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
- 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 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Sentara Health
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2000)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (1998)
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1992)