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Kanwal Shahzadi Awan

Kanwal Shahzadi Awan, MD

Geriatric Medicine

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins Community Physicians

Languages

  • Hindi
  • English

13 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Female

About Kanwal Shahzadi Awan

Professional Titles

  • Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Memory and Care Program, Grand Oaks Assisted Living

Background

Dr. Kanwal S. Awan is a clinical associate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is geriatric medicine. She serves as co-director of the Johns Hopkins Memory and Care Program at Grand Oaks Assisted Living.

Dr. Awan earned her medical degree at Dow University of Health Sciences Dow Medical College in Pakistan. She completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and completed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Selected Publications

  • Promoting Advance Care Planning Documentation for Veterans Through and Innovative Electronic Medical Record Template. S Nakagawa, EM Clark, EL Cobbs, E Livote, KS Awan, KA Blackstone, EC Lindenberger.  Jrnl of the Amer Ger. Soc 2014; 62(9) 1811-1813.

Honors

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics
  • John A. Hartford Fellow of Excellence Award, 1/1/09
  • Honors in Ophthalmology, Dow Medical College, 1/1/01
  • Honors in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1/1/01

Lectures & Presentations

Medical Evaluation of Dementia with Escalating Behaviors, Invited Talk, Presentation, Maryland Medical Directors Association Annual Meeting, Columbia Downtown Sheraton, Columbia, MD, 11/8/13

Professional Activities

The Clinical Advisor (CME), Caring for the geriatric patient: The initial visit, 1/1/10

Expertise

Education

The Mount Sinai Hospital

Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, 2010

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008

Dow Medical College University of Karachi

Medical Education, MD, 2001

Board Certifications

Geriatric Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine, 2009

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • CareFirst
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • HealthSmart/Accel
  • Humana
  • Johns Hopkins Health Plans
  • MultiPlan
  • Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
  • Point Comfort Underwriters
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • UnitedHealthcare