Carlos Araujo Preza, Doctor on the Pandemicâs Front Lines, Dies at 51
A pulmonologist, he tested positive for Covid-19 and was treated at the same hospital where he once saw patients. He died of the disease.
Carlos Araujo Preza, a pulmonologist who was born in El Salvador, treated hundreds of Covid-19 patients before falling to the disease himself.Credit.via Araujo family
Published Dec. 15, 2020Updated Jan. 1, 2021
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When the pandemic hit the Houston area in March, Dr. Carlos Araujo Preza was on the front lines. A pulmonologist with his own practice, he had just been made the director of critical care at HCA Houston Healthcare in Tomball, a northwestern suburb.