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