Christine Theresa Owen, MSN NP| Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery | MedStar Health
Christine Theresa Owen, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery
Languages: English
About me
Christine (Chris) Owen is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Acute Care and Clinical Nurse Specialist program. She is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse First Assist. She has over 30 years of nursing and NP experience in the areas of surgical critical care, open heart surgery, trauma and burns.
As a nurse practitioner she has specialized in the care of those with vascular disease, wounds, Vascular Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery. She has presented locally and nationally on topics related to vascular disease.
She offers an outpatient clinic for care of those with cerebrovascular, aneurysmal, venous and peripheral artery disease, wounds, and dialysis access.
She provides inpatient management of the vascular surgery patient.
She provides perioperative care of the vascular surgery patient including first assisting in open and endovascular procedures.
Chris is past president of the Society for Vascular Nursing. She is a member of the Society for Vascular Nursing, Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Vascular Medicine and Society for Interventional Radiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Atherectomy
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Angioplasty And Stenting
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Dilation Of Upper Vein
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Femoral Artery Stenting
- Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery
- Graft Placement
- Iliac Artery Stenting
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Leg Pain Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- May-Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microphlebectomy
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Angioplasty
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Subclavian Artery Stenting
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thrombolysis
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
- Vascular Access Revision
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Reconstruction
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Catheter Introduction
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Venous Stenting
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2011)
Awards
- She was the 2023 recipient of the Jeanne E. Doyle award which is the highest honor bestowed to an active member of the Society for Vascular Nursing in the areas of vascular nursing research, education and practice. She received a Medal of Merit from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department in 2010.
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Jeng, Hollowed, Owen, Rizzo, Light, Royce, Sava, St. Andre, White, Jordan, Contemplating the Pentagon Attack After Five Years of Space and Time: Unheard Voices From the Ramparts of Our Burn Center. Journal of Burn Care and Research. September 2006, 27(5) p.612-621.
- Owen, C., & T. D. (2019). Lippencott Manuel of Nursing Practice, Unit III: Cardiovascular Health, Chapter 14: Vascular Disorders (11th ed., pp. pg317-346). Wolters Kluwer. https://shop.lww.com/Lippincott-Manual-of-Nursing-Practice/p/9781496379948