Radiation Therapy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Tissue Expander Placement
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Lafayette Bldg 2
Washington, DC, 20036
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Center
Washington, DC, 20007
1133 21st St NW
Lafayette Bldg 2
Washington, DC, 20036
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 Classic 5000
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- UHC Passport
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- POS OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2025)
Residency: Louisiana State University-New Orleans GME (2024)
Medical School: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine (2019)