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Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology
Languages: English
844-304-5349
About me
Kenneth Lee, MD, is a general consultative cardiologist in private practice and Facility Managing Director at the Lafayette Center Office for MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. He specializes in seeing patients who are at risk of cardiovascular disease in addition to individuals who have been diagnosed with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cardiac rhythm disturbances, heart failure, and coronary artery disease, among other cardiovascular conditions. He takes special interest in the prevention and treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
Prior to joining MedStar Health, Dr. Lee performed complex procedures like angioplasties and cardiac catheritizations for more than 35 years in his private practice. Now, he is passionate about helping patients understand their role in their overall health and cardiovascular health and how they can prevent the development of certain cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Lee focuses on a partnership approach with each patient and his/her family that stresses the prevention of cardiovascular disease by being proactive regarding cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, and smoking, in addition to the management of ongoing cardiovascular issues.
After receiving his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Dr. Lee went on to complete an internal medicine internship with the Portsmouth Naval Regional Medical Center. He then completed a residency in internal medicine with Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Following this training, he served as White House Physician to President Ronald Reagan.
Dr. Lee served as regimental surgeon with the U.S. Marines in Okinawa, Japan, before continuing his training in cardiology. Upon his return, he completed a general cardiology fellowship and a specialty fellowship in interventional cardiology at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Lee has been recognized for his excellence in patient care and has been named ‘Top Doctor’ by the Washingtonian magazine and Washington Checkbook magazine for the past 20 years.
Philosophy of Care
“There’s no one rigid approach to healthcare management -- each treatment plan has to be individualized in order to achieve the best results for each patient. My philosophy is to work with my patients to tailor treatments to their specific needs, as opposed to having them fit into a mold or a guideline of treatment.
“I take pride in my ability to explain medical terminology in a way that eliminates intimidation and helps patients obtain a clear understanding of their condition and their treatment options. It’s important to me that my patients feel as though they can approach me with questions and that they are part of the decision-making process regarding treatment, rather than feeling they are having a decision dictated to them.
“I’m fully accessible to referring physicians and do my best to communicate results as soon as I have them available.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Electrocardiogram
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Cardiac Chambers And Connections
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Disease
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Absolute Quantitation Of Myocardial Blood Flow
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Fractional Flow Reserve
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) Ablation
- Syncope Treatment
- 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
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- IH-POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (1990)
Residency: Walter Reed National Medical Center GME (1984)
Internship: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (1980)
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (1979)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025