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