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
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- 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 Cachexia
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Complications
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- 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
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Defibrillator Threshold Testing
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardioversion
- Electrophysiology Study
- Electrophysiology Study For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Endometrial Extraction
- Event Monitoring
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Holter Monitoring
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Pacemaker Lead Replacement
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Temporary Transcutaneous Pacing
- Tilt Table Test
- 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
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Student Resources
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II
- HighMark
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
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)