Glenn Robert Meininger, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
About me
Cardiac Electrophysiologist Glenn Meininger, MD, is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Services for the Baltimore region of the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine.
Dr. Meininger specializes in treating patients with heart rhythm disorders, or arrhythmia, and helps people manage arrhythmia using a variety of techniques, including catheter ablation, electrophysiology testing, pacemakers, defibrillators, medication, and lifestyle changes. Because heart-rhythm disorders often involve a number of contributing health factors, he takes the time to understand the cause of the problem, so he can recommend a treatment plan that addresses all health concerns a plan that improves his patients' quality of life.
With a degree in mechanical engineering, Dr. Meininger believes there's a natural overlap between engineering and the structure of the heart, which he sees as a sophisticated pump with an electrical regulator. He chose a career in medicine because it allowed him to focus on people, and he values the ability to make a positive difference in his patients' lives.
As a clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland, he teaches medical students and residents in electrocardiography and arrhythmia interpretation. He participates in numerous studies in arrhythmia management and treatment and has contributed to more than 30 articles in leading medical journals. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
A former collegiate soccer player, Dr. Meininger enjoys participating in triathlons and watching his five children play sports.
Dr. Meininger practices at the locations below:
- MedStar Union Memorial Hospital – Johnston Professional Building, Suite 650.
- P 410-554-6727
- F 410-554-2044
- MedStar Health Cardiology at Dorsey Hall in Ellicott City, Suite 308.
- MedStar Health Cardiology at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Suite 209.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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 EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- OA Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2005)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2003)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2000)
Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc 2018-2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Facebook Live: Atrial Fibrilation (Afib)
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc 2018-2020, 2021, 2024
- AI May Detect AFib in Just 10 Seconds