About me
Elizabeth (Beth) Strand is a board-certified oncology nurse practitioner who specializes in breast cancer. Beth currently practices at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Prior to moving to the Washington, D.C. area in 2018, she worked at the Gillette Center for breast cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital. She enjoys symptom management and patient education. Her philosophy involves assisting women to not just survive breast cancer but to thrive.
Beth works collaboratively with the breast oncologists and helps patients understand their individual treatment plan. Her approach to care focuses on taking time to carefully assess concerns and side effects both during active treatment and beyond. She applies evidenced based strategies for maximizing symptom management, whether during chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, post treatment, or in metastatic disease, so that patients can maximize their quality of life and minimize interruptions to their daily lives.
She has a strong interest in cancer survivorship, having published in this area, and is dedicated to improving the quality of life and outcome of cancer patients through important lifestyle interventions including exercise, diet, and psycho-social interventions. Beth enjoys connecting patients to integrative therapies and community resources. As a gymnast in her early years, she has an interest in how maintaining physical strength enhances overall health. In addition, her background in religious studies informs her approach and led her into oncology where the cancer experience often invites questions of meaning and purpose.
Philosophy of care
"A breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing experience. It generates feelings of anxiety and uncertainty for patients and their loved ones. I see my job first as listening and then offering innovative and evidence-based strategies to minimize symptoms and enhance well-being throughout the experience of breast cancer and beyond."
About the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Fish Testing For Breast Cancer
- Genomic Expression Profiling For Breast Cancer
- Mammaprint Breast Cancer Test
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
Procedures I perform
- A1c Testing
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cancer Tumor Marker Testing
- Breast Reconstruction
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Fish Testing For Breast Cancer
- Foundationone Cdx
- Genomic Expression Profiling For Breast Cancer
- Guardant360 Cdx
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Invitae Multi-Cancer Panel
- Liquid Biopsy For Breast Cancer With Guardant360 Cdx
- Mammaprint Breast Cancer Test
- Mammaprint Testing
- Myriad Myrisk Hereditary Cancer Test
- Pharmacogenetic Testing For Breast Cancer
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
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
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UHC Passport
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Navigate
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Yale University (1992)