About me
As a Board Certified/Board eligible critical care physician, all conditions requiring intensive care in the medical, surgical, or neurosciences ICU are treated.
Emil Oweis, MD, is a board-certified pulmonary and critical care attending physician and is an Associate Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He is also Associate Director of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at the Children’s National Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the Amrican Thoracic Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American Medical Association.
As a pulmonary & critical care specialist, Dr. Oweis is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of common and uncommon respiratory diseases including, but not limited to, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, emphysema, asthma, sleep apnea, pulmonary embolism, respiratory infection, and other conditions that may cause difficulty breathing. In addition, he manages critically ill patients in the medical intensive care unit (ICU) who require aggressive medical therapy and life support.
His diagnostic and treatment methods include inpatient and outpatient medical therapy, mechanical ventilator management, and interpretation of pulmonary function tests in addition to open, less invasive, and non-surgical procedures, which include video-assisted flexible bronchoscopy, central line placement, pleural fluid sampling, and endotracheal intubation.
Dr. Oweis’ clinical interests include adult cystic fibrosis, COPD, and mechanical ventilator management. His research efforts focus on the improvement of clinical education among physicians and other healthcare workers. He is also involved in quality and process improvement of health care, particularly concerning ICU and respiratory therapy practices. Dr. Oweis is also passionate about the huge advancements in the treatment of both cystic fibrosis and lung cancer.
Dr. Oweis received his medical degree from the University of Jordan and completed an internship at Jordan Hospital in Amman. He then joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center for a four-year residency in internal medicine, the last year of which he served as Chief Medical Resident. He continued his training with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center for a three-year specialty fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine, where he also served as Chief Clinical Fellow.
Dr. Oweis is fluent in English, Arabic, and is conversational in French. When not caring for patients in the ICU, Dr. Oweis enjoys playing basketball, traveling, caring for his dog & cat, and exploring new culinary experiences.
Philosophy of Care
“My vision is to deliver state-of-the-art, patient-centered, and evidence-based treatment to people with lung disease.
“Training at the nation’s capital’s largest hospital has prepared me to maintain compassion while providing the most excellent medical care to all patients, as well as providing superior medical education to healthcare providers.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Cough
- Emphysema
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung Cancer Screening
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
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Medicare Direct
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- POS OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Network OA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-HMO
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Medical School: Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine (2008)