Bronson Elizabeth Delasobera, MD| Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Sports Medicine Specialist
B. Elizabeth Delasobera, MD is the Chief Medical Officer for MedStar Ambulatory Services. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine and practices Primary Care Sports Medicine at 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. Her clinical interests are also stress fractures, exertional leg pain, ultrasound guided injections, and other non-operative sports injuries and therapeutics. In addition, Dr Delasobera started the primary care sports medicine fellowship for Georgetown and she 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.
She is the lead primary care team physician for the Washington Capitals (NHL) and has also worked with Marymount University, Catholic University and other pro, college, and club teams in the area. She has been named Top Doctors by Northern Virginia Magazine and Washingtonian many years in a row.
Clinical areas of focus
- Back Pain
- Concussions
- Elbow Pain
- Hip Pain
- Injury Rehabilitation
- Knee Pain
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Stress Fracture
- Stress Fracture Management
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Pain
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Instability
- Back Pain
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Chest Injury
- Concussions
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Strain
- Enthesopathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Finger Sprains
- Finger Strain
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Foot Joint Pain
- Glenohumeral Joint Instability
- Golfer's Elbow
- Groin Pull
- Groin Strain
- Hand Joint Pain
- Head Injury
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Flexor Strain
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Pain
- Knee Stiffness
- Kyphosis
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Leg Pain
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Mononeuropathy Of Upper Limb
- Multiple Injuries
- Muscle Disorders
- Muscle Strain
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Neck Strain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteochondropathies
- Patella Dislocation
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Quad Strain
- Scoliosis
- Shin Splint
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Joint Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Soft Tissue Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylopathies
- Sports Concussion
- Sprains And Strains
- Stress Fracture
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinitis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Tennis Elbow
- Thumb Synovitis
- Toe Joint Sprain
- Whiplash Injury
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Pain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
Procedures I perform
- Achilles Tendinitis Treatment
- Arthrocentesis
- Back Pain Treatment
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bursitis Treatment
- Fitness And Exercise Programs
- Heel Raise Test
- Hip Arthritis Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Injury Rehabilitation
- It Band Syndrome Treatment
- Joint Mobilization
- Joint Ultrasound
- Kinesio Taping
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Labral Tear Treatment
- Ligament Strengthening
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Meniscus Tear Treatment
- Neck Pain Treatment
- Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Treatment
- Physical Exams
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Plantar Fasciitis Treatment
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections
- Rehabilitation
- Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment
- Sciatica Treatment
- Second Opinion Evaluation
- Shin Splint Treatment
- Short Arm Splint
- Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Sports Concussion Testing
- Sports Injury Treatment
- Sports Performance Training
- Sprain And Strain Treatment
- Stress Fracture Management
- Tendinopathy Treatment
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ultrasound
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 Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Medicare FFS
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2012)
Residency: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (2011)
Medical School: Stanford University (2008)
Medical School: Yale University (2002)
Awards
- Top Doctors, Northern Virginia Magazine
- Top Doctors, Washingtonian