About me
George Hennawi, MD, has been named physician executive director of Geriatrics and Senior Services for MedStar Health. He will oversee all services, MedStar House Call Program, the Center for Successful Aging, and in-hospital and specialty care. He also will lead partnerships with skilled nursing, assisted living, independent senior living facilities, and retirement communities. Dr. Hennawi created the Center for Successful Aging at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in 2012 and opened a new location at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in 2021.
Dr. Hennawi completed his residency at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in 2002 and then returned to work there from 2007 to 2012. In 2013, Dr. Hennawi was named a "Top Doc" in Baltimore Magazine for Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Hennawi has always had a passion and commitment for caring for the aging. He developed a unique model of care which he built into the Center for Successful Aging at MedStar Good Samaritan. The Center is a place where patients receive comprehensive care and all age-related issues can be addressed from medical conditions to balance and gait to social needs. His goal in caring for the patients is to improve their quality of life and empower patients to become an integral part of the direction and decision-making regarding their care.
George Hennawi, MD, has been recognized as a Top Doctor in Baltimore Magazine for Geriatrics since 2013.
Presentation - "Connecting the Clinical System, Caregivers and Community Resources to Improve Healthcare for Older Adults"
In September 2016, Dr. Hennawi was a featured speaker at The AgingWell Hub event, The Spoken Hub: Creating Integrated Environments Conducive to Aging Well. During his presentation, he discussed available resources and support for caregivers of aging adults. Watch the full presentation here.
Clinical areas of focus
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Delirium Prevention
- Dementia
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Orthopedic Care
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Psychosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aging Face
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anemia
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Cataract
- Chronic Constipation
- Chronic Pain Management For Older Adults
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Elder Abuse And Neglect
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Eyelid Disorders
- Failure To Thrive
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Frailty Syndrome
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Gout
- Head Injury
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Home Health Care
- Knee Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Loss
- Meniscal Tear Of The Knee
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Polypharmacy Management
- Pressure Ulcer Wound Care
- Problems Related To Care Provider Dependency
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Psychosis
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Septic Arthritis Of The Hip
- Sleep Disorders
- Spondylopathies
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Terminal Illness Symptom Management
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Density Test
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Delirium Prevention
- Failure To Thrive Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Geriatric Care Management
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Geriatric Orthopedic Care
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Huntington's Disease Management
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pharmacological Treatment Of Hypertension
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Management
- Speech Sound Production Evaluation
- Swallowing Disorder Treatment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wheelchair Evaluation
- Wound Care
Practice locations
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5601 Loch Raven Blvd Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 512A Baltimore, MD, 21239
443-444-6100Fax 443-444-6110
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- POS OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center (2003)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Graduate: University of Damascus School of Medicine (1996)
Awards
- 2013-2021, 2023-2025 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine