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