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