About me
Jean Y. Park, MD is an endocrinologist at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and a practicing physician with MedStar Health Primary Care at MedStar Good Samaritan since 2007. Dr. Park has a special interest in treating diabetes, thyroid disorders, adrenal disorders and pituitary diseases of patients 18 years of age and older.
Dr. Park has been awarded Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and American Diabetes Association Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP). Clinicians who achieve DRP Recognition are part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for its skill in providing the highest level of diabetes care.
Dr. Park has a role in clinical and research aspects of diabetes, diabetes related conditions, obesity and prediabetes. Her research focuses on optimal treatments for diabetes and prediabetes.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Excess Treatment
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Disorder Management
- Pituitary Tumor Management
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Cushing Syndrome
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Pancreatic Internal Secretion
- Disorders Of Pituitary Gland
- Disorders Of Thyroid
- Drug Or Chemical Induced Diabetes Mellitus
- Endocrine Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gestational Diabetes
- Grave's Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- High Cholesterol
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperfunction Of Pituitary Gland
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrichosis
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Insulin Resistance
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Male Hypogonadism
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Proteinuria
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroid Storm
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Vitamin Deficiency
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Cancer Treatment
- Adrenal Disorder Treatment
- Adrenal Gland Surgery
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Enterectomy
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Glucose Control Management
- Growth Hormone Deficiency Treatment
- Growth Hormone Excess Treatment
- Growth Hormone Level Monitoring
- Growth Hormone Management
- Growth Hormone Screening
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test
- Growth Hormone Suppression Test
- Growth Hormone Therapy Management
- Growth Hormone Treatment Follow-Up
- Hormone Imbalance Treatment
- Hormone Level Regulation
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Management
- Insulin Resistance Treatment
- Parathyroid Cancer Treatment
- Parathyroid Disease Management
- Parathyroid Disorder Management
- Parathyroid Disorder Treatment
- Parathyroid Tumor Surgery
- Pioglitazone Therapy
- Pituitary Apoplexy Treatment
- Pituitary Cancer Treatment
- Pituitary Disorder Treatment
- Pituitary Treatment Follow-Up
- Pituitary Tumor Embolization
- Pituitary Tumor Management
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Testicular Ultrasound
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Cancer Management
- Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Thyroid Disease Management
- Thyroid Disease Treatment
- Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Ablation
- Thyroid Storm Treatment
- Thyroid Treatment
- Thyroid Treatment Follow-Up
- Thyroidectomy
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
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Network OA
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2004)
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2001)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Pittas AG, Dawson-Hughes B, Sheehan P, Ware JH, Knowler WC, Aroda VR, Brodsky I, Ceglia L, Chadha C, Chatterjee R, Desouza C, Dolor R, Foreyt J, Fuss P, Ghazi A, Hsia DS, Johnson KC, Kashyap SR, Kim S, LeBlanc ES, Lewis MR, Liao E, Neff LM, Nelson J, O'Neil P, Park J, Peters A, Phillips LS, Pratley R, Raskin P, Rasouli N, Robbins D, Rosen C, Vickery EM, Staten M; D2d Research Group. Vitamin D Supplementation and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2019 Aug 8;381(6):520-530.
Kuhn, A, Park JY, Ghazi A, Aroda V. Intensifying Treatment Beyond Monotherapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Where Do Newer Therapies Fit? Current Cardiology Reports. (2017) 19: 25.
Park JY, Chong AY, Cochran EK, Kleiner DE, Haller MJ, Schatz DA, Gorden P. Type 1 diabetes associated with acquired generalized lipodystrophy and insulin resistance: the effect of long-term leptin therapy. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2008;93(1):26-31.
Guettier JM, Park JY, Cochran EK, Poitou C, Basdevant A, Meier M, Clément K, Magré J, Gorden P. Leptin therapy for partial lipodystrophy linked to a PPAR-gamma mutation. Clinical Endocrinology (Oxf). 2008;68(4):547-54.
Park JY, Javor ED, Cochran EK, DePaoli AM, Gorden P. Long-term efficacy of leptin replacement in patients with Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy. Metabolism, 2007; 56(4):508-16.
Park JY, Gavrilova O, Gorden P. The clinical utility of leptin therapy in metabolic dysfunction. Minerva Endocrinologica. 2006;31(2):125-31.
Gorden P, Park, JY. The clinical efficacy of the adipocyte-derived hormone leptin in metabolic diseases. Archives of Biochemistry and Physiology, 2006; 112(2):114-8.