Jennifer Rebecca Brown, MD| Structural Heart Disease Cardiology, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Jennifer R Brown is board certified in cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. She specializes in congestive heart failure, cardio-oncology, pulmonary arterial hypertension, women’s heart health and preventive cardiology.
Dr. Brown’s main focus is helping patients improve their quality of life. For patients with heart failure, this primarily means improving symptoms and staying out of the hospital. Her office hours allow for frequent office visits as well as urgent visits if needed. She also works closely with local oncology groups to provide the best preventive cardiac care for patients receiving chemotherapy and radiation that can be toxic to the heart. Dr. Brown has a particular interest in pulmonary hypertension and optimizing the care of this very special population. Lastly, she spends time counseling every patient on the importance of a heart-healthy diet and healthy lifestyle, as she truly believes that nutrition is the best medicine. She will help you reduce your cardiac risk factors with dietary changes that will hopefully allow less rather than more medication.
Dr. Brown works intimately with each patient and family to determine the right treatment plan, knowing that every patient has a unique story.
Clinical areas of focus
- Angiogram
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Infarction
- Palpitations
- Stress Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- 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 (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrioventricular Block
- Benign Neoplasm Of Intrathoracic Organs
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiac Prosthetic Device Malfunction
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Device Complications
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Shock
- Cardiac Sudden Death
- Cardiac Transplant Rejection
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Carotid Artery Occlusion
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Central Sleep Apnea
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cholesterol Disorders
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Claudication
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of The Puerperium
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Congenital Malformations Of Trachea And Bronchus
- Cor Pulmonale
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Artery Spasm
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Transplant Failure
- High Blood Pressure
- Hodgkin Disease
- Hypertension
- Hypertension Crisis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypokalemia
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocarditis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Pacemaker Infection
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pleural Effusion
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Presence Of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Tachycardia
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Thyrotoxicosis And Heart Disease
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Viral Diseases
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation Therapy
- Amyloidosis Treatment
- Angiogram
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Automated External Defibrillator
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Ablation For Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cardiac Amyloidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Biopsy
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis Treatment
- Cardiac Tamponade Treatment
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Test
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Cough Management
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Disease Management
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Device Implantation For Heart Failure
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Event Monitoring
- Exercise Stress Test
- Extended Ecg Analysis
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Failure Management
- Heart Failure Treatment
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Rhythm Monitoring
- Heart Transplant
- High Cholesterol Management
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Placement
- Inotropic Therapy
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Palpitation Treatment
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Preventive Cardiology
- Prostate Injury Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Subcutaneous Cardiac Rhythm Monitor System Evaluation
- Syncope Treatment
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Assist Device
- 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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Choice POS II
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- HighMark
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Beech Street PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
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Education
Board Certification: ,
Fellowship Program: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (2014)
Fellowship Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2012)
Residency Program: University of Maryland Medical Center (2009)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2006)