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