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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20010
1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 10th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HighMark
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Direct
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OA Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
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