About me
Jessica S. Wang Memoli, MD, is board certified in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine and internal medicine. She is the Director of Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonary, as well as the Associate Fellowship Program Director for Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center. She is a member of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), and the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors (APCCMPD).
Dr. Wang Memoli received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and her fellowship training at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Dr. Wang Memoli specializes in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary diseases, specializing in the evaluation of lung cancer and lung nodules. She is one of the first pulmonologists in the area to use robotic bronchoscopy as a tool for evaluating lung nodules. As an interventional pulmonologist, Dr. Wang Memoli uses various therapeutic interventions to treat conditions such as airway obstructions, malignant pleural effusions and persistent air leaks.
Her current research initiatives include the use of guided bronchoscopic techniques to evaluate peripheral lung nodules, placement of endobronchial valves to manage persistent air leaks, and assessing new sedatives for bronchoscopy procedures.
Philosophy of Care
"Designing a care plan is merely one part of the diagnosis and management of lung disease, especially lung cancer. My ultimate goal for each individual is to help them understand every step of the diagnostic process, give answers to questions about the complex medical realm which they are now a part of, and offer comfort and reassurance to alleviate the overwhelming emotions that arise. I take this responsibility seriously and strive to ease the doubts and fears my patients have during the uncertainty of the diagnostic process.
Additionally, I make every effort to palliate symptoms by being an active and attentive listener and encourager. I want my patients to be involved in honest conversations that will help me to create a personalized care plan that best fits their needs. When appropriate, I advocate for the less invasive and potentially safer treatment options."
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Mass
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Thoracentesis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Chest Ct Scan
- Abnormal Chest Xray
- Acute Bronchitis
- Airway Disorders
- Airway Obstruction
- Airway Scarring
- Asbestos Lung
- Aspiration Pneumonitis
- Asthma
- Asthmatic Bronchitis
- Atelectasis
- Autoimmune Pleuritis
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchospasm
- Bronchus Deformity
- Central Airway Obstruction
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Lung Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Respiratory Failure
- Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
- Diaphragmatic Disorders
- Drug Induced Pulmonary Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Emphysema
- Empyema
- Exercise Intolerance
- Foreign Body (AIRWAY)
- Hemoptysis
- Hypercarbia
- Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Hypoxia
- Laryngotracheitis
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Disease
- Lung Infiltrate
- Lung Mass
- Occupational Lung Injury
- Pleural Diseases
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Thickening
- Pleural Tuberculosis
- Pleurisy
- Pleuritic Pain
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis
- Pulmonary Bullae
- Pulmonary Granuloma
- Pulmonary Nodule
- Pulmonary Sarcoid
- Radiation Pneumonitis
- Reactive Airway Disease
- Recurrent Lung Infections
- Restrictive Lung Disease
- Rheumatoid Lung
- Shortness Of Breath (SOB)
- Silicosis
- Smoker Cough
- Stridor
- Tobacco-Related Diseases
- Tracheal Mass
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Tracheobronchitis
- Wheezing
Procedures I perform
- Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
- Bronchoscopy
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Ct Of The Chest
- Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy
- Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
- Interventional Bronchoscopy
- Laser Resection Of Airway Tumors
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Pulmonary Clearance For Surgery
- Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT)
- Pulmonary Stent Placement
- Pulmonary Therapy
- Spirometry
- Thoracentesis
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
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Golden Rule
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Tricare East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Cigna EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Tricare East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Choice
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst EPO
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Innovation Health: POS
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Virginia Premier
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Select
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Tricare for Life East
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- United Navigate
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Choice Plus
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Signature
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- I-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Program: Medical University of South Carolina (2010)
Residency Program: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2005)
Medical School: University of Miami - School of Medicine (2002)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://blog.medstarwashington.org/2020/11/18/navigational-bronchoscopy/
https://www.medstarwashington.org/news/2019/10/16/medstar-washington-hospital-center-now-offering-novel-robotic-platform-to-diagnose-lung-conditions/
- Wang Memoli JS, Nietert PJ, Silvestri GA. “Meta-Analysis of Guided Bronchoscopy for the Evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules.” Chest, Aug 2012;142(2):385-393.
- Wang Memoli JS, Silvestri GA. “Response.” Chest, Nov 2012;142(5):1355-1356.
- Wang Memoli JS, El-Bayoumi E, Pastis NJ, Tanner NT, Gomez M, Huggins JT, Onicescu G, Garrett-Mayer E, Armeson K, Taylor K, Silvestri GA. “Using EBUS Features to Predict Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Lung Cancer.” Chest. Dec 2011; Vol. 140(6): 1550-6.
- Tanner NT, Watson P, Boylan A, Wang Memoli JS, Pastis N, Taylor K, Garrett-Mayer E, Silvestri GA. “Utilizing Endobronchial Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration to Obtain Tissue for Molecular Analysis: A Single Center Experience.” Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Oct 2011; Vol 18(4): 317-321.
- Teng S; Dupont E; McCann C; Wang J; Bolano M; Durand K; Peltz E; Bass SS; Cantor A; Ku NN; Cox CE. “Do Cytokeratin-Positive-Only Sentinel Lymph Nodes Warrant Complete Axillary Lymph Node Dissection In Patients With Invasive Breast Cancer?” American Surgeon, 01 June 2000; Vol. 66: 574-8.