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 Health Screening
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Disorder Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Chronic Pain Management For Older Adults
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Elder Abuse And Neglect
- Failure To Thrive
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Frailty Syndrome
- Gait And Balance Problems
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Home Health Care
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Loss
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Polypharmacy Management
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Advance Directive Planning
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Bone Density Test
- Delirium Prevention
- Failure To Thrive Treatment
- Falls Prevention
- Geriatric Health Screening
- Home Safety Evaluations
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Parkinson's Disease
- Vaccinations
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 EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- POS OA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HighMark
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative 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