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