Patricia Barbara Wehner, MD| General Surgery, Breast Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Patricia Wehner, MD, is a board-certified surgeon with fellowship training in breast surgical oncology and an attending physician in the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed her general surgery training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, followed by a surgical breast oncology fellowship at the University of Southern California.
Under the guidance of Dr. Melvin Silverstein, Dr. Wehner won the Scientific Impact Award at the 2013 American Society of Breast Surgeons annual conference. Dr. Wehner's special interests include ductal carcinoma in situ, intraoperative radiation, oncoplasty, and benign breast disease.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Lump
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Lumpectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Brca1 And Brca2 Genetic Mutation
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction Complications
- Breast Tissue Removal
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- 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
- Fibroadenoma
- Implant Rupture
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Lymphedema
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Phyllodes Tumors
- Poland Syndrome
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Reconstructed Breast Deformity Revision
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
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 Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Inverted Nipple Correction
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Removal
- Lymphangiography
- Lymphedema
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Nipple-Areola Reconstruction
- Reconstruction Of The Nipple
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- IH-PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Network OA
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of Southern California School of Medicine (2013)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2007)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025