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Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes and Endocrinology
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • General Surgery
  • Lipid Disorders

Conditions and Treatments

Locations

1215 21st Avenue South, 5th Floor
Nashville, TN 37232
Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks
719 Thompson Lane, Suite 22200
Nashville, TN 37204

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Education

  • Doctor of Medicine - Cayetano Heredia University
  • Fellowship - Mayo Clinic
  • Internship - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Residency - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015

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Patient Comments

Patient Comments are gathered from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey and displayed in full. Patients are not identified in order to respect patient privacy.
Always friendly and knowledgeable
September 11, 2025
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Dr. Caranza Leon is such a wonderful doctor and person. Highly recommend her.
September 6, 2025
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Dr Carranza Leon is excellent.. We reviewed my current results and prior trends. We discussed and agreed upon a plan to further improve my A1C results. She share her knowledge related to how I could further reduce my blood glucose levels. She encouraged me to continue my journey to minimize my A1C by implementing the agreed upon plan consistent low carb diet, exercise and use of CGM . The genuine compassion for me as her patient is commendable. Also the nutritionist was very helpful she modified her schedule to accommodated meeting with me to explain and start my use of the CGM sample unit provided by Dr Carranza Leon. She walked me through the process and was very helpful. My experience on the date of my visit exceeded my expectations thank you
September 6, 2025
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Very professional
August 23, 2025
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The provider was fantastic.
August 14, 2025
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Provider is great!
July 23, 2025
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Dr. Barbara is great.
July 16, 2025
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Dr. Leon is very Knowledgeable , Professional Caring and Friendly. Dr Leon took time to listen to my concerns and developed a plan to address my health issues.
July 2, 2025
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It was a very good experience. Very pleased w the new doctor replacing Dr. Jennings.
June 16, 2025
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