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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1133 21st St NW Bldg 2 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20036
202-416-2000miles away
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2420
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- OA Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Navigate
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- POS OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
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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