Jacob Philip Reiss, MD| Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Jacob Reiss, MD, is a cardiologist and is board-certified in internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound.
Dr. Reiss diagnoses and treats a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, including treatment-resistant hypertension, lipid disorders, coronary heart disease, and congestive heart failure. He performs specialized diagnostic procedures such as transesophageal echocardiograms and cardioversion and is especially interested in diagnosing and treating peripheral vascular disease.
A strong advocate for preventive cardiology, Dr. Reiss guides patients in lifestyle modifications and appropriate screenings to promote long-term heart health. He provides comprehensive education on the disease process, available treatments, and medications, empowering patients to actively participate in their care and improve their quality of life.
Dr. Reiss earned his medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Lankenau Medical Center, where he served as Chief Medical Resident, and went on to complete his cardiovascular disease fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center, serving as Chief Cardiovascular Disease Fellow.
Dr. Reiss has been recognized for his excellence as a clinician, educator, and leader. He was twice named best teaching resident at Lankenau Medical Center. He also won the John Zachariah Humanitarian Award and the Andrew Norton, MD, Residency Leadership Award.
A husband and father of two, Dr. Reiss enjoys spending time with his family and playing or watching tennis, and basketball.
Philosophy of care “I strive to treat every patient as a member of my family, taking time to listen and understand their values, goals, and lifestyle. I believe in a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to heart care, with a strong focus on prevention through education, early detection, and proactive management.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bradycardia
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Angioplasty
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Cardiovascular Disease Screening
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Coronary Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Murmur Treatment
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lipid Profile
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Pacemaker Interrogation
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stent Placement
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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 Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- TRICARE for Life East
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HighMark
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Navigate
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
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Education
Fellowship: Baylor University Medical Center (2025)
Residency: Lankenau Medical Center (2022)
Medical Education: Jefferson Medical College (2018)