Yulanka Castro Dominguez, MD
- Associate Chief, Quality, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals
- Clinical Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine
- Specialty: Cardiology-Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology-Vascular Medicine
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Location:UH Samaritan Medical Center Medical Office Building
350 Hillcrest Dr
Ashland, OH 44805
- Call: 419-289-9800
Biography: Yulanka Castro Dominguez, MD
Expertise
Certifications & Memberships
- Interventional Cardiology - American Board of Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine
Education
Fellowship | Peripheral Vascular Medicine
Peripheral Vascular Medicine - Yale-New Haven Hospital (2020 - 2021)
Fellowship | Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology - Yale-New Haven Hospital (2019 - 2020)
Fellowship | Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine - Yale-New Haven Hospital (2016 - 2019)
Residency | Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (2013 - 2016)
Medical Education
Instituto Tecnologico De Santo Domingo (INTEC), Facultad De Ciencias De La Salud (2011)
About
Yulanka Castro Dominguez, MD, is an interventional cardiologist and vascular medicine specialist within University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute.
Dr. Castro is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. She earned her medical degree with honors as valedictorian of her graduating class from the Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC) in the Dominican Republic. She completed an internal medicine residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School before completing three fellowships – cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular medicine – at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Castro is passionate about addressing health disparities in vascular care for women and minority patients. Beyond her clinical practice, Dr. Castro is a researcher and educator, an invited speaker at national and international conferences, and author of more than 40 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and abstracts.
Dr. Castro is an active committee member in nationally renowned organizations including the Society of Vascular Medicine, National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) and Yale Global Cardiovascular Health Group. She also serves as medical director of the American Heart Association Cleveland Go Red for Women campaign.