Elizabeth C Allen, AGNP MSN| Breast Surgery | MedStar Health
Elizabeth C Allen

Elizabeth C Allen, AGNP MSN
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (221 reviews)

Specialties: Breast Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Lump
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
  • Lumpectomy
  • Mastectomy
  • Modified Radical Mastectomy
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abnormal Breast Imaging
  • Abnormal Mammogram
  • Breast Abscess
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cysts
  • Breast Disorders
  • Breast Implant Illness
  • Breast Inflammation
  • Breast Lump
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Congenital Breast Deformities
  • Congenital Malformations Of Breast
  • Dorsalgia
  • Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
  • Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
  • Gynecomastia
  • Mammary Dysplasia
  • Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
  • Phyllodes Tumors
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Procedures I perform

  • Breast Biopsy
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer Treatment
  • Breast Localization Device Placement
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Seroma Aspiration
  • Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
  • Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
  • Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
  • Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Mammography
  • Mastectomy
  • Microdochectomy
  • Modified Radical Mastectomy
  • Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
  • Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007

202-877-8115

Fax 202-877-3699

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Fax 202-877-3699

1133 21st Street Northwest
Floor 8
Washington, DC, 20036

202-416-2000

Fax 202-416-2008

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Fax 202-416-2008

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.

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

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,

Graduate: George Mason University (2019)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.8
  • Jul 31, 2025

    Liz Allen helped me make a decision about a drug I have using, whether my symptoms were in keeping with the evidence on this drug and what the risks were to me of going off it for a month to test my reaction. I am very grateful to her. I would recommend her very highly for this care.

  • Jul 30, 2025

    Dr. Allen answered of my question and concerns excellent treatment

  • Jul 7, 2025

    Good