Christine Theresa Owen, MSN NP| Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology | MedStar Health
Christine Theresa Owen, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology
Languages: English
About me
Christine (Chris) Owen is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Acute Care and Clinical Nurse Specialist program. She is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nurse First Assist. She has over 30 years of nursing and NP experience in the areas of surgical critical care, open heart surgery, trauma and burns.
As a nurse practitioner she has specialized in the care of those with vascular disease, wounds, Vascular Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery. She has presented locally and nationally on topics related to vascular disease.
She offers an outpatient clinic for care of those with cerebrovascular, aneurysmal, venous and peripheral artery disease, wounds, and dialysis access.
She provides inpatient management of the vascular surgery patient.
She provides perioperative care of the vascular surgery patient including first assisting in open and endovascular procedures.
Chris is past president of the Society for Vascular Nursing. She is a member of the Society for Vascular Nursing, Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Vascular Medicine and Society for Interventional Radiology.
Clinical areas of focus
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Angioaccess Arteriovenous Fistula Ligation
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortography
- Arteriovenous Anastomosis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Revision
- Atherectomy
- Bypass Graft
- Carotid Artery Stenting
- Carotid Endarterectomy
- Dilation Of Upper Vein
- Duplex Scan Of Aorta
- Duplex Scan Of Extremity Veins
- Duplex Scan Of Upper Extremity Arteries
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovenous Laser Therapy
- Femoral Artery Stenting
- Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery
- Graft Placement
- Iliac Artery Stenting
- Infected Graft Excision
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Insertion Of Infusion Device Into Lower Vein
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Leg Pain Treatment
- May Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- May-Thurner Syndrome Treatment
- Microphlebectomy
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Renal Artery Angioplasty
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Subclavian Artery Stenting
- Thromboendarterectomy
- Thrombolysis
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty
- Varicose Vein Stripping
- Varicose Vein Treatment
- Vascular Access Creation
- Vascular Access Revision
- Vascular Embolization
- Vascular Reconstruction
- Vascular Stenting
- Vena Cava Catheter Introduction
- Vena Cava Filter Insertion
- Vena Cava Filter Retrieval
- Venous Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Stasis Ulcer Treatment
- Venous Stenting
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
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
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Sentara Health
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE for Life East
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Education
Board Certification: American Nurses Credentialing Center, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2011)
Awards
- She was the 2023 recipient of the Jeanne E. Doyle award which is the highest honor bestowed to an active member of the Society for Vascular Nursing in the areas of vascular nursing research, education and practice. She received a Medal of Merit from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department in 2010.
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Jeng, Hollowed, Owen, Rizzo, Light, Royce, Sava, St. Andre, White, Jordan, Contemplating the Pentagon Attack After Five Years of Space and Time: Unheard Voices From the Ramparts of Our Burn Center. Journal of Burn Care and Research. September 2006, 27(5) p.612-621.
- Owen, C., & T. D. (2019). Lippencott Manuel of Nursing Practice, Unit III: Cardiovascular Health, Chapter 14: Vascular Disorders (11th ed., pp. pg317-346). Wolters Kluwer. https://shop.lww.com/Lippincott-Manual-of-Nursing-Practice/p/9781496379948