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
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- OA Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- CIGNA PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Columbia University Irving Medical Center (2010)
Residency: George Washington University Hospital (2009)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2007)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2005)
Internship: St. Vincent's Hospital & Medical Center (2003)
Medical School: New York Medical College (2002)
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara (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/