About me
One of the nation's top breast surgeons, Marc E. Boisvert, MD, FACS, has trained many other breast surgeons in practice throughout the world and has been named one of the best doctors in the region and nation over the past several years.
Dr. Boisvert is the site director of the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Since 2000, he has been director of the Georgetown University Hospital Breast Oncology Fellowship Program, the only breast fellowship program in the Washington, D.C. metro area. This one-year program, conducted after completion of surgical residency, allows young surgeons to gain additional specialty training. Additionally, Dr. Boisvert is chief of the division of Breast Surgery and Professor of Clinical Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. On his watch, intraoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment started at the Hospital Center, where he has been the medical director since 1994. The Breast Health Program is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. He has practiced at MedStar Washington Hospital Center since 1986.
Dr. Boisvert frequently performs low re-excision rate partial mastectomy with oncoplastic closure provided by experienced plastic surgeons, skin and nipple-sparing mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy, axillary dissection, and intraoperative radiation therapy. He uses wire and nuclear-free method to localize nonpalpable breast tumors and perform sentinel node biopsy
Dr. Boisvert's research interests include neoadjuvant chemotherapy, allowing selected patients to undergo less extensive breast cancer surgery and de-escalation of invasive treatments for patients with noninvasive breast malignancies (ductal carcinoma in situ).
At Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, breast care focuses on the entire patient and is provided by a highly specialized team. We provide care through an interdisciplinary tumor board, a broad panel of experts in all areas of breast cancer care, including nurse navigators, nurse practitioners, and access to the latest technology and treatments through clinical trials.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Lump
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Skin Irritation
- Breast Tenderness
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Diseases Of The Small Intestine
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nipple Discharge
- Nipple Inversion
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Swelling In Legs
- Tendinous Disorders
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lobectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphedema
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Needle Localization
- Nipple-Areola Reconstruction
- Papilloma Excision
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Graft
- Stent Placement
- Supraclavicular Lymph Node Biopsy
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Tumor Resection And Reconstruction
- Wide Local Excision
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
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Navigate
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Network OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Student Resources
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: Hospital of St. Raphael (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1981)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025