Yvonne D. Espada MD

Yvonne D. Espada, MD, specializes in specializes in Cardiology. Dr. Espada is a hospitalist at MedStar Heart Institute. In addition to her responsibilities at the Heart Institute, Dr. Espada volunteers at Mercy Clinic in Germantown, Md.

Clinical Expertise

• Cardiology

Practice Focus

• Cardiovascular Disease

Phone

• 202-877-6279

Education

• MD, Juan N. Corpas School of Medicine, Bogota, Colombia, 1978—1983
• Externship (Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Internal Medicine), MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., 1988—1989

Residency

• Surgery, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., 1989—1992
• Internal Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., 1992—1995, with elective program in Managed Care at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Fellowship

• Cardiovascular Disease, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., 1995—1998

Credentialed Areas

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases

Honors, Awards & Society Memberships

• American College of Cardiology
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
• Texas Medical Society

Additional Training, Education & Research

• Dr. Espada has a nuclear license to perform nuclear stress tests.
• Dr. Espada has additional training and experience in 2-D echocardiogram, preventive cardiology and women’s health.
• Dr. Espada also received additional education on clinical cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging at Harvard Medical School.