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