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