About me
Dr. Jay Aaron Mazel, MD, is a cardiac electrophysiologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, as well as the previous Director of the Electrophysiology Lab at Washington Hospital Center. He focuses on treating patients with a range of cardiac conditions, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, bradycardia, and syncope.
To treat these conditions, Dr. Mazel commonly performs ablations for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia as well as implantation of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators. Working with the latest technology, he also specializes in the implantation of a leadless pacemaker for bradycardia, as well as performing complex laser lead extractions and complex atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia operations.
Dr. Mazel’s clinical interests center on atrial fibrillation, including learning new techniques and approaches to improving the quality of life for patients with atrial fibrillation and curing the condition. In his practice, he is passionate about identifying people whom he can protect from sudden cardiac death by choosing the correct preventive medications and treatments.
After receiving his medical degree at the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center-Brooklyn, Dr. Mazel went on to complete his internal medicine residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Following a cardiology fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, he finalized his subspecialty training in electrophysiology at Yale New Haven Hospital. In 2000, he was the winner of the American College of Cardiology Young Investigators Award for his research on congenital complete heart block.
Philosophy of Care
“I believe that education is the first step towards the best possible treatment. The more my patients understand about their conditions, the more empowered they are to make the best decisions for themselves and to follow through with the therapies. I like to spend a lot of time helping my patients understand their conditions and treatment options. I love what I do, and I love the dramatic changes to people’s lives that I’ve been able to make.”
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
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Golden Rule
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Virginia Premier
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna EPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Carefirst EPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Choice Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Tricare for Life East
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Tricare East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Select
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- I-SNP
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Navigate
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Yale-New Haven Hospital (2000)
Residency: SUNY Downstate (1998)
Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1995)
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (1992)