About me
George Hennawi, MD, has been named physician executive director of Geriatrics and Senior Services for MedStar Health. He will oversee all services, MedStar House Call Program, the Center for Successful Aging, and in-hospital and specialty care. He also will lead partnerships with skilled nursing, assisted living, independent senior living facilities, and retirement communities. Dr. Hennawi created the Center for Successful Aging at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in 2012 and opened a new location at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in 2021.
Dr. Hennawi completed his residency at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in 2002 and then returned to work there from 2007 to 2012. In 2013, Dr. Hennawi was named a "Top Doc" in Baltimore Magazine for Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Hennawi has always had a passion and commitment for caring for the aging. He developed a unique model of care which he built into the Center for Successful Aging at MedStar Good Samaritan. The Center is a place where patients receive comprehensive care and all age-related issues can be addressed from medical conditions to balance and gait to social needs. His goal in caring for the patients is to improve their quality of life and empower patients to become an integral part of the direction and decision-making regarding their care.
George Hennawi, MD, has been recognized as a Top Doctor in Baltimore Magazine for Geriatrics since 2013.
Presentation - "Connecting the Clinical System, Caregivers and Community Resources to Improve Healthcare for Older Adults"
In September 2016, Dr. Hennawi was a featured speaker at The AgingWell Hub event, The Spoken Hub: Creating Integrated Environments Conducive to Aging Well. During his presentation, he discussed available resources and support for caregivers of aging adults. Watch the full presentation here.
Clinical areas of focus
- Aging
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Constipation
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Elder Abuse
- Failure To Thrive
- Frailty
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Geriatrics
- Home Health
- Homebound
- Memory Disorders
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aging
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Behavioral Issues In Dementia
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Cognitive Impairment
- Constipation
- Degenerative Brain Disorder
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Disorder Of Balance
- Dysphagia
- Elder Abuse
- Failure To Thrive
- Falls
- Fatigue
- Fecal Incontinence
- Female Urinary Incontinence
- Frailty
- Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder
- Geriatrics
- Homebound
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Male Urinary Incontinence
- Malnutrition
- Memory Disorders
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Multiple Chronic Illnesses
- Muscle Weakness
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Polypharmacy
- Pressure Ulcer
- Senility
- Sensory Impairment
- Swallowing Problem
- Unsteady Gait
- Urinary Incontinence
- Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
- Visual Impairment
Procedures I perform
- Alzheimer's Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Fall Risk Assessment
- Geriatric Pain Management
- Home Health
- Neurocognitive Testing
- Nursing Home Care
Practice locations
Distance from Enter your Location
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 512A
Baltimore,
MD,
21239
Fax 443-444-6110
5601 Loch Raven Boulevard
Russell Morgan Bldg Ste 502
Baltimore,
MD,
21239
Fax 443-444-2110
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
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Tricare East Prime
Tricare Reserve Select
Tricare for Life East
Tricare East Select
- UNITED HEALTHCARE (UHC)
United Student Resources
United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
United Navigate
United Core Essential (HMO)
United Erickson Advantage Plans
United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
United MD IPA (HMO)
United Choice
United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
United Golden Rule
United Select Plus (POS)
I-SNP
United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
United Choice Plus
United Optimum Choice
United Mamsi Life & Health
United AARP Medicare Complete
United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
D-SNP)
- CAREFIRST
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
CareFirst NASCO
CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
HealthyBlue PPO
CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
CareFirst Administrators
Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
CareFirst MedStar PPO
Carefirst EPO
CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POLICE AND FIRE CLINIC (PFC, INC.)
Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA HEALTH CARE
Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
Cigna POS/Network POS
Cigna EPO
Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Cigna HMO Open Access
Cigna Choice Fund PPO
Cigna Preferred Medicare
Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
Cigna Indemnity
Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
Cigna Network Open Access
Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AETNA
Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
Innovation Health: Open POS II
Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Aetna HMO
Innovation Health: PPO
Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
Innovation Health: POS Plus
Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
Innovation Health: POS
Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
Aetna Student Health Insurance
Innovation Health: Indemnity
Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Flexible Choice
Virginia Premier
Kaiser Select
Kaiser Select-Added Choice
Kaiser Medicare Plus
Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
Kaiser Signature
Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MEDICAID (MD, DC, VA)
Medicaid - Virginia
Medicaid - District of Columbia
Medicaid - Maryland
- HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
HumanaChoice PPO
- JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTHCARE
Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
Employee Health Plan (EHP)
Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- MEDICARE
Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC. (PHCS)
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- MEDSTAR FAMILY CHOICE
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BEECH STREET
Beech Street PPO
- AMERIGROUP
WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- VETERAN'S AFFAIRS COMMUNITE CARE NETWORK (VA CCN)
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- WELLPOINT MARYLAND
WellPoint Maryland
- UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HEALTH PARTNERS
Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (HSCSN)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- COVENTRY HEALTH NETWORK
Coventry Health Care of Virginia
First Health PPO
Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HUMANA MILITARY (TRICARE EAST)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Virginia Medical Center (2003)
Residency: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2002)
Graduate: University of Damascus School of Medicine (1996)
Awards
- 2013 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2014 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2015 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2016 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2017 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2018 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2019 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2020 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2021 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2023 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine 2024 Top Doctor, Baltimore magazine