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