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
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Dissection Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Transplant
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Heart Failure Surgery
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hyperhidrosis Surgery
- Imbrication, Diaphragm
- Lobectomy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Robotic Thoracic Surgery
- Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Upper Esophagus Dilation, Endoscopic
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 4th Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-295-0560Fax 877-376-2418
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 Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Choice Fund PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- POS OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- IH-PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Navigate
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UHC Passport
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
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)