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
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
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
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- 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
1133 21st St NW
Bldg 2 6th Fl
Washington, DC, 20036
miles 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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Optimum Choice
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
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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