Jennifer K. Jantz, MD
Cardiology

About
Personal Statement
Bringing state-of-the-art cardiac care to each and every patient is a passion and a privilege.
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular Disease
Expertise
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Heart Valve Disease
- Novel Echocardiograhpic Techniques Including 3D Assessment and Speckle Tracking
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Stress Echocardiography
Biography
Jennifer Jantz, M.D. joined the Cardiology Division at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College as a full-time faculty member in February 2019. Her practice focuses on transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography for valvular heart disease. The transesophageal images that she produces and interprets guide the placement of therapeutic devices such as MitraClips and transcatheter aortic valves.
Originally from Brentwood, TN, Dr. Jantz received her undergraduate degree in Early Modern British History from the University of Chicago. She graduated with honors from the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Jantz completed her internship, residency and served an additional year as Chief Resident in the Yale School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency program. After completing her general cardiology fellowship at Warren Alpert Brown Medical School, she stayed on for an additional year of training in preventive cardiology. Dr. Jantz concluded her training with a fellowship in Interventional Echocardiography at Columbia.
Before coming to Cornell, Dr. Jantz practiced at Hartford Hospital, where she was Director of Interventional Echocardiography. Her work with the Hartford Hospital Cardiology Fellowship program earned her the outstanding teaching award.
Dr. Jantz is board certified in general cardiology and echocardiography.
Research
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
- National Board of Echocardiography
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Assistant Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
Education and Training
- M.D., East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, 2008
- B.A., University of Chicago, 2002
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- AgeWell New York
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem Select Care
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Connection
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
- WorldWide Medical
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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No External Relationships Reported