About me
Dr. Sung Woo Lee, MD, is the Director of the Electrophysiology Service at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, the Research Lead for Electrophysiology at the MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network, and an associate professor at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Medical School. As a physician specializing in cardiac electrophysiology, Dr. Lee treats patients with a full range of heart rhythm problems, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation.
For patients with arrhythmia, Dr. Lee’s treatment approach is a patient focused comprehensive approach from prevention and risk factor modification to interventional procedures including catheter based ablations to destroy abnormal heart tissues that are responsible for rhythm problems and implantation of heart rhythm devices, including pacemakers and defibrillators.
Dr. Lee’s primary research interest is improving the treatment of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common problem he sees in clinical practice. He is currently exploring ways to enhance the success rate of the ablation procedure using alternative and novel approaches using the currently available devices and new investigational devices. Dr. Lee is working on a number of national, multicenter clinical trials.
After receiving his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Dr. Lee went on to complete an internal medicine residency at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Lee spent three years at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a research fellow, where he conducted research on molecular biology and gene therapy for treating cardiovascular disease. Dr. Lee, then, continued his medical training with a cardiology fellowship and electrophysiology subspecialty fellowship at George Washington University Hospital. Dr. Lee also spent ten years as a faculty member at George Washington Medical School, where he was the director of cardiac electrophysiology program. Dr. Lee also has been involved in training the cardiac electrophysiology fellows for over twenty years.
“I believe that well informed patients who are involved in their care have the best outcome. I work with my patients and their families. I value their opinions and want them to feel very comfortable in asking questions. I want to deliver the best available state-of-the-art clinical care in a compassionate and personalized way.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Heart Block
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Fast Heart Rate
- Heart Block
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator Maintenance
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Complications
Procedures I perform
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome Treatment
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
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Navigate
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Open HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- IH-PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1996)
Fellowship: George Washington University School of Medicine (1995)
Fellowship: National Heart (1993)
Residency: University of Maryland Medical System (1989)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (1986)