Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD| General Surgery, Breast Surgery | MedStar Health
Carlos Francisco Espinel, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: General Surgery, Breast Surgery
Languages: English, Spanish
301-774-8963
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 Administrators
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Network OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
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
News and publications
https://www.washingtonian.com/best/doctors/search/awards/2020%20Top%20Doctor/