About me
Meghan Milburn, MD, FACS, FSSO, is a fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist and Chief of Breast Surgery at Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center, overseeing both the Medstar Franklin Square and MedStar Health Bel Air Breast Centers. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Georgetown University Hospital.
With more than 16 years of experience, Dr. Milburn provides expert, compassionate care for patients with breast cancer, benign breast disease, high-risk breast conditions, breast lumps, and abnormal breast imaging. She is known for her surgical precision, leadership, and individualized, patient-centered care. Through oncoplastic and hidden-scar techniques, nerve-sparing and sensory restoration procedures, and close collaboration with multidisciplinary specialists, Dr. Milburn is committed to achieving the best possible cancer outcomes while preserving body image and quality of life. This includes the development of a comprehensive breast program to support patients through every stage of their cancer journey.
Dr. Milburn completed her medical training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and her residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she received the Shock Trauma Center Hero Award and completed a clinical research fellowship with the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery jointly at the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins Hospitals. She undertook her Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
After training, she served as Assistant Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Medical Director of the UM Upper Chesapeake Hospital Breast Center in Bel Air. She then joined Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis as Program Director of the Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship.
Dr. Milburn belongs to the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. She is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery.
A native Marylander, she lives in Baltimore County with her family.
Philosophy of Care
“I am passionate about helping my patients navigate their breast cancer journey by providing the highest level of evidence-based multidisciplinary care in a compassionate environment while ensuring they feel empowered and supported through every step of their treatment and healing. I focus on the whole person and not just their cancer. As a woman, working mom, and breast surgeon, I bring both professional expertise and personal understanding to my practice, and I am continually inspired by my patients’ strength, resilience, and grace.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Breast Abnormalities
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
- Breast Mass
- Risk Of Breast Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Absent Breast Tissue
- Areola Deformity
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia (ADH)
- Axillary Web Syndrome
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Brca1 And Brca2 Genetic Mutation
- Breast Abnormalities
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Calcifications
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Density
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Lymphedema
- Breast Mass
- Breast Sarcoma
- Breast Skin Irritation
- Breast Tenderness
- Breastfeeding
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Deformed Breast
- Dense Breast Tissue
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Ectasia
- Enlarged Breast Lymph Nodes
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Breast Cancer
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibroadenoma
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Genetic Predisposition To Breast Cancer
- Hematoma
- Her2neu Receptor
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Male Breast Enlargement (GYNECOMASTIA)
- Microcalcifications
- Nerve Damage After Breast Surgery
- Nipple Discharge
- Nipple Inversion
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Poland Syndrome
- Ptotic Breasts
- Radiation Therapy Complications
- Risk Of Breast Cancer
- Scar Tissue In Breast
- Seroma
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Unusual Breast Changes
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Chemoprevention
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Infection Treatment
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Capsular Contracture Treatment
- Capsulectomy
- Cosmetic Breast Surgery
- Ductography
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Lesion Excision
- Lumpectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Removal
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microdochectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple Areola Reconstruction
- Nipple Exploration
- Nipple Reduction
- Nipple-Areola Reconstruction
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Prophylactic Oophorectomy
- Radiation Therapy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Tissue Expander Placement
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
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Sentara Health
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst Administrators
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center (2010)
Medical School: University of Virginia (2003)