About me
Patricia Wehner, MD, is a board-certified surgeon with fellowship training in breast surgical oncology and an attending physician in the MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She earned her medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed her general surgery training at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, followed by a surgical breast oncology fellowship at the University of Southern California.
Under the guidance of Dr. Melvin Silverstein, Dr. Wehner won the Scientific Impact Award at the 2013 American Society of Breast Surgeons annual conference. Dr. Wehner's special interests include ductal carcinoma in situ, intraoperative radiation, oncoplasty, and benign breast disease.
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Cancer
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Breast
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Her2neu Receptor
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Invasive Breast Cancer
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Mammogram
- Acquired Absence Of Breast
- Acquired Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
- Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia
- Benign Breast Lump
- Brca
- Breast Abscess
- Breast Atrophy
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cyst
- Breast Diseases
- Breast Lump
- Breast Prosthesis
- Breast Thickening
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Breast
- Congenital Hypoplasia Of Breast
- Contusion Of Breast
- Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
- Dense Breast
- Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)
- Dysplasia Of Breast
- Er Positive Breast Cancer
- Family History Of Breast Cancer
- Fibrocystic Breast Changes
- Galactocele
- Galactorrhea
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gynecomastia
- Her2neu Receptor
- Hereditary Breast And Ovarian Cancer
- History Of Breast Cancer
- History Of Fibrocystic Disease
- Hypertrophy Of Breast
- Hypopigmented Nipple Lesions
- Hypoplasia Of Breast
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Invasive Breast Cancer
- Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS)
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphedema
- Male Breast Cancer
- Mammary Duct Ectasia
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Mastitis
- Mastodynia
- Mastopathy
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Microcalcifications
- Mondor's Disease
- Nipple Discharge
- Nipple Diseases
- Nipple Fissure
- Nipple Lesions
- Paget's Disease Of The Breast
- Postmastectomy Lymphedema Syndrome
- Postpartum Mastitis
- Scar Hypertrophy
- Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Aspiration Breast Cyst
- Bloodless Breast Surgery
- Breast Biopsy
- Breast Cancer Follow Up
- Breast Cancer Genetics
- Breast Cancer Surgery
- Breast Conservation
- Breast Examination
- Breast Fine Needle Aspiration
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Surgery
- Cancer Risk Reduction Surgery
- Core Needle Biopsy Of Breast
- Lumpectomy
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mammogram
- Mastectomy
- Mastotomy
- Mediports
- Minimally Invasive Lymph Node Dissection
- Open Breast Biopsy
- Sentinel Node Biopsy
- Sentinel Node Injection
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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- FIRST HEALTH
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Tricare Prime
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Southern California (2013)
Internship/Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2012)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2007)