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