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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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7501 Surratts Rd
Ste 304
Clinton, MD, 20735
1733 Howell Rd
Hagerstown, MD, 21742
11915 Georgia Ave
Wheaton, MD, 20902
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Optimum Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- POS OA
- Sentara Health
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UHC Passport
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Fund PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Medicare FFS
- United Student Resources
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
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)