Jay M. Lustbader, MD| Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases | MedStar Health
About me
Jay Mark Lustbader, MD, is the Physician Executive Director of the Department of Ophthalmology for MedStar Health. Dr. Lustbader is the director of cornea and refractive surgery and president of the Washington National Eye Center. Dr. Lustbader holds a lifetime certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology and is licensed in DC, MD and VA. Dr. Lustbader chose ophthalmology because he believes the field allows him to combine the best aspects of other areas of medicine: he performs high-tech microscopic surgeries and also has an opportunity to develop long-term relationships with his patients. He finds the greatest satisfaction in restoring his patients' sight.
The patient comes first in Dr. Lustbader's practice. He and his staff offer expertise and experience in a caring environment. Dr. Lustbader will do whatever it takes to improve someone's visionâfrom something as simple as prescribing glasses to the most complex surgical procedures.
Dr. Lustbader has published nearly 50 papers and abstracts on a variety of topics in corneal disease and other aspects of ophthalmology and has been invited to speak at 50 lectures on his topics of clinical interest. Outside of his medical practice, he is a runner and avid Baltimore Ravens fan.
Awards
- 2023 Professional Service Award, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
- 2022 Certificate of Appreciation, American Board of Ophthalmology
- 2020 Best of the Best Top Docs by the National Keratoconus Foundation
- 2014-2022 Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine
- 2014 Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2013 Georgetown Spirit Award
- 2012 America's Top Doctors
- 2010 Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Washington, DC, Metropolitan Ophthalmology Society
- Past President, Washington Academy of Ophthalmology
- Chairman, DC Eye MD PAC
- Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology
- Board Member, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Clinical areas of focus
- Cataract Surgery For Cataracts
- Corneal Diseases
- Dry Eyes
- Keratoconus Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Astigmatism
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharitis
- Blurred Vision
- Cataract Formation
- Cataracts
- Chalazion
- Chronic Dry Eye
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Corneal Abrasion
- Corneal Diseases
- Corneal Dystrophies
- Corneal Ectasia
- Corneal Edema
- Corneal Scarring
- Corneal Transplant Rejection
- Corneal Ulcers
- Cranial Nerve Injury
- Dry Eyes
- Episcleritis
- Eye Infections
- Eye Irritation
- Eye Strain
- Eye Trauma
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Farsightedness
- Fuchs Dystrophy
- Globe Rupture
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraocular Lens Implant Complications
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Lens Dislocation
- Nearsightedness
- Ocular Hypertension
- Pinguecula
- Posterior Capsule Opacification
- Postprocedural States
- Presbyopia
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Pterygium
- Refractive Errors
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Cataract
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Uveitis
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Autorefraction
- Band Keratopathy Treatment
- Cataract Surgery For Cataracts
- Closure Of Lacrimal Punctum
- Cogan's Syndrome Treatment
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Foreign Body Removal
- Descemet’S Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
- Dry Eye Management
- Eye Discharge Treatment
- Eye Infection Treatment
- Fundus Photography
- Hyperopia Correction
- Hyphema Treatment
- Intraocular Lens Implantation
- Iol Exchange
- Keratitis Treatment
- Keratoconus Treatment
- Lacrimal Punctal Occlusion
- Laser-Assisted Subepithelial Keratomileusis
- Lasik
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Neuro-Endocrine Disorder Treatment
- Neuro-Rheumatologic Disease Treatment
- Ophthalmic Biometry
- Ophthalmic Ultrasound
- Optic Nerve Imaging
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Pediatric Uveitis Treatment
- Pellucid Marginal Degeneration Treatment
- Penetrating Keratoplasty
- Phacoemulsification
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Punctal Occlusion
- Punctal Occlusion
- Pupilloplasty
- Red Eye Treatment
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive State Determination
- Sarcoid Uveitis Treatment
- Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Specular Microscopy
- Synechiae Treatment
- Tonometry
- Toric Intraocular Lens Implantation
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Wavefront Analysis
- YAG Laser Surgery
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Georgetown University (1989)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1988)
Internship: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (1985)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1984)
Awards
- 2023 Professional Service Award, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
- 2022 Certificate of Appreciation, American Board of Ophthalmology
- 2014-2022 Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine