About me
Sports Medicine Specialist
B. Elizabeth Delasobera, MD is a member of the MedStar Rehabilitation Network's medical team and is the sports medicine specialist at the MedStar NRH Rehabilitation Network McLean outpatient location as well as Medstar's Lafayette Centre in Washington, DC.
Dr. Delasobera has been a key participant in the development of standardized protocols and guidelines for the MedStar Health Sports Medicine Concussion Program to ensure uniformity across the system. In addition, she is an attending physician in the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Emergency Department and serves on Georgetown University's medical school faculty.
Dr. Delasobera is a native of McLean, Virginia and attended The Potomac School, where she was elected as captain of the tennis and basketball teams. She completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University, again in the role of captain of the tennis team, and received her medical degree from Stanford University in 2008. Dr. Delasobera completed her residency in emergency medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's combined program in 2011. She completed her Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2012 from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Delasobera's continued service to the McLean community demonstrates her commitment to the health and growth of this vital heart of Virginia.
She is the team physician for the Washington Capitals (NHL) and Marymount University. She has been named Top Doctors by Northern Virginia Magazine and Washingtonian.
Clinical areas of focus
- Concussion
- Concussion Testing
- Elbow Pain
- Knee Pain
- Leg Pain
- Neck Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Sports Physical Exam
- Sports Related Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain
- Back Pain
- Bicep Injury
- Bicep Tear
- Biceps Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Bursitis Of The Elbow
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Epicondylitis
- Foot Pain
- Gastrocnemius Injury
- Gluteal Injury
- Gluteus Medius Tear
- Growth Plate Fracture
- Growth Plate Injury
- Hamstring Injury
- Heat Illness
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pain Under Age 60
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Instability
- Knee Pain
- Knee Pain For Patients Aged Younger Than 60
- Lateral Collateral Ligament Tear
- Leg Injury
- Leg Pain
- Ligament Injury
- Ligament Tear
- Locking Knee
- Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Of The Knee
- Meniscus Injury
- Meniscus Tear
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Neck Muscle Injury
- Neck Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Nutrition And Supplement Issues
- Osgood Schlatter Disease
- Overuse Injury
- Patellar Instability
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Pectoral Muscle Injury
- Peroneal Tendonitis
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Quadricep Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Running Injury
- Shin Splints
- Shoulder Impingement
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Sports Related Ankle Injury
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Tendinitis Of The Wrist
- Throwing Injury
- Tibial Tendonitis
- Tricep Injury
- Twisted Ankle
- Wrist Pain
Procedures I perform
- Concussion Testing
- Cortisone Injection
- Exercise Prescription
- Impact Testing
- Knee Stabilization
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Sports Physical Exam
- Sports Related Concussion Testing
Insurance
MedStar Medical Group accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Medical Group, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- POS OA & OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- Open HMO
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)"
- CFBCBS EPO
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)"
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO"
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2011)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Top Doctors, Northern Virginia Magazine
- Top Doctors, Washingtonian