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
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Crisis
- Adrenal Gland Disorders (E.G. CUSHING'S SYNDROME, PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA)
- Adrenal Tumor
- Adrenogenital Disorders
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bone Density Disorder
- Breast Disorders
- 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
- Multiple Myeloma Of The Spine
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Orbit Disorders
- Osteochondropathies
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Dysfunction
- Parathyroid Disorders
- Personal History Of Medical Treatment
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polyglandular Dysfunction
- Postprocedural Complications
- Presence Of Functional Implants
- Proteinuria
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- 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 Level Testing
- Adrenal Hormone Regulation
- Adrenal Insufficiency Treatment
- Adrenal Treatment
- Adrenal Venous Sampling
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Enterectomy
- Fallopian Tube Removal
- Fine-Needle Aspiration Of Thyroid Nodule
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastric Surgery
- 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
- Insulin Tolerance Test
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Lobectomy
- 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
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- POS OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Network OA
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
Education
Board Certification: ,
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.