Dorine Joseph, FNP MSN| Breast Surgery, Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Body Contouring
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Nipple Discharge
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction Complications
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Tenderness
- Capsular Contracture
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma
- Gynecomastia
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sebaceous Adenoma
Procedures I perform
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Body Contouring
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Pain Management
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Breast Tissue Expansion
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Lumpectomy
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Microdochectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Needle Localization
- Nipple Areola Reconstruction
- Nipple Reduction
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
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
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OA Plus
- Sentara Health
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,
Graduate: Monmouth University (2020)