Education/CredentialsFellowship: University of Cincinnati (Interventional Pulmonology ) Fellowship: University of Cincinnati (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (Internal Medicine )Medical Degree: Universidad Peruana "Cayetano Heredia" (Medicine) Board Certifications & LicensesAmerican 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) LanguagesSpanish SpecialtiesCritical Care MedicineInternal MedicineInterventional Pulmonology Contact Information Medical Sciences Building 6363 Office 513-558-3028 Email aragakao@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsInterventional Pulmonology: cryotherapy Critical Care Medicine: mechanical ventilation Clinical Interests Critical Care MedicineLung CancerLung DiseasePulmonary DiseaseAirway ObstructionAirway StenosisBronchial TumorsBronchiolo-Alveolar AdenocarcinomaBronchogenic CarcinomaChronic CoughCollapsed LungDyspneaHistoplasmosisLegionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis)Lung Collapse (Pneumothorax)Malignant Mesothelioma (Mesothelioma)Malignant Pleural EffusionMediastinal CancersMediastinal DiseaseMediastinal TumorsMesotheliomaMultiple Pulmonary NodulesNon-Small-Cell Lung CancerOther Complex Thoracic CancersPleural CancersPleural DiseasePleural EffusionPleural Solitary Fibrous TumorPleurisyPneumoniaPneumothoraxPulmonary BlastomaRecurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP)Respiration DisordersRespiratory CancersRespiratory PapillomaRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)Respiratory Tract DiseaseRespiratory Tract InfectionsShortness of BreathSmall Cell CarcinomaSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSolitary Pulmonary NoduleSwollen Lymph Nodes (Lymphadenitis)Thoracic CancerThoracic DiseaseTuberculosisWhooping 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, 131-135Aragaki 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, 90-2Aragaki 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), 152Gupta, 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
Research InterestsInterventional Pulmonology: cryotherapy Critical Care Medicine: mechanical ventilation
Clinical Interests Critical Care MedicineLung CancerLung DiseasePulmonary DiseaseAirway ObstructionAirway StenosisBronchial TumorsBronchiolo-Alveolar AdenocarcinomaBronchogenic CarcinomaChronic CoughCollapsed LungDyspneaHistoplasmosisLegionnaires' Disease (Legionellosis)Lung Collapse (Pneumothorax)Malignant Mesothelioma (Mesothelioma)Malignant Pleural EffusionMediastinal CancersMediastinal DiseaseMediastinal TumorsMesotheliomaMultiple Pulmonary NodulesNon-Small-Cell Lung CancerOther Complex Thoracic CancersPleural CancersPleural DiseasePleural EffusionPleural Solitary Fibrous TumorPleurisyPneumoniaPneumothoraxPulmonary BlastomaRecurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP)Respiration DisordersRespiratory CancersRespiratory PapillomaRespiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)Respiratory Tract DiseaseRespiratory Tract InfectionsShortness of BreathSmall Cell CarcinomaSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaSolitary Pulmonary NoduleSwollen Lymph Nodes (Lymphadenitis)Thoracic CancerThoracic DiseaseTuberculosisWhooping 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, 131-135Aragaki 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, 90-2Aragaki 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), 152Gupta, 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
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, 131-135Aragaki 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, 90-2Aragaki 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), 152Gupta, 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