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
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- 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 Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Fast Heart Rate
- Heart Block
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- 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
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- 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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Navigate
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
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)