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
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Heart Racing
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Pacemaker
- Palpitations
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Tachycardia
- Watchman Device Implantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Anomalous Atrioventricular Excitation
- Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
- Arrhythmias In Adults With Congenital Heart Diseases
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Block
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia
- Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Brugada Syndrome
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Channelopathies
- Cardiac Conduction Defects
- Cardiac Device Infection
- Cardiac Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Complete Atrioventricular Block
- Complex Arrhythmia
- Conduction Defects
- Familial Arrhythmias
- Family History Of Sudden Cardiac Death
- First Degree Heart Block
- Heart Racing
- Lead Malfunction
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Long Qt Syndrome
- Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pacemaker Malfunction
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Tachycardia
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Pre Excitation Syndrome
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Beats
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presyncope
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Short Qt Syndrome
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction
- Sinus Node Dysfunction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Bradycardia Syndrome
- Trifascicular Block
- Type 1 Second Degree Heart Block
- Type 2 Second Degree Heart Block
- Vasovagal Syncope
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- 4D Flow Mri
- Ablation Arrhythmogenic Focus
- Ablation Av Node
- Ablation For Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Cryoablation
- Atrial Fibrillation Radiofrequency Ablation
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM)
- Cardiac Device Implant
- Cardiac Devices
- Cardiac Implantable Device Replacement
- Cardiac Mapping
- Cardioversion
- Convergent Procedure
- Defibrillator Malfunction
- Holter Monitor
- Implantable Cardiac Monitor Procedure
- Implantable Defibrillator
- Intracardiac Catheter Ablation
- Intravenous Lead Extraction
- Lariat Procedure
- Laser Lead Extraction
- Lead Extraction
- Loop Recorder
- Pacemaker
- Pacemaker And Icd Interrogation
- Pacemaker Placement
- Pulmonary Vein Isolation
- Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
- Remote Cardiac Device Monitoring
- Replacement Of Defibrillator
- Resynchronization Therapy
- Tilt Table Test
- Transvenous Lead Extraction
- Watchman Device Implantation
- Wearable Defibrillator
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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Tricare East Prime
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Choice Plus
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- I-SNP
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Carefirst EPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Virginia Premier
- Medicaid - Virginia
- United Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Kaiser Signature
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- D-SNP)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- Cigna EPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Student Resources
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Tricare East Select
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Innovation Health: PPO
- United Navigate
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna Indemnity
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare for Life East
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellowship Program: George Washington University Hospital (1996)
Fellowship Program: George Washington University Hospital (1995)
Residency Program: University of Maryland School of Medicine (1989)
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (1989)
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (1986)