Clinical Interests
- General cardiology
- Echocardiography
- Heart disease in women
- Racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease
Research Interests
- Sex-differences in cardiac function in health and disease
- Racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease
Education
- MD, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Training
- Research Fellowship, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship, Cardiology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
- Chief Residency, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York, NY
- Residency, Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York, NY
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Memberships
- American Heart Association
- American College of Cardiology
- American Society of Echocardiography
- Association of Black Cardiologists
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Cardiovascular Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2019-2025
- Regional “Top Doc” Cardiovascular Medicine, Philadelphia Magazine, 2018
- “Community Gem” Award. Spectrum Health, 2017
- Exceptional Woman in Cardiology, Castle and Connolly “Top Woman Doc”, 2017
- Woman of Heart Honoree for the Go Red Campaign of the Great Rivers Affiliate Chapter of the American Heart Association, 2016
- Woman of the Year” from Zeta Phi Beta, Inc. (Graduate Chapter) for her work in Women’s Health Advocacy, 2015
- Castle and Connolly Regional “Top Doc” in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Multicultural Leadership Awardee from the Great Rivers Affiliate of the American Heart Association, 2015
Patient Comments
DrCrabbe is the primary reason I continue to remain a patient at Temple. Despite seeing her being overbooked, she takes the time and shows great concern for my heart health issues.
It went well
Dr Debra Crabbe is a very special Dr she takes her time with all her patients so we can talk listen and understand about our health.
Great experience
I have already recommended people.