Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD| General Surgery, Breast Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Francisco Espinel is a board-certified general surgeon at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center with over 10 years of experience in general, breast and acute care surgery. Growing up in the D.C. metropolitan area, he has deep ties to the community and enjoys taking care of patients from Maryland, DC and Virginia. He is a second generation physician who grew up learning medicine from his father, an accomplished Nephrologist and Cardiologist.
Dr. Espinel is an assistant professor of surgery at Georgetown University. He is committed to the education of medical students, residents, and staff.
At MedStar Montgomery Medical Center he is part of a diverse general surgery team who treat a wide range of general surgical issues from the simplest to most complex general surgery cases.
Dr. Espinel enjoys a wide variety of general surgery cases from robotic davinci, minimily invasive surgery and open surgery to small procedures done in the office setting.
Dr. Espinel completed high school at Gonzaga College High School and his undergraduate degree from Catholic University of America. He then attended medical school at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. He completed his general surgery residency at George Washington University and fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Enterectomy
- Incisional Hernia
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Ventral Hernia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acute Cholecystitis
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Anal Abscess
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Benign Tumor
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Inflammation
- Breast Lump
- Choledocholithiasis
- Chronic Appendicitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Colon Disease
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Crohn's Disease [Regional Enteritis]
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Digestive System Complications
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Appendix
- Diseases Of Stomach And Duodenum
- Dorsalgia
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Female Genital Tract Fistulae
- Femoral Hernia
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Hemorrhoids And Perianal Venous Thrombosis
- Incisional Hernia
- Intrathoracic Organ Injury
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Mammary Dysplasia
- Muscle Disorders
- Myocarditis
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Paralytic Ileus And Intestinal Obstruction
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peritoneum Disorders
- Pilar Cysts
- Pleural Disease
- Postprocedural States
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Spinal Stenosis
- Tendinous Disorders
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Vascular Disorders Of Intestine
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Appendix Resection
- Axillary Lymph Node Excision
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lesion Excision With Radiological Marker
- Cauterization Of Granulation Tissue
- Colectomy
- Da Vinci Gastrectomy
- Enterectomy
- Enterocele Repair
- Esophagectomy
- Excision Jejunum
- Excision Of Small Intestine
- Gallbladder Resection
- Gastrectomy
- Gastric Plication
- Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
- Gastrorrhaphy, Suture Of Perforated Duodenal Or Gastric Ulcer
- Gynecologic Laparotomy
- Heller Myotomy
- Hernia Repair
- Iliopopliteal Bypass
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Cholangiography
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Partial Colectomy
- Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
- Peritoneal Cavity Drainage
- Repair Of Anterior Abdominal Hernia
- Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
- Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping
- Sigmoid Colectomy
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Debridement
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Small Intestine Repair
- Splenectomy
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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Sentara Health
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst EPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Navigate
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Employee Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS II
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- POS OA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Basic
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA EPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Columbia University Irving Medical Center (2010)
Residency: George Washington University School of Medicine (2009)
Internship: New York Medical College (2003)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2002)
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara School Of Medicine (1999)
Awards
- Top Doctor Washingtonian Magazine: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Top Doctor Virginia Living Magazine: 2020
- Top Doctor Northern Virginia Magazine: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Hospital affiliations
Urgent care affiliations
News and publications
https://www.washingtonian.com/best/doctors/search/awards/2020%20Top%20Doctor/