About me
Angelica N. Ferrazzi, DNP, is a nurse practitioner who is board certified in adult-gerontological primary care at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center. She specializes in cancer services that include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and symptom management. She also is a member of the Advanced Practitioner Society for Hematology and Oncology, Oncology Nursing Society, Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association, and American Geriatrics Society.
Angelica’s approach to care centers on providing holistic medicine and comprehensive support. She begins by actively listening to patients to understand their specific well-being goals. She reviews medical records, orders lab tests, and requests imaging studies to gain in-depth insights about their conditions and health histories. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and specialized surgeons, she then combines personalized treatment plans with reliable medication education, nutrition therapy, appointment navigation, and social services to enhance patients’ quality of life.
Angelica is passionate about the field of immunotherapy – precision medicine that uses a person’s own immune system to find and fight cancers. She is particularly interested in genomics to identify DNA mutations that cause tumor growth. This type of study can lead to more precise cancer diagnoses and individualized care options. Referring physicians should know that their patients do not need to travel outside of their communities for expert and extensive cancer services.
Philosophy of Care
“I’ve witnessed countless moments of courage and hope throughout my career. Along with patients bravely battling cancers and loved ones empathetically offering support, I’ve had the privilege of being a part of amazing teams that made significant differences in the lives of diverse communities. They include older adults who sometime require mobility, fall prevention, home safety, and medication management assistance. Specializing in gerontology, I’m dedicated to helping aging individuals receive the high-quality physical and mental health care they deserve…compassionately treating them like members of my close-knit family.”
About the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Tumor Marker Testing
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Banking
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Esophageal Cancer Surgery
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Genetic Counseling
- Genomic Testing For Cancer
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Resection
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesothelioma Treatment
- Penile Cancer
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Surgery
- Pulmonary Nodule Treatment
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Seminoma Treatment
- Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
- Testicular Cancer
- Thrombophilia Management
- Thymoma Treatment
- Thymus Cancer Treatment
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Marker Testing
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
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
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Navigate
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center,
Graduate: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2020)
Graduate: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2017)
Awards
- Choosing Wisely Trailblazer Award, Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation (2020)
- Nurse of the Year, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2020)
- DMV Star Nurse Nightingale Award Finalist, American Nurses Association (ANA) and The Washington Post (2020)
- Scholarship Award Recipient, American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2019)
- Love of Learning Award, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2019)
- Nurse of the Year, Department Recognition (2018 and 2019)
- Elizabeth Woolrich Scholarship, UMass Amherst (2018)
- Preceptor of the Year Nominee, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2017)
- SPIRIT Award, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2014 and 2020)
- Reverend Gorman Leadership Award, William F. Connell School of Nursing (2013)