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Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: pain, pulmonary hypertension, angina, and more.

2041 Georgia Avenue, Northwest Tower 5th Floor, Suite 5100
Washington, DC 20060

(202) 865-6625

Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Washington, DC specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1991 and has 33 years of experience. Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD is affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

2041 Georgia Avenue, Northwest Tower 5th Floor, Suite 5100
Washington, DC 20060

Address:

2041 Georgia Avenue, Northwest Howard University 6th Floor, Heart Center
Washington, DC 20060

Some issues Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Quinn Capers, a cardiologist and an associate dean at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who has also done training in implicit bias at dozens of academic medical centers, has...”—"With implicit bias hurting patients, some states train doctors", The Columbian, April 2022

“El doctor Quinn Capers, cardiologo y decano adjunto del Centro Medico Southwestern de la Universidad de Texas, que tambien ha impartido capacitaciones sobre prejuicios implicitos en docenas de...”—"Algunos estados capacitan a los medicos para que el prejuicio implicito no afecte a los pacientes", Daily Press, April 2022

“Dr. Quinn Capers, an interventional cardiologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, has long studied racial disparities and bias, especially among doctors and nurses.”—"A Black doctor at University of Texas Southwestern speaks out on health care's racial bias", The Columbian, December 2021

angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	138
catheterization	139
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	80
hospital care	284
inpatient care	284
minimally invasive procedures	139
stent placement (stenting)	42
vascular procedures	76

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	18
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	54
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

angioplasty	56
cardiac procedures	171
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	88
doctor visit	98
hospital care	194
inpatient care	194
minimally invasive procedures	172
stent placement (stenting)	56
vascular procedures	88

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	21
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	54
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

angioplasty	46
cardiac procedures	130
catheterization	131
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	94
hospital care	407
inpatient care	407
minimally invasive procedures	131
stent placement (stenting)	46
vascular procedures	62

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	62
Less than 65	148

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	210
catheterization	211
diagnostic procedures	121
doctor visit	95
hospital care	244
inpatient care	244
minimally invasive procedures	211
stent placement (stenting)	60
vascular procedures	109

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	20
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	187
catheterization	188
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	102
hospital care	274
inpatient care	274
minimally invasive procedures	188
stent placement (stenting)	58
vascular procedures	90

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	18
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

angioplasty	50
cardiac procedures	201
catheterization	190
diagnostic procedures	115
doctor visit	71
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
minimally invasive procedures	190
stent placement (stenting)	50
vascular procedures	112

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	14
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	52
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	55
catheterization	56
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	40
hospital care	199
inpatient care	199
minimally invasive procedures	56
vascular procedures	45

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	13
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	15
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	39
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
minimally invasive procedures	16
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	51
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	66
catheterization	67
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	10
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	67
vascular procedures	30

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Washington, DC were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

angioplasty	52
cardiac procedures	133
catheterization	132
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	71
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
minimally invasive procedures	132
stent placement (stenting)	52
vascular procedures	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	183
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	66
85 and over	16
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	95

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	10
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1991. He has a state license in District of Columbia.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1991)

Licensed In: District of Columbia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Quinn Capers IV, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Biography

Dr. Quinn Capers is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Washington, DC. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Capers include heart failure, angina, and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Capers is professionally affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Washington, DC. He studied medicine at Ohio State University College of Medicine.