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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Passport
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- OA Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2017)
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2014)
Medical School: Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine (2008)