Stephanie Schwalm Jacobs, MD| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Stephanie Jacobs, MD is a board certified cardiologist, who has been named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, based on outstanding professional achievement.
She specializes in non-invasive cardiology, which includes consultation, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. She also has specialty training in pregnancy-related cardiovascular disease. Women are waiting longer to have children, and thus can have a cardiac history at the time of pregnancy, or have new symptoms or conditions for which cardiovascular testing and evaluation can be helpful to both the mother and baby. Dr. Jacobs particularly enjoys seeing patients in this demographic. She also enjoys educating the public about cardiovascular disease via community events and was featured in a 2012 episode of Doc Talks.
Dr. Jacobs has practiced medicine in the Annapolis area since 2005, along with her husband Dr. Lawrence Jacobs, also of MedStar Cardiology Associates. Together they have five children. She’s very active in the Annapolis community and can frequently be spotted at children’s activities, local restaurants or enjoying the Severn River. She enjoys running, biking, swimming, paddle boarding, and kayaking.
Dr. Jacobs is an extremely thorough and passionate care provider. She strongly believes in patient education and encourages her patients to play an integral role in their treatment plans. She promotes healthy living and quality of life as a patient's primary goal, uses evidenced based medicine wherever possible, and brings an undergraduate background of chemical engineering to problem solving, imaging, and treatment.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Event Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
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 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
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chagas' Disease
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- 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 Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- 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
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiovascular Health And Wellness
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Treatment
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pre-Participation Sports Screening
- Preventive Cardiology
- Renal Artery Stenting
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- 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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Student Resources
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Passport
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Direct
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-PPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
Education
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospitals (2004)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2001)
Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1998)