A bilingual doctor with more than a decade of experience in emergency medicine, general medicine, and pediatrics is accepting pediatric patients at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre.

A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Carlos Luis Oberto Araujo is accepting appointments at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre for pediatric and adolescent well visits, same-day sick appointments, routine vaccinations, newborn care, back-to-school/daycare physicals, sports and camp physicals, asthma management, mental health screenings, and more. To make an appointment, visit TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-491-0126.

After earning his medical degree from the Central University of Venezuela’s Luis Razetti School of Medicine, Dr. Oberto Araujo completed his residency in pediatrics at NYC Health and Hospitals Lincoln Medical Center. Prior to that, the doctor worked as a general and emergency physician in Caracas, Venezuela. He speaks fluent Spanish and English.

He has also worked as a research assistant in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics’ Department of Pediatrics Pulmonology and as an invited instructor, research advisor, and co-tutor at the Central University of Venezuela’s Dentistry School.

In addition to treating patients, Dr. Oberto Araujo will serve as a pediatrician physician faculty member, teaching and supervising physicians participating in The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited residency programs.

The Wright Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. Founded in 1976, The Wright Centers for Community Health, Graduate Medical Education, and Patient & Community Engagement is a physician-led, community-owned nonprofit and a cornerstone of regional healthcare. The enterprise employs nearly 680 professionals – including nearly 200 resident and fellow physicians – and trains more than 200 interprofessional health care learners each year.

In fiscal year 2025-26, The Wright Center served more than 39,000 unique patients across all care settings in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and safety-net provider, The Wright Center serves all patients, regardless of insurance status, ZIP code, or ability to pay. No patient is turned away due to an inability to pay.

Learn more at TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-230-0019.