Chavalia Joan Breece, ANPBC MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Hematology and Oncology, Psychiatry, Addiction Counseling, Counseling
Languages: English
About me
Joan Breece, RN, is a nurse practitioner who is board-certified in adult geriatrics and acute care at MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She specializes in tobacco cessation counseling and lung cancer screenings. She also is a member of the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence.
Joan’s approach to care centers on providing compassionate and comprehensive services. She begins by engaging in thoughtful conversations with patients to fully understand their conditions and empathetically address their concerns. For those who need lung cancer screenings, she thoroughly conducts physical examinations and clearly explains test results. For others who are in the Smoking Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Program, she offers evidence-based educational tools and medication management assistance to maximize treatment effectiveness and minimize side effects. In collaboration with experienced interventional pulmonologists, she supports patients during every step towards healthier and nicotine-free lives.
Joan is dedicated to raising awareness about the evolving criteria for lung cancer screenings among current and former smokers. One such screening is the low-dose CT scan – a safe, painless, and brief 10-minute procedure that captures detailed images of the lungs to detect nodules or abnormal growths. She also is passionate about new strategies to address the use of smokeless tobacco or vape pens. In addition to containing nicotine, these products are addictive and linked to cancer. Referring physicians should know that she is dedicated to keeping them well informed about their patients’ progress while delivering prompt and coordinated care.
Philosophy of Care
“It’s not always easy to get and stay healthy. When linked with tobacco-smoking habits, it can be even harder. That’s why I applaud patients – without judgement – throughout their journeys toward freedom from nicotine. And at every turn, I’m ready to help them identify actionable solutions to physical, social, and emotional barriers.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Buprenorphine Treatment
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Mental Wellness Programs
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Benchmarking
- Buprenorphine Treatment
- Cardiac Radiology
- Clinical Decision Support
- Cognitive Psychology
- Community Health
- Community Health Education
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Disease Management Education
- Disease Prevention
- Dopamine Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Fluphenazine Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Research
- Geriatric Health Coaching
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Job Coaching
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mentorship Program
- Movement Science
- Neurodata Science
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Partial Hospitalization Program
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Peer Support Groups
- Performance Improvement
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Reproductive Health Management
- Smartpill
- Sti Treatment
- Strategic Therapy
- Telehealth
- Time Management Training
- Vaccine Development And Policy
- Visian Icl
- Wellness Fitness
- Yoga Coaching
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Employee Health Plan
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: George Mason University (1999)
Awards
- 2013 Nursing Excellence Award in Shared Decision Making-MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- The NP Role in the Smoking Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Clinic, GUMC Update, 2021
- Lung Cancer Screening Patients’ Perceptions of Their Abnormal Results: A Qualitative Study, presented at MedStar Health’s Annual Research Symposium, 2019
- Achieving Healthy Cancer Survivorship Through Integrated Tobacco Control: The Smoking Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Program, presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2020
- Achieving Healthy Cancer Survivorship Through Integrated Tobacco Control: Development of the Oncology Smoking Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Clinical Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center, presented at MedStar Health’s Annual Research Symposium, 2018-2021
Philips JG, Cordon M, Lobo T, Friberg J, Breece CJ, Beplat M, Kim C, Veytsman I, Russell E, Cusaac L, Ahmed W, Ponder MC, Schilstra P, King L, Goswami D, Wheeley J, Taylor, KL. (2021). Achieving healthy cancer survivorship through integrated tobacco control: development of the oncology Smoking Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Clinical Program at MGUH and MWHC (2018-2021). Presented at the MedStar Annual Research Symposium, Washington DC.
Taylor KL, Fallon S, Subramaniam D, Davis KM, To C, Lobo T, Philips, J, Tercyak K, Friberg J, Tynan M, Russell E, Ahmed W, Ponder MC, Cusaac L, Thompson J, Gardner K, Breece J, Kim C, Weiner LM. (2020). Achieving healthy cancer survivorship through integrated tobacco control: The Smoking Treatment and Recovery (STAR) program. Presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, New Orleans LA.
Fallon S, Stephens J, Kim E, Eyestone E, Breece CJ, Anderson E, Taylor KL, and the LSTH Trial Team (2019). Lung cancer screening patients’ perceptions of their abnormal results: A qualitative study. Presented at the MedStar Annual Research Symposium, Washington DC.
2020-present Ongoing presentations to faculty, residents, and students in the Departments of
Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology on Lung Cancer Screening and
Smoking Cessation. Presentations given by Joan Breece, NP, Drs. Eric Anderson, Randi Williams, and Kathryn Taylor.