Alejandro C. Arroliga, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.C.P.

Primary Office

Temple Clinic
254-724-2111

Alejandro C. Arroliga, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.C.P.

Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Scott & White

Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Professor of Medicine

Education

Veracruzana University, Veracruz, Mexico, M.D., 1984

Specialty Training

  • Medical Residency, Coney Island Hospital, New York, NY, 1987-1990
  • Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1990-1993

Scott & White Appointment

September 18, 2006

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Publications and Research

  • Kollef MH, Afessa B, Anzueto A, Veremakis C, Kerr KM, Margolis BD, Craven DE,
    Roberts PR, Arroliga A.C., Hubmayr RD, Restrepo MI, Auger WR, Schinner R; NASCENT Investigation Group.Silver-coated endotracheal tubes and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: the NASCENT randomized trial.JAMA. 2008 Aug 20;300(7):805-13.
  • Heresi GA, Hsing JM, Arróliga A.C..[Abdominal distention and tracheal
    esophageal fistula.]Med Intensiva. 2008 Aug-Sep;32(6):318.
  • Khan G, Spradley C, Arroliga A.C..Objective rather than subjective evaluation of
    prognosis in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation: the ProVent score.Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul;36(7):2200-1.
  • Arroliga A.C., Thompson BT, Ancukiewicz M, Gonzales JP, Guntupalli KK,
    Park PK, Wiedemann HP, Anzueto A; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network.Use of sedatives, opioids, and neuromuscular blocking agents in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress
    syndrome.Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):1083-8.
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Patient Care Emphasis

Acute respiratory failure (ARDS), pulmonary hypertension, bronchogenic carcinoma, COPD, emphysema and bronchial asthma

Professional Activities

  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • American Thoracic Society
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine

Awards

  • Selected in "Best Doctors in America", 1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Selected in "America's Top Doctors", 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
  • Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award "Internal Medicine" The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2000, 2002, 2003
  • Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award "Pulmonary Disease" The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2002

Foreign Languages

Spanish

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