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