Denise N. Blackbourne, MSPAS PA| Breast Surgery, High Risk Breast | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
- Benign Breast Disease
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Sarcoma
- Breast Tenderness
- Breast Tissue Removal
- Capsular Contracture
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Ruptured Breast Implant
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Tendinous Disorders
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
Procedures I perform
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Pain Management
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Implant Removal With Lift
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Clinical Trials For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Ductal Excision
- Gynecomastia Treatment
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lumpectomy
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple Discharge Evaluation
- Post-Void Residual Testing
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Total Body Irradiation
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
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
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- HighMark
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Network OA
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Sentara Health
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- POS OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- IH-HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
Education
Board Certification: National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants,
Graduate: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2011)