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