Francisco Gonzalez

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Get to know Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Francisco Gonzalez, who serves patients in El Paso, Texas.

Dr. Gonzalez is proud to be a part of El Paso’s growing community of cardiac electrophysiologists at Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia. He is committed to providing compassionate and quality care to every patient he encounters.

“I feel blessed to work in the El Paso community with a population that is typically underserved. It is my goal to explain as thoroughly as possible the problems and solutions associated with rhythm disorders. Nothing brings me greater pleasure than to meet with my patients after a procedure and have them tell me that I’ve truly made a difference in their lives. My dad was a physician and I know that I’ve made him proud by continuing his legacy of quality patient care” expresses Dr. Gonzalez.

Born in San Antonio, Texas, he attended college at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 1997. He then went on to attend medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and graduated with his Medical Degree in 2001. 

Immediately following, Dr. Gonzalez and his wife moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he started his residency program in internal medicine at Banner Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Passionate about cardiovascular diseases and diagnoses, he completed a three-year fellowship in general cardiology at Good Samaritan and graduated in 2006. 

Deciding to specialize in rhythm disorders, Dr. Gonzalez was accepted into a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

Triple board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Gonzalez is an active member of the American College of Cardiology, the Texas Medical Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Clinical cardiac electrophysiology (also referred to as cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmia services, or electrophysiology), is a branch of the medical specialty of cardiology and is concerned with the study and treatment of rhythm disorders of the heart. An electrophysiologist is a type of cardiologist. They focus on the heart’s timing, or electrical system, and on diagnosing and treating irregular heartbeats or arrhythmias. They are also qualified to perform special tests of the heart’s electrical system, such as an electrophysiology study or an ablation.

Dr. Gonzalez has received several accolades throughout his career, including the Carl T. Hayden Award for Excellence in Internal Medicine, the Allan Gregory Deem Award for Excellence in Cardiac Electrophysiology, and recognition as one of the Best Doctors of 2009 by El Paso Magazine.

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