Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | MedStar Health
About me
Lawrence D. Jacobs, MD is board certified in cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. He has been named a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, based on outstanding professional achievement.
His interests include hypertension, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, heart failure, preventative cardiology, heart valve disorders, nuclear stress testing, echocardiography, preoperative evaluations, transesophageal echocardiography, vascular disease, arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation.
His primary focus is the medical therapy of various cardiovascular disorders. This starts with prevention through healthy lifestyle recommendations and medications, when necessary. He strives to efficiently diagnose and treat patients’ symptoms, using proven, evidence-based approaches.
Dr. Jacobs’ feels it is imperative to treat the patient and not just the disease. He aims to educate patients while improving their health, because patients who understand their disease will have less anxiety and are far more likely to succeed in becoming and remaining healthy in the long run.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Electrocardiogram
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- 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 Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmia
- 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
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Claudication
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- 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
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyslipidemia
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- 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
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- 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
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Fever
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Atresia
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wide Qrs Complex Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-POS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Sentara Health
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst NASCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Fund PPO
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicare Direct
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: University of Chicago Hospitals (2004)
Residency Program: University of Pennsylvania (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1998)