About me
Ann E. Hwalek, DO, MS, has joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital as attending physician. In her new role, Dr. Hwalek is part of the region’s largest team of fellowship-trained thoracic surgeons providing treatment for the full array of benign and malignant lung, esophageal, and other thoracic diseases in adolescents and adults. Dr. Hwalek’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Thoracic Disease, and Surgery among others. Dr. Hwalek’s area of special interest includes minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Imbrication, Diaphragm
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2418
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
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- OA Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HighMark
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2021)
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center (2019)
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center (2016)
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College Osteopathic Medicine (2012)