About me
Cardiac Electrophysiologist Glenn Meininger, MD, is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Services for the Baltimore region of the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He is board certified in cardiac electrophysiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine.
Dr. Meininger specializes in treating patients with heart rhythm disorders, or arrhythmia, and helps people manage arrhythmia using a variety of techniques, including catheter ablation, electrophysiology testing, pacemakers, defibrillators, medication, and lifestyle changes. Because heart-rhythm disorders often involve a number of contributing health factors, he takes the time to understand the cause of the problem, so he can recommend a treatment plan that addresses all health concerns a plan that improves his patients' quality of life.
With a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Meininger believes there's a natural overlap between engineering and the structure of the heart, which he sees as a sophisticated pump with an electrical regulator. He chose a career in medicine because it allowed him to focus on people, and he values the ability to make a positive difference in his patients' lives.
Dr. Meininger grew up in Columbia, Maryland and trained at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, completing his cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship. He has taught medical students and residents in electrocardiography. He participates in numerous studies in arrhythmia management and treatment and has contributed to more than 30 articles in leading medical journals and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
A former collegiate soccer player at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Meininger enjoys participating in triathlons and watching his five children play sports.
Dr. Meininger practices at the locations below:
- MedStar Union Memorial Hospital – Johnston Professional Building, Suite 650.
- P 410-554-6727
- F 410-554-2044
- MedStar Health Cardiology at Dorsey Hall in Ellicott City, Suite 308.
- MedStar Health Cardiology at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Suite 209.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Complications
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD)
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Event Recorder
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endometrial Extraction
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pacemaker Pulse Generator Insertion
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wireless Event Recorder Monitoring
- 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Network OA
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2005)
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2003)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (2000)
Internship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1998)
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1997)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine Top Doc 2018-2020, 2021, 2024, 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Facebook Live: Atrial Fibrilation (Afib)
- Baltimore magazine Top Doc 2018-2020, 2021, 2024
- AI May Detect AFib in Just 10 Seconds