About me
Dr. Jay Aaron Mazel, MD, is a cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, as well as the previous Director of the Electrophysiology Lab at Washington Hospital Center. He focuses on treating patients with a range of cardiac conditions, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, bradycardia, and syncope.
To treat these conditions, Dr. Mazel commonly performs ablations for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia as well as implantation of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators. Working with the latest technology, he also specializes in the implantation of a leadless pacemaker for bradycardia, as well as performing complex laser lead extractions and complex atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia operations.
Dr. Mazel’s clinical interests center on atrial fibrillation, including learning new techniques and approaches to improving the quality of life for patients with atrial fibrillation and curing the condition. In his practice, he is passionate about identifying people whom he can protect from sudden cardiac death by choosing the correct preventive medications and treatments.
Dr. Mazel completed his subspecialty training in electrophysiology at Yale University School of Medicine-New Haven. Dr. Mazel completed an internal medicine residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and completed his cardiology fellowship at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center-Downstate Medical Center, where he also attended medical school. His undergraduate degree is from Johns Hopkins University. During his fellowship he was awarded the American College of Cardiology Young Investigators Award for his research on congenital complete heart block.
Philosophy of Care
“I believe that education is the first step towards the best possible treatment. The more my patients understand about their conditions, the more empowered they are to make the best decisions for themselves and to follow through with the therapies. I like to spend a lot of time helping my patients understand their conditions and treatment options. I love what I do, and I love the dramatic changes to people’s lives that I’ve been able to make.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Arrhythmia Due To Cardiac Channelopathies
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia (AVRT)
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)
- Circulatory System Complications
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Palpitations
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- 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
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- 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
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Tilt Table Test
- 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
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO
- First Health PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2000)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (1998)
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1992)