Interventional cardiologist Andrey Espinoza now a 9-time Castle Connolly Top Doctor

    FLEMINGTON, NJ, March 11, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Andrey Espinoza, MD, has been recognized as a 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctor — the ninth year he has received the prestigious Top Doctor honor. Only about 7 percent of the nation's licensed physicians are selected annually as Castle Connolly Top Doctors in their regions for their specialties.

Dr. Espinoza is an interventional cardiologist with the Advanced Heart and Vascular Institute of Hunterdon.

He has expertise in a variety of heart and vascular treatments, with specialties in percutaneous vascular interventions and carotid artery angioplasty and stent procedures.

Dr. Espinoza's expertise includes acute coronary syndrome (ACS), arrhythmia, atherosclerosis, blood clots, heart attack, heart block, heart diseases, heart failure, high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), stroke, and peripheral arterial and venous disease management.

He has a keen interest and expertise in cardiovascular genetics, sports cardiology, and cardio-oncology, allowing him to coordinate care across specialties for his patients.

A Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Dr. Espinoza is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular diseases, and internal medicine, and by the American Board of Vascular Medicine in endovascular medicine.

Dr. Espinoza prides himself on a caring and compassionate approach blended with the most advanced technology in medicine to treat his patients.

When visiting Dr. Espinoza, patients can expect a passionate and caring experience. "When they leave, they will not only fully understand their condition but also can be confident in the strategy outlined to achieve the mutually aligned goals," Dr. Espinoza says.

In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Espinoza serves on the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Carotid Committee, the board of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, and the editorial board of Cardiac Interventions Today.

Previously, he established and led Hunterdon Medical Center's heart attack program and served as both the Medical Director and Primary Angioplasty Director of its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Under his leadership, Hunterdon Medical Center consistently boasted the fastest "Door to Balloon" times (heart attack diagnosis to the first balloon inflation to open the occluded artery) in New Jersey.

Dr. Espinoza earned his medical degree at the Saba University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Hospitals, where he served as Chief Cardiology Fellow. He went on to complete advanced interventional cardiology fellowship training at Drexel University College of Medicine.

He has worked with world-renowned research institutes including Duke Clinical, Harvard Clinical, and the National Institutes of Health, contributing to the advancement of cardiovascular medicine. He has also published numerous scientific publications and contributed to the book Strategic Approaches in Coronary Intervention.

Top Doctors are nominated by peer physicians and selected by the physician-led Castle Connolly research team.

"I am humbled by continually being honored by my peers as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor," Dr. Espinoza says. "The recognition is prestigious."

"Medicine changes and evolves all the time. However, the fundamental approaches to patient care have not and that has never escaped my beliefs and the work ethic I bring every day to my craft."

About Castle Connolly
Castle Connolly publishes its Top Doctors list at castleconnolly.com and in a variety of print and online partner publications. Nominations are open to all board-certified MDs, DOs, and DPMs. The Castle Connolly team chooses honorees based on nominee criteria that includes their medical education, training, hospital appointments, and disciplinary histories.

Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor.

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