Jay M. Lustbader, MD| Ophthalmology, Cornea and External Diseases | MedStar Health
About me
Jay Mark Lustbader, MD, is the Physician Executive Director of the Department of Ophthalmology for MedStar Health. Dr. Lustbader is the director of cornea and refractive surgery and president of the Washington National Eye Center. Dr. Lustbader holds a lifetime certification from the American Board of Ophthalmology and is licensed in DC, MD and VA. Dr. Lustbader chose ophthalmology because he believes the field allows him to combine the best aspects of other areas of medicine: he performs high-tech microscopic surgeries and also has an opportunity to develop long-term relationships with his patients. He finds the greatest satisfaction in restoring his patients' sight.
The patient comes first in Dr. Lustbader's practice. He and his staff offer expertise and experience in a caring environment. Dr. Lustbader will do whatever it takes to improve someone's visionâfrom something as simple as prescribing glasses to the most complex surgical procedures.
Dr. Lustbader has published nearly 50 papers and abstracts on a variety of topics in corneal disease and other aspects of ophthalmology and has been invited to speak at 50 lectures on his topics of clinical interest. Outside of his medical practice, he is a runner and avid Baltimore Ravens fan.
Awards
- 2023 Professional Service Award, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
- 2022 Certificate of Appreciation, American Board of Ophthalmology
- 2020 Best of the Best Top Docs by the National Keratoconus Foundation
- 2014-2022 Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine
- 2014 Secretariat Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
- 2013 Georgetown Spirit Award
- 2012 America's Top Doctors
- 2010 Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Professional Society Memberships
- American Academy of Ophthalmology
- Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
- Washington, DC, Metropolitan Ophthalmology Society
- Past President, Washington Academy of Ophthalmology
- Chairman, DC Eye MD PAC
- Examiner, American Board of Ophthalmology
- Board Member, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
Clinical areas of focus
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Transplantation
- Eye Disease Treatment
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Intracapsular Cataract Surgery
- Multifocal Contact Lens Explantation
- Nasopharyngitis
- Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Cataract
- Choroid Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Corneal Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Posterior Segment Of Eye
- Corneal Scarring
- Ear Foreign Body
- Episcleritis
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eye And Orbit Injury
- Eyelid Disorders
- Herpes
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Intraocular Inflammation
- Intraoperative And Postprocedural Complications Of Eye
- Iris Disorders
- Keratitis
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Lens Dislocation
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Eye And Adnexa
- Nasopharyngitis
- Optic Nerve Disorders
- Orbit Disorders
- Paralytic Strabismus
- Postprocedural States
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Retinal Disease
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vision Disturbances
- Vitreous Body Disorders
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Amniotic Membrane Transplantation
- Artificial Tear Therapy
- Autorefraction
- Autorefraction With Implantable Contact Lens
- Capsulotomy
- Cauterization With Dry Eye Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Chalazion Excision
- Ciliary Sulcus Intraocular Lens Implantation
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Corneal Aberrometry
- Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking
- Corneal Cross-Linking For Keratoconus
- Corneal Cross-Linking With Riboflavin
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Corneal Ring Implant
- Corneal Transplantation
- Cortical Mapping
- Cover Test
- Diabetic Retinopathy Prevention
- Diode Laser Photocoagulation
- Distichiasis Treatment
- Electrodesiccation And Curettage
- Entropion Repair With Graft
- Entropion Treatment
- Enucleation
- Epi-Lasik
- Eye Disease Treatment
- Eye Socket Surgery
- Flash Electroretinography
- Forequarter Amputation
- Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
- Frequency Doubling Technology
- Fundus Autofluorescence
- Fundus Photography
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gonioscope
- Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
- Hybrid Contact Lenses
- Hyperopia Correction
- Intermittent Exotropia Treatment
- Intracapsular Cataract Surgery
- Intraocular Lens For Presbyopia Correction
- Iol Exchange
- Iris Prosthesis Removal
- Iris Repair
- Iris Tattooing
- Keratoprosthesis With Corneal Transplant
- Laser Retinopexy
- Lasik
- Lid Margin Repair
- Ltk For Hyperopia
- Macular Hole Repair With Vitrectomy
- Macular Hole Surgery
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Monovision Lasik With Laser
- Multifocal Contact Lens Explantation
- Nasal Septal Button Placement
- Octopus Perimetry
- Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography
- Ocular Inflammation Treatment
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Orthokeratology With Corneal Reshaping
- Peyronie's Disease
- Phacoemulsification
- Phototherapeutic Keratectomy
- Pigmented Lesion Removal
- Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty
- Posterior Vitreous Detachment Treatment
- Presbylasik
- Prk For Myopia
- Pterygium Surgery With Graft
- Ptosis Repair
- Pupilloplasty
- Refractive Implant Surgery
- Refractive Lens Exchange For Myopia
- Retinal Detachment Repair With Scleral Buckle
- Retinal Vein Occlusion Treatment
- Riboflavin Uv-A Cross-Linking
- Scheimpflug Camera
- Scleral Depression
- Skin Allergy Testing
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Socket Reconstruction
- Somatosensory Evoked Potentials
- Specular Microscopy
- Tonometry
- Trabeculotomy
- Trichiasis Treatment
- Ultrasonography
- Uveitic Glaucoma Treatment
- Uveitis Treatment With Vitrectomy
- Vestibular Testing
- Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Treatment
- Vitiligo Treatment
- Wavefront Analysis
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
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE East Prime
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Network OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna HMO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
Fellowship: Georgetown University (1989)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1988)
Internship: Greater Baltimore Medical Center (1985)
Graduate: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1984)
Awards
- 2023 Professional Service Award, Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington
- 2022 Certificate of Appreciation, American Board of Ophthalmology
- 2014-2022 Top Doctor, Washingtonian Magazine