Jennifer Daniella Son, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: General Surgery, Breast Surgery
Languages: Spanish, French, English
About me
Dr. Jennifer D. Son is a board-certified general surgeon and fellowship-trained breast surgeon. She is also a fellow of the American College of Surgery. Dr. Son's clinical interests include breast conservation, nipple sparing mastectomies, intraoperative radiation, oncoplastic breast surgery, risk-reducing breast surgery, and treatment of both benign and malignant breast disease.
Dr. Son has published papers and book chapters focusing on safety and efficacy of nipple sparing mastectomies, invasive lobular cancer, disparities in breast cancer care and the development of personalized breast cancer care. She is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Breast Surgeons, and the Society of Surgical Oncology.
Her mission is to provide quality care to patients and to empower them to make the best medical decision for them through education and evidence-based medicine. Patients are unique and there is no "one size fits all". Working together and having excellent communication and transparency help provide compassionate and high quality care to each of her patients.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Lump
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Benign Breast Disease
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lift (MASTOPEXY)
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Tenderness
- 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
- Infections Of Breast
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Male Breast Enlargement (GYNECOMASTIA)
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poland Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Swelling In Legs
- Tendinous Disorders
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Aspiration
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Infection Treatment
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Breast Tissue Expansion
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lumpectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Lymphedema
- Mastectomy Without Reconstruction
- Mastopexy
- Microdochectomy
- Nipple Areola Reconstruction
- Prophylactic Oophorectomy
- Radioembolization Of Breast Cancer
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Targeted Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1100 Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
202-877-0890miles away
3800 Reservoir Rd NW Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2420
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
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice POS II
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Medicare FFS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (2020)
Residency: Rush University Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: Boston University (2014)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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1. Sayyed A, Deldar R, Aminpour N, Sogunro O, Maini M, Masanam M, Son JD, Fan KL, Song DH. A
Single-Institution Review of Reconstructive Techniques and Outcomes in Post Mastectomy Triple
Negative Breast Cancer Patients. Translational Breast Cancer Research. Accepted. January 2023.
2. Sogunro, OA, Maini M, Deldar D, Maini AS, Greige N, Greenwalt I, Wehner P, De La Cruz LM, Son
JD. Prognostic Predictors of Mortality in Male Breast Cancer: Outcomes in an Urban Population.
Journal of Surgical Research. Volume 281, 2023. 192-199,
3. Sogunro O, Sayyed AA, Aminpour N, Towfighi P, Maini M, Masanam M, Deldar R, Murray DeLaCruz
L, Greenwalt I, Son JD. Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Reconstruction: Predictors of Recurrence,
Complications, and Mortality. June 2022, Breast Disease.
4. Deldar R, Sayyed AA, Towfighi, P, Aminpour N, Sogunro O, Son JD, Fan KL, Song DH. Post-
mastectomy Reconstruction in Male Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review. The Breast Journal. March
2022.
5. Hewitt K, Miller P, Piper M, Prionas N, Son JD, Alvarado M, Esserman LJ, Wong JM, Ewing C,
Mukhtar RA. Positive margins after mastectomy in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma of the
breast: Incidence and management strategies. Am J Surg. June 2021.
6. Hewitt K, Son JD, Glencer A, Borowsky A, Cooperberg M, Esserman LJ. The Evolution of Our
Understanding of the biology of Cancer is the Key to Understanding and Avoiding Overdiagnosis and
Overtreatment. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. 2020.
7. Woodfin A, Cortina CS, Tangalakis L, Wang X, Son JD, Poirier J, Rao R, Kopkash, K, Madrigrano A.
Treating positive axillary disease in elderly breast cancer patients: the impact of age on radiation
therapy. Breast Care. July 2020.
8. Son JD, Piper M, Hewitt K, Alvarado M, Esserman L, Ewing C, Wong J, Mukhtar R. Oncological
outcomes of total skin sparing mastectomy for invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast: a 20-year
institutional experience. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2020
9. Tangalakis L, Poirier J, Cortina C, Son J, Madrigrano A. Obesity does not influence management of
advanced breast cancer in the elderly. Clinical Breast Cancer. 2018.
10. Son JD, Mulder L, Madrigrano A. A study on intra-operative radiation therapy in breast cancer patients:
does socioeconomic status or race correlate with cure? Surgery: Current Research. Oct 2018. 8 (10).
11. Son JD, Tran M, Mir F, Millikan KW, Mahon B. Myoepithelial carcinoma of the thigh after lipoma
excision. The American Surgeon. Aug 2017. Vol 83.
12. Yon JR, Son JD, Fredericks C, Morton M, Kingsley S, Gupta S., MD, Poulakidas S, and Bokhari F.
Marjolin’s Ulcer in Chronic Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A rare complication of an often-neglected
disease. Journal of Burn Care and Research. Mar 2017. 38 (2): 121-124.
13. Garrett TA, Raetz CR, Son JD, Richardson TD, Bartling C, Guan Z. Non-enzymatically derived minor
lipids found in Escherichia coli lipid extracts. Biochim Biophys Acta. Nov 2011. 1811 (11): 827-837.
14. Garrett TA, Raetz CR, Richardson T, Kordestani R, Son JD, Rose RL. Identification of
Phosphatidylserylglutamate: A Novel Minor Lipid in Escherichia coli. Journal of Lipid Research. Aug
2009. 50 (8): 1589-1599.