About me
Lucy Maria De La Cruz, MD, has joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital as the Chief of the Breast Surgery Program and Director of the Ourisman Breast Center director of the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Georgetown. She will be the director of the hospital’s breast surgery fellowship program. Dr. De La Cruz is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who specializes in a number of advanced procedures, including wireless lumpectomies, hidden scar technique, and nipple-sparing mastectomies. She has been published in over two dozen scientific papers and her pivotal paper on nipple sparing mastectomy oncologic outcomes has been sighted worldwide. She is currently a peer reviewer for the Annals of Surgical Oncology, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Dr. De La Cruz’s credentials include:
- Board certification: American Board of Surgery
- Medical degree: Universidad Central Del Este, Dominican Republic
- Fellowship: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Residency: University of Miami School of Medicine
Dr. De La Cruz’s areas of special interest include:
Dr. De La Cruz has a strong and long-standing commitment to promoting the equity and efficacy with which breast cancer patients are treated, a principle that has guided her clinical practice and research endeavors. She is an academic breast surgeon who conducts outcomes focused research, how the impact of genomic mapping guides breast cancer treatment and among her special interest is male breast cancer treatment. She is also passionate about disparities in breast cancer treatment as well as improving the quality and efficiency of breast cancer care delivery using the principles of value-based health care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Lumpectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Tissue Removal
- Capsular Contracture
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Implant Rupture
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Poland Syndrome
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Ptotic Breasts
- Rhinoplasty
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Implant Capsulotomy
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ductography
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mammography
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Needle Localization
- Nipple Exploration
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin-Reducing Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2420
1133 21st St NW Bldg 2 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20036
202-416-2000miles away
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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- OA Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2016)
Residency: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics (2015)
Internship: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics (2011)
Medical School: Universidad Central del Este (2004)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025