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
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE East Select
- Sentara Health
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
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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