Sung W. Lee, MD| Electrophysiology | MedStar Health
Sung W. Lee

Sung W. Lee, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (1200 reviews)

Specialties: Electrophysiology

Languages: Korean, English

301-877-5680

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
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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
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Practice locations

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7501 Surratts Road
Suite 306
Clinton, MD, 20735

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1733 Howell Road
Hagerstown, MD, 21740

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7503 Surratts Road
Clinton, MD, 20735

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10 Saint Patricks Drive
Waldorf, MD, 20603

703-208-7257

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11915 Georgia Avenue
Wheaton, MD, 20902

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163 Thomas Johnson Drive
Suite E
Frederick, MD, 21702

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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.

    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)

      Cigna Choice Fund PPO

      Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus

      Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)

      Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)

      Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)

      Cigna POS/Network POS

      Cigna HMO Open Access

      Cigna Network Open Access

      Cigna PPO and PPO Plus

      Cigna EPO

      Cigna Preferred Medicare

      Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |

      Cigna Indemnity

      Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

    • Tricare East Prime

      Tricare East Select

      Tricare for Life East

      Tricare Reserve Select

    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network

      Aetna Student Health Insurance

      Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus

      Innovation Health: Network Only Plus

      Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)

      Innovation Health: Open POS II

      Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)

      Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA

      Innovation Health: Open POS Plus

      Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)

      Aetna HMO

      Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA

      Innovation Health: POS Plus

      Aetna Open Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II

      Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans

      Aetna Managed Choice (POS)

      Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)

      Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA

      Innovation Health: Indemnity

      Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus

      Innovation Health: PPO

      Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)

      Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus

      Innovation Health: POS

    • United Choice Plus

      I-SNP

      United Select Plus (POS)

      United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia

      United Choice

      UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans

      United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program

      United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP

      United Mamsi Life & Health

      United Group Medicare Advantage Plans

      United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)

      United Core Essential (HMO)

      D-SNP)

      United AARP Medicare Complete

      United Golden Rule

      United Select HMO - EPO/NPP

      United Erickson Advantage Plans

      United Student Resources

      United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose

      United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)

      United MD IPA (HMO)

      United Navigate

      United Optimum Choice

      United MD IPA Preferred (POS)

    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO

      Carefirst BlueChoice HMO

      CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced

      Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)

      CareFirst NASCO

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)

      HealthyBlue PPO

      Carefirst EPO

      CareFirst MedStar Select PPO

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)

      CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage

      Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access

      Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)

      CareFirst Administrators

      Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access

      CareFirst MedStar PPO

      Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)

      CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)

      CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity

      CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO

    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families

      AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance

    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families

      MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance

      MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice

    • WellPoint Maryland

    • HumanaChoice PPO

      HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO

    • Police and Fire Clinic

    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)

    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service

    • Virginia Premier

      Kaiser Flexible Choice

      Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member

      Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO

      Kaiser Select-Added Choice

      Kaiser Signature

      Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice

      Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select

      Kaiser Select

      Kaiser Medicare Plus

    • Medicaid - Virginia

      Medicaid - Maryland

      Medicaid - District of Columbia

    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families

      Amerigroup DC Alliance

      WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice

    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)

    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice

      Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)

    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)

    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO

      First Health PPO

      Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO

      Coventry Health Care of Virginia

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)

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Oct 28, 2024

    Very thorough, courteous & respectful.

  • Oct 25, 2024

    Excellent experience

  • Oct 24, 2024

    Excellent treatment by the DR and NP