- Medical Degree: Universidad Peruana "Cayetano Heredia"
- Residency: Henry Ford Hospital
- Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
- Fellowship: University of Cincinnati
American Board of Internal Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (Certification Date: 20131009)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 20110809)
American Board of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease) (Certification Date: 20121113)
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (Certification Date: 20160101)
Spanish
Critical Care Medicine
Internal Medicine
Interventional Pulmonology
Interventional Pulmonology: cryotherapy
Critical Care Medicine: mechanical ventilation
- Medical Sciences Building 6363
- Office 513-558-3028
- Email aragakao@ucmail.uc.edu
Clinical Interests
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Disease
Lung Cancer
Lung Disease
Airway Obstruction
Airway Stenosis
Bronchial Tumors
Bronchiolo-Alveolar Adenocarcinoma
Bronchogenic Carcinoma
Chronic Cough
Collapsed Lung
Dyspnea
Histoplasmosis
Legionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis)
Lung Collapse (Pneumothorax)
Malignant Mesothelioma (Mesothelioma)
Malignant Pleural Effusion
Mediastinal Cancers
Mediastinal Disease
Mediastinal Tumors
Mesothelioma
Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Other Complex Thoracic Cancers
Pleural Cancers
Pleural Disease
Pleural Effusion
Pleural Solitary Fibrous Tumor
Pleurisy
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Pulmonary Blastoma
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP)
Respiration Disorders
Respiratory Cancers
Respiratory Papilloma
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Respiratory Tract Disease
Respiratory Tract Infections
Shortness of Breath
Small Cell Carcinoma
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Swollen Lymph Nodes (Lymphadenitis)
Thoracic Cancer
Thoracic Disease
Tuberculosis
Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Peer Reviewed Publications
Sriprasart, Thitiwat; Aragaki, Alejandro; Baughman, Robert; Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Kathryn; Khanna, Gaurav; Tanase, Daniel; Kirschner, Michelle; Benzaquen, Sadia 2017. A Single US Center Experience of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for Diagnosing Interstitial Lung Disease With a 2-Scope Technique. Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology, 24 2, 131-135
Aragaki A, Benzaquen S and Kirschner M 2014. Coinfection by Nocardia beijingensis and Nocardia arthritidis in an immunocompromised patient diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, online ,
Cudzilo, Corey; Aragaki, Alejandro; Guitron, Julian; Benzaquen, Sadia 2014. Methotrexate-induced pleuropericarditis and eosinophilic pleural effusion. Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology, 21 1, 90-2
Aragaki A, Benzaquen S, Eschenbacher W, Guitron J and Cudzilo C 2013. Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration of a Bronchogenic Cyst to Liberate from Mechanical Ventilation: Case Report and Literature Review J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 2013 20(2), 152
Gupta, Nishant; Aragaki, Alejandro; Wikenheiser-Brokamp, Kathryn A; Benzaquen, Sadia; Panos, Ralph J 2012. Occam's razor or Hickam's dictum? Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology, 19 3, 216-9