Stephanie Schwalm Jacobs, MD| Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease | 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 Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Navigate
- IH-Open POS II
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Student Resources
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice POS II
- IH-EPO Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HighMark
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship Program: University of Chicago Hospitals (2004)
Residency Program: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2001)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1998)