Aristides J. Armas Villalba, MD.
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Interventional Pulmonology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Residency
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Kent Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
Education
Medical School – Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
Areas of Expertise
Pulmonary Care & Critical Care
Lung Nodules
Lung Cancer
Pleural Disease
Although 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, it remains remarkably misunderstood, even to some people already suffering.
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea presents very real threats: it can increase your risk of high blood pressure, stroke, and heart attack, and has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and even glaucoma.
During the pandemic, as doctors and researchers scrambled for ways to save lives and fight back a brand new virus wreaking havoc on patients, a four-letter acronym gained new attention in the mainstream press.