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