About me
Ann E. Hwalek, DO, MS, has joined MedStar Georgetown University Hospital as attending physician. In her new role, Dr. Hwalek is part of the region’s largest team of fellowship-trained thoracic surgeons providing treatment for the full array of benign and malignant lung, esophageal, and other thoracic diseases in adolescents and adults. Dr. Hwalek’s work has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Journal of Thoracic Disease, and Surgery among others. Dr. Hwalek’s area of special interest includes minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Clinical areas of focus
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Imbrication, Diaphragm
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Mitral Valve Reconstruction
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
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-Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Residency: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2021)
Residency: Loyola University Medical Center (2019)
Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center (2016)
Medical School: Oklahoma State University College Osteopathic Medicine (2012)