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