Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | 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
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- TRICARE East Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HighMark
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP 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)