Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD is board certified in cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. He has been named a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, based on outstanding professional achievement.
His interests include hypertension, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, heart failure, preventative cardiology, heart valve disorders, nuclear stress testing, echocardiography, preoperative evaluations, transesophageal echocardiography, vascular disease, arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation.
His primary focus is the medical therapy of various cardiovascular disorders. This starts with prevention through healthy lifestyle recommendations and medications, when necessary. He strives to efficiently diagnose and treat patients’ symptoms, using proven, evidence-based approaches.
Dr. Jacobs’ feels it is imperative to treat the patient and not just the disease. He aims to educate patients while improving their health, because patients who understand their disease will have less anxiety and are far more likely to succeed in becoming and remaining healthy in the long run.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- 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 Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- 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
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- 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
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- 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
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- 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
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wide Qrs Complex Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Student Resources
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: University of Chicago Hospitals (2004)
Residency Program: University of Pennsylvania (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1998)