{"id":39590,"date":"2025-07-21T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T20:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/?p=39590"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T21:03:06","slug":"andre-espaillat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/2025\/07\/andre-espaillat\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome New Physician Faculty: Andre Espaillat, MD, MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1115\/2024\/07\/FIMG_PULM_Espaillat-Andre.png\" alt=\"Andre Espaillat, MD, MPH\" width=\"300\" height=\"375\" \/> <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2><strong>Andre Espaillat, MD, MPH<\/strong><br \/>\nInstructor<br \/>\nPediatric Pulmonology<\/h2>\n<div>Dr. Espaillat joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Instructor on July 21, 2025. He received his BS from the University of Florida in 2013. He remained in Gainesville and earned his medical degree in 2018. Dr. Espaillat completed his pediatric residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX in 2022. He joined us at UNC for his subspecialty training in Pediatric Pulmonology, graduating in 2025. Congratulations Andre!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Espaillat joined the Department of Pediatrics as an Instructor on July 21, 2025. He received his BS from the University of Florida in 2013. He remained in Gainesville and earned his medical degree in 2018. Dr. Espaillat completed his pediatric residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX in 2022. He joined us at UNC for his subspecialty training in Pediatric Pulmonology, graduating in 2025. 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