Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza, MD
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49 y/o
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Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza, MD is a pulmonologist in The Woodlands, TX and has been practicing for 17 years. He specializes in pulmonary disease, cardiovascular & pulmonary diseases, and more.Read his story
The Woodlands Lung Clinic
3115 College Park Dr Ste 110
The Woodlands, TX 77384Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareSource
- Cigna
- Community Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Health Net
- HealthPlus
- HealthPlus Amerigroup
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Humana
- Husky Health
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Pleural Effusion
very high
more than 99% of peers
Low Blood Oxygen Level
very high
more than 99% of peers
Bronchitis
very high
more than 99% of peers
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Dr. Araujo-Preza's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Araujo-Preza "My goal is to provide personal and compassionate care. My patients feel as they are family when the visit The Woodlands Lung Center. I believe in the integration of all my specialties to provide the medicine of the future today. Many times the patient is not just ill, he or she does not feel "good". The have visited many offices looking for an answer, I will try to deliver the next frontier in medical care: Not only to cure the disease or control it but to make the patient feel at his or her best for her age."
Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Araujo-Preza "To explore and deliver the medicine of the future today, to take my patients to the next frontier in medicine, to feel good, to feel your best, to feel you age and enjoy life."
4 Specialties
- Pulmonary Disease
- Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Other
4 Board Certifications
- Critical Care MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- Internal MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- Pulmonary DiseaseAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- Sleep MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
57 Conditions Treated
- Abscess
- Acidosis
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Lower Respiratory Infection
- Acute Pharyngitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
- Alkalosis
- Asbestosis
- Asthma
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchospasm
- Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
- Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
- Common Cold
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cough
- Emphysema
- Empyema
- Eosinophilic Asthma
- Generalized Obesity
- Hormone Imbalance
- Influenza (Flu)
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Low Blood Oxygen Level
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Neoplasms, Not Specified as Malignant
- Lung Nodule
- Metastatic Respiratory System Cancer
- Obesity
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Partial Lung Collapse
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumoconiosis and Pneumonopathy
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonitis (Due to Solids or Liquids)
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Respiratory Failure
- Rheumatoid Lung Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shortness of Breath
- Sinusitis
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Testosterone Deficiency
- Thrombosis
- Tuberculosis
- Vascular Disease
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
- Wheezing
Less
23 Procedures
- Arterial Blood Gas Test (ABG)
- Brachytherapy
- Breath Testing
- Bronchoprovocation Test
- Bronchoscopy
- Central Line Insertion
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Conscious Sedation
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- Laser Bronchoscopy
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Spirometry
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Pleural Biopsy
- Post-Operative Care
- Pulmonary Function Test
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services
- Respiratory Management
- Thoracentesis
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Tracheostomy
- Transbronchial Lung Biopsy
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Texas.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
Education
- Evangelical University of El SalvadorUndergraduate School | Graduated 1990
- Universidad Evangelica Del SalvadorMedical School | Graduated 1994
- Staten Island University Hospital-Internal MedicineInternship Hospital | Completed 1996
- Staten Island University Hospital-Internal MedicineResidency Hospital | Completed 1998
- Tulane University School Of Medicine-Pulmonary & Critical CareFellowship Hospital | Completed 2001
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
- Honor Role - Medical School, 1994
- Best Physician Educator of the Year, 1997
- Employees Choice Award - Most Available Doc - Houston North West, 2007
- Best Resident of The Year, 1996
- Summa Cum Laude Honor Role - Medical School Graduate, 1994
- American College of Chest Physicians Research Award, 1998
- Employees Choice- Best Teacher Award - Houston NorthWest, 2006
Media & Publications
- Use of capnometry to verify feeding tube placement, 2002
- Airway Obstruction Due to Bilateral Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms, 2002
Languages Spoken
- Spanish
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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I called to schedule an appointment because my mother was not doing well at all and her PCP stated she needed to see him as soon as possible. The lady that answered stated she couldn't do nothing I told her the situation and she said well you can go to the hospital if you want. I was shocked. I...Read More
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31Spring, TX – Mar 16, 2017
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Excelent doctor, it is been great been with him and he is the one to help me found many things about the problems i struggled since i was a teenager
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1Z in Montgomery, TX – Feb 11, 2017
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In many years of seeing medical professionals at work I have seen a lot. Unlike so many I have seen Dr. Araujo is very thorough and caring. He listens and explains carefully so I know exactly what is happening and what if anything can be done for me. I do so appreciate having a doctor with all...Read More
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1Ruth M. Henshaw in Magnolia, TX – Jan 13, 2017
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I visit Dr Carlos today 12/7/2016 after radiology suggest me to take y mom with pulmonologist as soon as possible because they see something wrong on her lungs.
I call them on 11/30/2016, the sooner day available was on 12/20/2016, some how they do all they can to give me a sooner appoiment...Read More
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22Isael Jaramillo in Spring, TX – Dec 08, 2016