Elizabeth C Allen, AGNP MSN| Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Breast Surgery | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Acquired Absence Of Breast
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Acquired Absence Of Breast
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Capsular Contracture
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Implant Infection
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction Complications
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Tissue Removal
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Gynecomastia
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Phyllodes Tumors
Procedures I perform
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Microdochectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Skin-Sparing 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
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HighMark
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Sentara Health
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Choice POS
- OA Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Mason University (2019)