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
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Passport
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Student Resources
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Choice POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Navigate
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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