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Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP

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(Dr. Jose Fernando Santacruz, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine (2002)

Professional interests include: thoracentesis, stent, laser treatment, and more.

Pulmonary Cc/sleep Med
Consult, TX 77030

(713) 255-4000

Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP is a pulmonologist in Houston, TX specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine in 2002 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP is affiliated with St. Luke's Health, Houston Methodist, HCA Houston Healthcare, PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE CONSULTANTS, LLP, HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX.

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6560 Fannin Street Suite 1632, Scurlock Tower
Houston, TX 77030

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Pulmonary Cc/sleep Med
Consult, TX 77030

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Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a procedure in which a thin tube with a camera, called a bronchoscope, is inserted in the mouth or nose and slowly advanced to the lungs. This allows doctors to see the respiratory tract, which includes the throat, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchi (airways), and lungs. Doctors may recommend those who have or show signs of lung problems - for example, lung cancer or difficulty breathing - to undergo a bronchoscopy.

In performing a diagnostic bronchoscopy, doctors may only wish to visualize the respiratory tract, or doctors may also collect samples of tissue or fluid. The samples can help diagnose patients' conditions or, if patients have cancer, they can be used for staging purposes. One method for sample collection is bronchoalveolar lavage. In a bronchoalveolar lavage, doctors inject saline (salt water) through the bronchoscope and then suction it out of the airways. The washout collected is tested for lung disorders. Doctors can also insert a biopsy tool to collect tissue or mucus samples. The following are biopsies that can be performed by bronchoscopy:

Brush biopsy, which uses a brush to collect samples.
Endobronchial biopsy, which uses the bronchoscope to guide forceps to sample lung tissue.
Transbronchial biopsy, which uses forceps and image guidance - such as X-rays, CT scans, or fluoroscopy - to sample lung tissue.
Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBNA), which uses a small needle to take samples of the lymph nodes or lungs.

For visualization, bronchoscopy can be done alone, or it can be combined with ultrasound. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time imaging of the airway and is used for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, as well as for determining where the cancer has spread. EBUS can be performed with TBNA, a procedure known as endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

Doctors can also use bronchoscopy as a treatment for lung problems. For example, if a foreign body is trapped in the airway, doctors can insert forceps through the bronchoscope to remove it. If the airway has become narrowed - which may occur if patients have an infection, cancer, or some other inflammatory issue - bronchoscopy can be used to place a device called a stent in the area of constriction. The stent will keep the airway open, allowing the patient to breathe properly.

During a bronchoscopy, patients will be given medication (sedative) to help them relax. If it is only a diagnostic bronchoscopy, patients will be kept awake, but if the bronchoscopy is for therapeutic purposes, patients will be put to sleep by general anesthesia. After the procedure, patients will need to stay in the hospital for a few hours. They will not be able to eat or drink for about 2 hours. Some patients may experience discomfort, such as a sore throat or pain while swallowing. Throat lozenges and gargling may help alleviate these symptoms, which should go away after a few days. Patients will need to have someone drive them home once their doctor determines that they are ready.

aspiration	41
bronchoscopy	85
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	242
hospital care	2534
inpatient care	2534
lab tests	86
minimally invasive procedures	61
minor procedures	42
preventive care	4
pulmonary testing	270
thoracic (chest) imaging	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vaccines	4
X-rays	85

**Gender**
Male	431
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	591
Black	189
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	160
Less than 65	154

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	23

aspiration	71
bronchoscopy	124
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	315
excision	14
hospital care	2995
inpatient care	2995
lab tests	114
minimally invasive procedures	78
minor procedures	48
pleural drainage	13
preventive care	35
pulmonary testing	338
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vaccines	35
X-rays	72

**Gender**
Male	482
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	671
Black	203
Hispanic	110
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	377
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	156
Less than 65	165

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	50
Dementia	19
Cancer	21

aspiration	59
bronchoscopy	98
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	367
excision	14
hospital care	2829
inpatient care	2829
lab tests	112
minimally invasive procedures	49
minor procedures	35
preventive care	36
pulmonary testing	331
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	93
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
vaccines	36
X-rays	94

**Gender**
Male	836
Female	958

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1244
Black	342
Hispanic	158
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	672
From 75 to 84	572
85 and over	296
Less than 65	254

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	50
Dementia	21
Cancer	25

ablation	15
aspiration	56
bronchoscopy	133
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	502
hospital care	2597
inpatient care	2597
lab tests	73
minimally invasive procedures	51
minor procedures	25
preventive care	28
pulmonary testing	651
thoracic (chest) imaging	146
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	28
X-rays	133

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	459

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	563
Black	178
Hispanic	101
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	136
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	49
Dementia	23
Cancer	24

ablation	14
aspiration	34
bronchoscopy	117
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	488
hospital care	2360
inpatient care	2360
lab tests	208
minimally invasive procedures	54
minor procedures	22
preventive care	52
pulmonary testing	663
thoracic (chest) imaging	187
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
vaccines	52
X-rays	169

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	148
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	141
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	27

ablation	20
aspiration	21
bronchoscopy	85
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	497
hospital care	2080
inpatient care	2080
lab tests	203
minimally invasive procedures	56
minor procedures	22
preventive care	41
pulmonary testing	622
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vaccines	41

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	123
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	287
85 and over	121
Less than 65	103

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	25

ablation	30
aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	87
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	538
hospital care	2011
inpatient care	2011
lab tests	86
minimally invasive procedures	51
minor procedures	14
pleural drainage	10
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	683
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
thoracostomy	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
vaccines	21

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	114
Hispanic	85
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	137
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	23

ablation	14
bronchoscopy	37
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	516
hospital care	1742
inpatient care	1742
lab tests	163
minimally invasive procedures	9
preventive care	5
pulmonary testing	500
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	5

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	404

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	122
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	326
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	114
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	46
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

ablation	25
aspiration	20
bronchoscopy	103
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	905
hospital care	2811
inpatient care	2811
lab tests	281
minimally invasive procedures	43
minor procedures	21
pulmonary testing	894
thoracic (chest) imaging	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP treated as a pulmonologist in Houston, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

ablation	19
aspiration	39
bronchoscopy	99
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	485
excision	14
hospital care	2439
inpatient care	2439
lab tests	147
minimally invasive procedures	51
minor procedures	28
pleural drainage	11
preventive care	32
pulmonary testing	551
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
thoracic (chest) imaging	91
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vaccines	32
X-rays	111

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	141
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	544
Hispanic	78
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	249
85 and over	126
Less than 65	113
65 to 74	301

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP graduated from Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine in 2002. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara Faculty of Medicine (2002)

Residency: Cleveland Clinic

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's Health

Houston Methodist

HCA Houston Healthcare

PULMONARY CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE CONSULTANTS, LLP

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. J. Fernando Santacruz, MD, FCCP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$5,172 ION $3,000	Da Vinci Surgical System $2,172
Ethicon Inc.	$1,918 Monarch $1,747	Monarch Platform $171
Pulmonx Corporation	$1,065 Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV $1,024	PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE $41
Covidien LP	$1,034 superDimension $1,034
Auris Health, Inc.	$896 $896
Other	$1,393 Inspire $129	ACQUIRE $116	GENERAL PULMONARY $94	Interventional Lung Solutions $89	Cook Medical Percutaneous Tracheostomy $83	Other $883

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$6,450
Education	$3,000
Food and Beverage	$2,030

Biography

Dr. J. Santacruz practices adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He is affiliated with Houston Methodist and HCA Houston Healthcare.

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