About me
Michael Lee, MD, is a non-invasive cardiologist at MedStar Health at Lafayette Centre and MedStar Health at McLean. Dr. Lee is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and treats cardiac conditions such as coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure, and valvular disease.
Dr. Lee focuses primarily on treating and managing heart disease by interpreting cardiac studies (e.g., echocardiograms and various stress test modalities) and non-invasive vascular studies (e.g., carotid duplex scans, aortic duplex imaging, ABI’s, renal artery duplex scans, lower extremity arterial and venous duplex studies). Once he has thoroughly investigated his patient’s symptoms, he then collaborates with them to develop a health care plan that aligns with their lifestyle and health goals.
Dr. Lee believes that early detection of heart disease and atherosclerosis is vital to improving overall outcomes. To this end, Dr. Lee actively promotes early screening and heart health education.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT). Dr. Lee has been chosen by his peers as one of Washington D.C.’s best doctors every year since 2019. His name appears on the Washingtonian’s Top Doctors list.
Dr. Lee received his medical degree from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. He completed his residency and a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital, where he received training on non-invasive vascular imaging.
Dr. Lee is happily married with four kids. When he is not practicing medicine, he is at home helping his children do their homework, or participating in the myriad of activities his children are involved in.
Philosophy of care
“I believe in listening to patients and thoroughly investigating their symptoms before developing a treatment plan that is appropriate for them and their lives. Patients and physicians should be on the same team, working together to improve the patient’s health. Everyone is different; not everybody is interested in pursuing the same pathways in regard to diagnosis, treatment, or medications. That is why I believe in working with patients to come up with a treatment plan that aligns to their philosophies and their health goals.”
“When it comes to working with referring providers, I believe that primary care providers are the cornerstone of care for patients. I always strive to have clear and concise communication with my patients' primary care providers, because at the end of the day they are the ones who are putting all the pieces together for them.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Carotid Artery Disease Monitoring
- Coronary Artery Disease
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Management
- Preventive Cardiology
- 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
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- 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 Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shortness Of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Carotid Artery Disease Monitoring
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Electrocardiogram
- Heart Failure Treatment
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Management
- Hypertension Treatment
- Myocardial Infarction Treatment
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Preventive Cardiology
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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1133 21st Street Northwest
Suite 700
Washington, DC, 20036
18109 Prince Philip Dr
Ste 225
Olney, MD, 20832
6410 Rockledge Drive
Suite 401
Bethesda, MD, 20817
miles away
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Administrators
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Navigate
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- OA Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- POS OA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester (2007)
Fellowship: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester (2006)
Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester (2002)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1999)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025