About me
Dr. Sung Woo Lee, MD, is the Director of the Electrophysiology Service at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, the Research Lead for Electrophysiology at the MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network, and an associate professor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Medical School. As a physician specializing in cardiac electrophysiology, Dr. Lee treats patients with a full range of heart rhythm problems, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation.
For patients with arrhythmia, Dr. Lee’s treatment approach is a patient focused comprehensive approach from prevention and risk factor modification to interventional procedures including catheter based ablations to destroy abnormal heart tissues that are responsible for rhythm problems and implantation of heart rhythm devices, including pacemakers and defibrillators.
Dr. Lee’s primary research interest is improving the treatment of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common problem he sees in clinical practice. He is currently exploring ways to enhance the success rate of the ablation procedure using alternative and novel approaches using the currently available devices and new investigational devices. Dr. Lee is working on a number of national, multicenter clinical trials.
After receiving his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Dr. Lee went on to complete an internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Lee spent three years at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a research fellow, where he conducted research on molecular biology and gene therapy for treating cardiovascular disease. Dr. Lee, then, continued his medical training with a cardiology fellowship and electrophysiology subspecialty fellowship at George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Lee also spent ten years as a faculty member at George Washington Medical School, where he was the director of cardiac electrophysiology program. Dr. Lee also has been involved in training the cardiac electrophysiology fellows for over twenty years.
“I believe that well informed patients who are involved in their care have the best outcome. I work with my patients and their families. I value their opinions and want them to feel very comfortable in asking questions. I want to deliver the best available state-of-the-art clinical care in a compassionate and personalized way.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- 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
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open POS II
- MultiPlan, Inc
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Direct
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Network OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare FFS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Navigate
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1996)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1995)
Fellowship: National Heart (1993)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (1989)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1986)