Jean M. Weigert, M.D.

Expert Publications

• Quantitative computed tomography of spine: comparison of three-dimensional and two-dimensional imaging approaches in clinical practice.
• Osteoporosis in older men and women.
• Measuring bone mineral density: let me count the ways! Flat-panel volumetric CT: another new tool!
• The Connecticut Experiment; The Third Installment: 4 Years of Screening Women with Dense Breasts with Bilateral Ultrasound.
• Corrosive substance ingestion: a review.
• The relation between obesity and testosterone-estradiol binding globulin levels
• QCT, the most accurate method of measuring bone mineral density?

Media Releases

Get to know Radiologist Dr. Jean M. Weigert, who serves patients in East Hartford, Connecticut.

A prominent radiologist, Dr. Weigert is in practice at Jefferson Radiology, located in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Established in 1963, Jefferson Radiology is proud to be the largest radiology practice group in Connecticut. It strives to provide world-class radiological care in a warm, friendly environment. With nine imaging centers in central Connecticut and affiliations with eight regional hospitals, it offers a breadth of services and a level of diagnostic and therapeutic radiology expertise unparalleled in the region.

Holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular Biology from Wellesley College, Dr. Weigert graduated with her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical Center in 1980. She went on to complete her internship at the Overlook Hospital in 1981, followed by her residency in diagnostic radiology and her fellowship in abdominal imaging at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1984 and 1985, respectively.

A Fellow of the American College of Radiology as well as a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging, she  attained board certification in radiology through the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in 1984. The ABR is a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Professionally, Dr. Weigert is immediate past-chair of the Accreditation Committee for Mammography and a Reviewer for  ACR Accreditation in Mammography and Stereotactic Biopsies . She is a member of the Radiological Society of Connecticut, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Radiological Society of North America, and the American Association of Women Radiologists. 

Radiology refers to the field of medicine that uses non-invasive imaging scans to diagnose a patient. A radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options. Dr Weigert has expertise in the field of Breast Imaging.

Among her most notable achievements, Dr Weigert has been the recipient of the Hartford Business Journal Healthcare Heroes – Physician of the Year Award (2014), Are You Dense, Inc. Champion of “Exposing the Secret” Award (2012), and the Hartford Business Journal Healthcare Heroes – Innovator in Medicine Award (2009).

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