About me
Estelle Darlyse Jean, MD, is a board-certified non-invasive cardiologist with MedStar Cardiology Associates at MedStar Heart & Vascular Insititue. She is also responsible for representing and leading the women’s heart disease initiative at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center’s Women’s Health Program. Dr. Jean treats a full spectrum of cardiac disorders, with a primary focus on preventative interventions, cardiac sarcoid, women’s cardiology, and pregnancy-related cardiovascular conditions. As part of her specialization in cardiology for pregnant female patients, Dr. Jean works closely with obstetricians to manage cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and preeclampsia during pregnancy.
The most common procedures performed by Dr. Jean include transesophageal echocardiograms, direct current cardioversions, electrocardiograms, and echocardiograms. She interprets these tests alongside a full range of exercise treadmill stress tests, stress echocardiograms, nuclear stress tests, event monitors, Holter monitors, and vascular studies (including carotid ultrasounds, abdominal ultrasounds, lower arterial duplex ultrasounds) in order to understand her patient’s current condition and to provide an accurate diagnosis.
Dr. Jean’s clinical and research interests focus on prevention and heart disease in women. She believes strongly in community-based medicine and improving health in the community through education, something she tries to accomplish through her professional Facebook page where she posts articles and updates on cardiovascular health, cardiovascular diseases, and facilitating interaction with her patients. Within the hospital, she also participates in discussions dealing with early screening, prevention, and women’s health.
Dr. Jean received her medical degree from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, followed by a residency program in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She then completed a joint fellowship program in cardiology at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Philosophy of Care
“I believe in patient centered care, always. This means that as a physician, I include patients at the center of the decision-making process -- educating them, informing them of their options, and recommending the best available solutions. It’s important to me to always maintain this emphasis on education and a team-based approach to improving cardiovascular outcomes.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angiogram
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardioversion
- Holter Monitoring
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Disorders
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Heart Valve Defects
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Veins
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Pulmonary Vessel Disease
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Heart Diseases
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty And Stenting
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Atrial Appendage Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Ultrasonography
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Renal Artery Denervation
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Fibrillation Treatment
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
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
- HighMark
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2013)
Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (2009)
Medical School: University Of Medicine & Dentistry Of New Jersey (2006)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
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