About me
Sports Medicine Specialist
B. Elizabeth Delasobera, MD is the Chief Medical Officer for MedStar Ambulatory Services. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Primary Care Sports Medicine and practices Primary Care Sports Medicine at MedStar's Lafayette Centre in Washington, DC.
Dr. Delasobera has been a key participant in the development of standardized protocols and guidelines for the MedStar Health Sports Medicine Concussion Program to ensure uniformity across the system. Her clinical interests are also stress fractures, exertional leg pain, ultrasound guided injections, and other non-operative sports injuries and therapeutics. In addition, Dr Delasobera started the primary care sports medicine fellowship for Georgetown and she serves on Georgetown University's medical school faculty.
Dr. Delasobera is a native of McLean, Virginia and attended The Potomac School, where she was elected as captain of the tennis and basketball teams. She completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University, again in the role of captain of the tennis team, and received her medical degree from Stanford University in 2008. Dr. Delasobera completed her residency in emergency medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's combined program in 2011. She completed her Sports Medicine Fellowship in 2012 from Virginia Commonwealth University.
She is the lead primary care team physician for the Washington Capitals (NHL) and has also worked with Marymount University, Catholic University and other pro, college, and club teams in the area. She has been named Top Doctors by Northern Virginia Magazine and Washingtonian many years in a row.
Clinical areas of focus
- Concussion
- Concussion Testing
- Elbow Pain
- Knee Pain
- Leg Pain
- Neck Pain
- Shoulder Pain
- Sports Physical Exam
- Sports Related Injury
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Ankle Impingement
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain
- Back Pain
- Bicep Injury
- Bicep Tear
- Biceps Tendonitis
- Bursitis
- Bursitis Of The Elbow
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Calf Muscle Injury
- Cartilage Injury
- Concussion
- Elbow Injury
- Elbow Pain
- Elbow Sprain
- Epicondylitis
- Foot Pain
- Gastrocnemius Injury
- Gluteal Injury
- Gluteus Medius Tear
- Growth Plate Fracture
- Growth Plate Injury
- Hamstring Injury
- Heat Illness
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Pain
- Hip Pain Under Age 60
- Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
- Joint Sprain
- Knee Injury
- Knee Instability
- Knee Pain
- Knee Pain For Patients Aged Younger Than 60
- Lateral Collateral Ligament Tear
- Leg Injury
- Leg Pain
- Ligament Injury
- Ligament Tear
- Locking Knee
- Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Of The Knee
- Meniscus Injury
- Meniscus Tear
- Muscle Cramps
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Neck Muscle Injury
- Neck Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Nutrition And Supplement Issues
- Osgood Schlatter Disease
- Overuse Injury
- Patellar Instability
- Patellofemoral Injury
- Patellofemoral Syndrome
- Pectoral Muscle Injury
- Peroneal Tendonitis
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
- Quadriceps Injury
- Rotator Cuff Disorders
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Running Injury
- Shin Splints
- Shoulder Impingement
- Shoulder Injury
- Shoulder Instability
- Shoulder Pain
- Shoulder Strain
- Sports Related Ankle Injury
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Tendinitis Of The Hand
- Tendinitis Of The Wrist
- Throwing Injury
- Tibial Tendonitis
- Tricep Injury
- Twisted Ankle
- Wrist Pain
Procedures I perform
- Concussion Testing
- Cortisone Injection
- Exercise Prescription
- Impact Testing
- Knee Stabilization
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Sports Physical Exam
- Sports Related Concussion Testing
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
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2011)
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine (2008)
Awards
- Top Doctors, Northern Virginia Magazine
- Top Doctors, Washingtonian
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Gaithersburg at Darnestown Road
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Waldorf at Festival Way
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Capitol Hill
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Adams Morgan
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Federal Hill
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Hyattsville
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Charlotte Hall
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Alexandria
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Towson at Anneslie
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Bel Air
MedStar Health: Urgent Care in Perry Hall