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
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Lump
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Cancer
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Skin Irritation
- Breast Tenderness
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Diseases Of The Small Intestine
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Implant Rupture
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Liver Cancer
- 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
- Parathyroid Cancer
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poland Syndrome
- 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
- Thyroid Cancer
- 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
- Chest Skin Excision
- 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
- Pancoast Tumor Resection
- Papilloma Excision
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Parotid Gland Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Radical Orchidectomy
- Radical Tumor Resection
- Rectal Resection
- Renal Cancer Surgery
- Right Colectomy
- Right Hemicolectomy
- Robotic Cholecystectomy
- Salvage Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Graft
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stent Placement
- Supraclavicular Lymph Node Biopsy
- Testicular Cancer Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
- Thyroidectomy
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Total Pancreatectomy
- Total Pelvic Exenteration
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Total Thyroidectomy
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Transurethral Resection
- Tumor Resection And Reconstruction
- Urethral Cancer Surgery
- Vaginal Cancer Surgery
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Vulvar Cancer Surgery
- 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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Network OA
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- IH-PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital of St. Raphael (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1981)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025