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Kenneth Mong Hung Lee, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology
Languages: English
844-304-5349
About me
Kenneth Lee, MD, is a general consultative cardiologist in private practice and Facility Managing Director at the Lafayette Center Office for MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He specializes in seeing patients who are at risk of cardiovascular disease in addition to individuals who have been diagnosed with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cardiac rhythm disturbances, heart failure, and coronary artery disease, among other cardiovascular conditions. He takes special interest in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Lee performed complex procedures like angioplasties and cardiac catheritizations for more than 35 years in his private practice. Now, he is passionate about helping patients understand their role in their overall health and cardiovascular health and how they can prevent the development of certain cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Lee focuses on a partnership approach with each patient and his/her family that stresses the prevention of cardiovascular disease by being proactive regarding cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, and smoking, in addition to the management of ongoing cardiovascular issues.
After receiving his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Dr. Lee went on to complete an internal medicine internship with the Portsmouth Naval Regional Medical Center. He then completed a residency in internal medicine with Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Following this training, he served as White House Physician to President Ronald Reagan.
Dr. Lee served as regimental surgeon with the U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan, before continuing his training in cardiology. Upon his return, he completed a general cardiology fellowship and a specialty fellowship in interventional cardiology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Lee has been recognized for his excellence in patient care and has been named ‘Top Doctor’ by the Washingtonian magazine and Washington Checkbook magazine for the past 20 years.
Philosophy of Care
“There’s no one rigid approach to healthcare management -- each treatment plan has to be individualized in order to achieve the best results for each patient. My philosophy is to work with my patients to tailor treatments to their specific needs, as opposed to having them fit into a mold or a guideline of treatment.
“I take pride in my ability to explain medical terminology in a way that eliminates intimidation and helps patients obtain a clear understanding of their condition and their treatment options. It’s important to me that my patients feel as though they can approach me with questions and that they are part of the decision-making process regarding treatment, rather than feeling they are having a decision dictated to them.
“I’m fully accessible to referring physicians and do my best to communicate results as soon as I have them available.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Disease
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Absolute Quantitation Of Myocardial Blood Flow
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- Navigate
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Passport
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1990)
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center GME (1984)
Internship: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (1980)
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1979)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025