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
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Passport
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: Yale University (1992)