Top breast cancer care combines the latest advances with compassion and sensitivity — all delivered by doctors, nurses, and support staff with the right experience. At the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, our breast program team provides a comprehensive approach, giving you the guidance and support you need — from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up care.

We welcome the chance to help you with an initial diagnosis or offer a second opinion. We treat a range of breast conditions — for women and men.

Breast Cancer Care at MedStar Georgetown

Since 1997, women across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have trusted their breast health to the breast care experts at The Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Our breast program provides access to the advanced specialty care you deserve, with our team working together to create a plan customized to your condition, needs and preference.

Our breast program provides easy access to the advanced specialty care you need, with our team working together to create a comprehensive plan customized to your condition, needs, and preferences. We offer:

• Latest Advances: Our tools and treatments include:
  •  Proton Beam Therapy – Uses energy from protons instead of photons, allowing high dose radiation with no exit dose, resulting in fewer side effects than traditional radiation.
  • Genetic counseling and other high risk clinics for those with a family history.
  • Access to clinical trials at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Washington, DC area's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, and one of only 47 in the nation.
  • Breast-conserving techniques that minimize scarring while sparing skin and nipples, combined with expert approaches to restore appearance
  • Targeted, precise radiation
  • State-of-the-art options for women with risk factors

• Expert Physicians: Our network includes a full range of experienced breast cancer specialists, many of them nationally renowned. Since working together is shown to provide the best care, they comprise a multidisciplinary team that includes:
  • Medical Oncologists
  • Radiologists
  • Radiation Oncologists
  • Plastic Surgeons
  • Board-certified surgeons (many are fellowship-trained and focused exclusively on the breast)

• Convenience: We continue to provide convenient care — in addition to our hospitals and research centers, we offer outpatient evaluation at offices located in:
  • Mitchellville, Maryland
  • McLean, Virginia

• Complete Support: We offer a range of support to promote healing, comfort, and education, provided by our social workers, psychologists and nurse navigators —nurses who guide you and your family through the coordination of care, the delivery of services and the tough decision-making. Services also include:
  • Nutritional counseling
  • Spiritual care
  • Support groups with other patients
  • Complementary care

• Rehab Care: The specially trained doctors, nutritionists, and physical and occupational therapists at our MedStar National Rehabilitation Network help you recuperate fully and maximize post-surgery range of motion with exercises.

Learn more about cancer rehabilitation at MedStar National Rehabilitation Network. 

Related Resources

Learn more about breast cancer care and support services at MedStar Georgetown:

• Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
• Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Special Clinics
• Breast Cancer Treatments
• Genetic Counseling Services
• MedStar Breast Health Program at MedStar Georgetown
• Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Services
• Hope Connections for Cancer Support