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Practitioner Profile - Virginia Board of Medicine
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Carlos Hugo Espinel, MD
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LICENSE # 0101024326
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Issue Date: 2/8/1974
Expiration Date: 9/30/2024
Status:
Current Active
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- Publications
- Medicaid participation
- Actions
- Felony convictions
- Paid claims in the most recent ten years
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Disclaimer: Malpractice Information
When considering malpractice paid claims data, please keep in mind:
Some studies have shown little correlation between the existence of a malpractice paid claims history and the practitioner's competence to provide care.
Malpractice paid claims histories tend to vary by specialty. Some specialties are more likely than others to be the subject of litigation.
Some doctors work primarily with high-risk patients. These doctors may have malpractice paid claims histories that are higher than average because they specialize in cases or patients who are at very high risk for problems.
Settlement of a claim may occur for a variety of reasons, which do not necessarily reflect negatively on the professional competence or conduct of the practitioner. A payment in settlement of a medical malpractice action or claim should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.
The incident causing the malpractice paid claim may have happened years before a payment is finally made. Sometimes, it takes a long time for a malpractice lawsuit to move through the legal system.
Presentation of Required Data:
As of July 1, 2007, practitioners are required to report all paid claims over
$10,000 in the last 10 years. For doctors practicing less than 10 years, the data
covers their total years of practice.
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Primary Practice Address
Last Updated 9/27/2022
THE BLOOD PRESSURE CENTER, WASHINGTON
1715 North George Mason Drive
Suite 401
Arlington, VA 22205
Phone: 703-522-6908
Fax: 703-522-6918
Location Details
- Practitioner spends 75% of time at this location.
- Days that practitioner sees patients at this location:
Wed,Thur,Fri
- Translation services are available.
Type(s) of Translation Services Available:
Non-English language(s) spoken
- Non-English Languages spoken in Office
Italian
Spanish, Ctrl Am
Spanish, Mexican
Spanish, S. Am
- Non-English Languages spoken by Practitioner
Italian
Spanish
Spanish, Ctrl Am
Spanish, Mexican
Spanish, S. Am
Years in Active Clinical Practice
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Years in Active Clinical Practice Inside US/Canada:
50
Medicaid
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Does Not Participate in the Virginia Medicaid program
Is not accepting new Virginia Medicaid patients
Medicare
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Is a Medicare participating provider
Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Virginia Hospital Center - Arlington (admit)
Hospital Affiliations in States Other Than Virginia
Last Updated 9/28/2020
(Washington,DC) Georgetown University Hospital
(Washington,DC) Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric School
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Grad School: University of Caldas
State: Manizales
Country: Colombia
Year Completed: 1963
Medical, Osteopathic, or Podiatric Post Grad School
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Internal Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta,
Georgia
USA
Year Internship
Completed: 1965
Internal Medicine
Medical College of VA-Junior Assistant Resident
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 1968
Internal Medicine - Assistant Resident
Medical College of VA-Assistant Resident
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Residency
Completed: 1969
Cardiology & Respiratory Diseases
NIH Fellowship - Medical College of VA
Richmond,
VA
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1970
Hypertension & Kidney Diseases
Washington University School of Med. NIH Fellowship
St. Louis,
MO
USA
Year Fellowship
Completed: 1972
Board Certification
Recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties, Bureau of
Osteopathic Specialists
and Boards of Certification, the American Board of
Multiple Specialties in Podiatry, or Council on Podiatric Medical Education.
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Internal Medicine
Year of Initial Certifications:
1983Current Certification Expires:
indefinite
Self-Designated Practice Areas
Last Updated 9/28/2020
Preventive Medicine: General
Nutrition
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
Preventive Medicine: Preventive Medicine/Public Health
Other
Cardiovascular Diseases
Insurance Plans/Managed Care Plans Accepted
Last Updated 9/28/2020
None Reported
Honors
and Awards - Optional
Last Updated 9/7/2016
Distinguished Service Medal, US Army Captain, Post Surgeon and Staff-43rd SHMA
President Lyndon B. Johnson & US Army
1967
High Security Assignment, Headquarters of the Security Agency, US Army, Captain, Medicine
US Army
1967
"Teacher of the Year"
Medical College of Virginia
1974
Prominent Young Nephrologist Award
American Society of Nephrology
1975
Inventor of The FENa Test for the Diagnosis of Kidney Failure, still in World-Wide Use
Journal of the American Medical Association
1975
Inventor of The FENa Test, Most accurate test for the Diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure, in world-wide use
Journal of the American Medical Association
1975
Year Book of Medicine, Selected for Discovery of "The FENa Test" for the Diagnosis of Acute Renal Failure (Still in world-wide use).
Year Book of Medicine
1977
Professorial Lecturer in Physiology and Biophysics
Georgetown University
1980
Who's Who in American Medicine
Who's Who in American Medicine
1980
Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Direct Fellowship
American College of Physicians
1985
Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, Direct Fellowship for Scientific Contributions in Dietary Treatment of Disease
American College of Nutrition
1992
Inventor of the Salt Step Test in Hypertension for the Dietary Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension
US DHHS-FDA; Federal Register
1992
US Federal Register Citation of Research Discoveries in Salt and Hypertension-Scientific Basis for the US Food Labeling Law
US DHHS-FDA
1993
Educational Liaison-US DHHS - ACHPR
US DHHS
1994
Clinical Scholar in Bioethics
Georgetown University School of Medicine
1996
NIH National Library of Medicine Speaker:
National Institutes of Health - National Library of Medicine
1999
Editorial Review Board-Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Medical Association
2000
Academic Appointments
Last Updated 9/7/2016
Georgetown University School Of Medicine - Washington DC
Rank:
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Years:
1978-Present
Academic Appointments - Non-US
Last Updated 9/7/2016
University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
Rank:
Professor Emeritus
Years:
2001
Publications
(up to ten in the last five years)
Last Updated 9/7/2016
Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume: 275(3)
Date: 01 1996
www.JAMA.com
de Kooning's late colours and forms: dementia, creativity, and the healing power of art.
The LANCET
347(9008)
Date: 04 1996
www.THELANCET.com
Chou Ch'en's Street Character: deformity in the art of the Ming dynasty.
The LANCET
348(9043)
Date: 12 1996
www.THELANCET.com
The enormous potential for art in medicine.
The LANCET
349(9066):707
Date: 06 1997
www.thelancet.com
A medical evaluation of Rembrandt. His self-portrait: ageing, disease, and the language of the skin.
The LANCET
Volume: 350
Date: 12 1997
www.THELANCET.com
Art and neuroscience: how the brain sees Vermeer's "Woman Holding a Balance".
The LANCET
352(9145):2007-9
Date: 12 1998
www.thelancet.com
Depression, physical illness, and the faces of Rembrandt.
The LANCET
354(9174):262-3
Date: 07 1999
www.thelancet.com
Michelangelo’s gout and renal disease in a fresco by Raphael.
The LANCET
354(9196):2149-52
Date: 12 1999
www.thelancet.com
Espinel's "Autonoetic Hypothesis" on Creativity: Memory and Cognition in Pollock's Abstract Art.
Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
August, 2002.
Date: 08 2002
www.cogsci.com
The portrait of breast cancer and Raphael's "La Fornarina".
The Lancet
360 No. 9350
Date: 12 2002
www.thelancet.com
Felony Conviction Information
Last Updated 9/7/2016
None Reported
Actions Taken by States/Organizations Other than the Virginia Board of Medicine
Last Updated 9/7/2016
None Reported
Virginia Board of Medicine Notices and Orders
Verified by Board
No Notices or Orders on file
Paid Claims in the last ten years
Last Updated 9/7/2016
The licensee has reported the following paid claims in the past ten years:
None Reported
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