Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD| 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
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Treatment
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Stress Test
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gout
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Kinesiology Analysis
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- 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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Navigate
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice Fund PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
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)