About me
Lucy Maria De La Cruz, MD, has joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital as the Chief of the Breast Surgery Program and Director of the Ourisman Breast Center director of the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Georgetown. She will be the director of the hospital’s breast surgery fellowship program. Dr. De La Cruz is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon who specializes in a number of advanced procedures, including wireless lumpectomies, hidden scar technique, and nipple-sparing mastectomies. She has been published in over two dozen scientific papers and her pivotal paper on nipple sparing mastectomy oncologic outcomes has been sighted worldwide. She is currently a peer reviewer for the Annals of Surgical Oncology, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Dr. De La Cruz’s credentials include:
- Board certification: American Board of Surgery
- Medical degree: Universidad Central Del Este, Dominican Republic
- Fellowship: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Residency: University of Miami School of Medicine
Dr. De La Cruz’s areas of special interest include:
Dr. De La Cruz has a strong and long-standing commitment to promoting the equity and efficacy with which breast cancer patients are treated, a principle that has guided her clinical practice and research endeavors. She is an academic breast surgeon who conducts outcomes focused research, how the impact of genomic mapping guides breast cancer treatment and among her special interest is male breast cancer treatment. She is also passionate about disparities in breast cancer treatment as well as improving the quality and efficiency of breast cancer care delivery using the principles of value-based health care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Lumpectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Asymmetric Breasts
- Benign Breast Tumor
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Implant Illness
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Tissue Removal
- Capsular Contracture
- 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
- Implant Rupture
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Poland Syndrome
- Prophylactic Mastectomy
- Ptotic Breasts
- Rhinoplasty
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer And Fertility
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Implant Capsulotomy
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ductography
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymph Node Transfer
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Mammography
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Needle Localization
- Nipple Exploration
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Risk-Reducing Mastectomy
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin-Reducing Mastectomy
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2420
1133 21st St NW Bldg 2 6th Fl Washington, DC, 20036
202-416-2000miles away
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
- CIGNA PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Basic
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- POS OA
- Network OA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Student Resources
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Navigate
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2016)
Residency: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics (2015)
Internship: University of Miami Hospital & Clinics (2011)
Medical School: Universidad Central del Este (2004)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025