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 Angioplasty And Stenting
- 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
- Mesenteric Artery Bypass
- Mesenteric Artery Stenting
- Microphlebectomy
- Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Popliteal Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Pseudoaneurysm Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Angioplasty
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Revascularization
- Spider Vein Treatment
- Stent Placement
- Subclavian Artery Stenting
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment
- 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
Practice locations
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106 Irving St NW
POB N 3600
Washington, DC, 20010
1120 20th St NW
Stes 115 and 117
Washington, DC, 20036
1133 21st St NW
Ste 801
Washington, DC, 20036
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
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UHC Passport
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- POS OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OA Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Police and Fire Clinic
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
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