About me
One of the nation's top breast surgeons, Marc E. Boisvert, MD, FACS, has trained many other breast surgeons in practice throughout the world and has been named one of the best doctors in the region and nation over the past several years.
Dr. Boisvert is the site director of the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Since 2000, he has been director of the Georgetown University Hospital Breast Oncology Fellowship Program, the only breast fellowship program in the Washington, D.C. metro area. This one-year program, conducted after completion of surgical residency, allows young surgeons to gain additional specialty training. Additionally, Dr. Boisvert is chief of the division of Breast Surgery and Professor of Clinical Surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. On his watch, intraoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment started at the Hospital Center, where he has been the medical director since 1994. The Breast Health Program is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. He has practiced at MedStar Washington Hospital Center since 1986.
Dr. Boisvert frequently performs low re-excision rate partial mastectomy with oncoplastic closure provided by experienced plastic surgeons, skin and nipple-sparing mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy, axillary dissection, and intraoperative radiation therapy. He uses wire and nuclear-free method to localize nonpalpable breast tumors and perform sentinel node biopsy
Dr. Boisvert's research interests include neoadjuvant chemotherapy, allowing selected patients to undergo less extensive breast cancer surgery and de-escalation of invasive treatments for patients with noninvasive breast malignancies (ductal carcinoma in situ).
At Washington Cancer Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, breast care focuses on the entire patient and is provided by a highly specialized team. We provide care through an interdisciplinary tumor board, a broad panel of experts in all areas of breast cancer care, including nurse navigators, nurse practitioners, and access to the latest technology and treatments through clinical trials.
Clinical areas of focus
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lump
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Fibroadenoma Of Breast
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Bladder Carcinoma
- Bone Cancer
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cysts
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Breast Tenderness
- Capsular Contracture
- Circulatory System Complications
- Congenital Breast Deformities
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Dorsalgia
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Estrogen Receptor Status
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Infections Of Breast Associated With Pregnancy And Lactation
- Liver Cancer
- Lymphedema
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Melanoma
- Melanoma In Situ
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nipple Discharge
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poland Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer
- Skin Changes Due To Nonionizing Radiation
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Superficial Abdomen Injury
- Swelling In Legs
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
Procedures I perform
- Anal Fistula Treatment
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Cholecystectomy
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Diagnostic Breast Imaging
- Diagnostic Mammography
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Fine Needle Aspiration
- Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrectomy
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Intra-Arterial Infusion Of Chemotherapy
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy
- Laser Prostate Surgery
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Liver Tumor Ablation
- Lobectomy
- Lumpectomy With Radiation
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphedema
- Mammography
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Needle Localization
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pathology Consultation
- Post-Void Residual Testing
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Radical Tumor Resection
- Salvage Surgery
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Graft
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma Surgery
- Splenectomy
- Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Total Body Irradiation
- Total Proctocolectomy
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma Treatment
- Transplant Hepatectomy
- Tumor Immunohistochemistry
- Tumor Resection And Reconstruction
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
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Sentara Health
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital of St. Raphael (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1981)