About me
Emil Oweis, MD, is a board-certified pulmonary and critical care attending physician and is an Associate Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is also Associate Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at the Children’s National Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the Amrican Thoracic Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American Medical Association.
As a pulmonary & critical care specialist, Dr. Oweis is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon respiratory diseases including, but not limited to, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, emphysema, asthma, sleep apnea, pulmonary embolism, respiratory infection, and other conditions that may cause difficulty breathing. In addition, he manages critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) who require aggressive medical therapy and life support.
His diagnostic and treatment methods include inpatient and outpatient medical therapy, mechanical ventilator management, and interpretation of pulmonary function tests in addition to open, less invasive, and non-surgical procedures, which include video-assisted flexible bronchoscopy, central line placement, pleural fluid sampling, and endotracheal intubation.
Dr. Oweis’ clinical interests include adult cystic fibrosis, COPD, and mechanical ventilator management. His research efforts focus on the improvement of clinical education among physicians and other healthcare workers. He is also involved in quality and process improvement of health care, particularly concerning ICU and respiratory therapy practices. Dr. Oweis is also passionate about the huge advancements in the treatment of both cystic fibrosis and lung cancer.
Dr. Oweis received his medical degree from the University of Jordan and completed an internship at Jordan Hospital in Amman. He then joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center for a four-year residency in internal medicine, the last year of which he served as Chief Medical Resident. He continued his training with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center for a three-year specialty fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine, where he also served as Chief Clinical Fellow.
Dr. Oweis is fluent in English, Arabic, and is conversational in French. When not caring for patients in the ICU, Dr. Oweis enjoys playing basketball, traveling, caring for his dog & cat, and exploring new culinary experiences.
Philosophy of Care
“My vision is to deliver state-of-the-art, patient-centered, and evidence-based treatment to people with lung disease.
“Training at the nation’s capital’s largest hospital has prepared me to maintain compassion while providing the most excellent medical care to all patients, as well as providing superior medical education to healthcare providers.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Emphysema
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Spirometry Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Chronic Asthma
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Cancer With Respiratory Failure
- Lung Fibrosis
- Lung Mass
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Disease
- Pleural Effusion
- Pleural Effusion In Diseases Classified
- Pleural Mesothelioma
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis Due To Solids And Liquids
- Pneumothorax
- Pneumothorax And Air Leak
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Respiratory Failure
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep Disorders
- Tuberculosis
Procedures I perform
- Arthrocentesis
- Asthma Management
- Biopsy Of Lung Mass
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- High-Altitude Simulation Testing
- Homocysteine Lowering Therapy
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Mycobacterial Infection Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Sarcoid Treatment
- Respiratory Failure Treatment
- Sleep Study
- Spirometry Test
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Tracheostomy
- Transbronchial Biopsy
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
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/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- POS OA
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- OA Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Medical School: Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine (2008)