Carlos Vela Brol MD
What Patients Say
Patients consistently describe Dr Brol as deeply caring and engaged, saying he treats them like family and makes them feel valued. Several emphasize his attentiveness and willingness to spend time with each patient, and many highlight his listening skills and thorough approach to their individual health concerns. Patients also praise the welcoming atmosphere of his current practice.
Caring and compassionate
56% of reviews
Several patients describe Dr Brol as deeply caring, compassionate, and someone who treats patients like family.
Listens carefully
33% of reviews
Several patients say he listens to their concerns and involves them in developing their care plan.
Follows up with patients
22% of reviews
Some patients describe him calling or texting to check in after appointments and to see how medications are working.
Source: mdvip.com · Most recent review June 2026
About
Dr. Carlos Guillermo Vela Brol is a family medicine doctor in Lakewood, Colorado, board certified in Family Medicine. He practices at Rocky Mountain Primary Care, Golden Oak Family Medicine, AdventHealth Avista, and Carlos Vela Brol, MD - MDVIP Lakewood, and speaks English and Spanish.
Dr. Vela Brol treats a range of chronic conditions including hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and urinary symptoms, and offers preventive services such as cancer screenings, adult vaccines, depression screening and comprehensive health evaluations. His approach centers on meeting patients where they are and walking alongside them on their health journey, with a focus on helping each person achieve better quality of life through shared decision-making and mutual trust. He has practiced in the metro Denver community for over 20 years and often cares for multigenerational families. His MDVIP-affiliated practice provides comprehensive and advanced health screenings and diagnostic tests, along with conveniences such as same- or next-day appointments.
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal weight gain
- Achilles tendon problems
- Acne
- Acute pain
- Acute sinusitis
- ADHD in children and teens
- Aging feet
- Allergic conjunctivitis
- Allergies (allergic rhinitis)
- Alzheimer's disease
- Anal pain
- Animal bites
- Anxiety
- Arm pain
- Asthma
- Asthma in children
- Atrophic vaginitis
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Back pain
- Back problems and injuries
- Back strain
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Bedbugs
- Bladder infection
- Blood clots
- Boil
- Breast changes
- Breast pain
- Bronchiolitis
- Burns in children
- Candidiasis
- Cataracts
- Chickenpox
- Children with disabilities
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic illness
- Cold (upper respiratory infection)
- Colic
- Constipation
- Costochondritis
- Cradle cap
- Croup
- Cystic lesions
- Daytime wetting
- Dementia
- Depression in children and teens
- Developmental problems
- Diabetes and infections
- Diabetes in older adults
- Diabetes type 1 in children and teens
- Diabetes type 2 in children and teens
- Diaper rash
- Diverticulitis
- Domestic abuse and violence
- Drooping eyelids
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Earache
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- Elbow sprain
- Emphysema
- Erectile dysfunction
- Failure to thrive
- Falls
- Fatigue
- Female genital problems and injuries
- Fever
- Fifth disease
- Flank pain
- Folliculitis
- Food intolerance
- Foot pain
- Foreskin adhesion
- Frequent infections in children
- Fungal nail infection
- Gastritis
- Genital injury in boys
- GERD in children
- Gout
- Grief in children and teens
- Groin problems and injuries
- Hair loss
- Hand pain
- Head lice
- Headache in children
- Heart disease
- Heat rash
- Heel pain
- High blood pressure in children and teens
- High cholesterol
- Hip arthritis
- Hip fracture
- Hip sprain
- Hoarseness
- Human bites
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Iliotibial band syndrome
- Ingrown nail
- Insect sting allergy
- Intellectual disability
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Jaundice in newborns
- Joint pain
- Knee arthritis
- Labial adhesion
- Learning disabilities
- Lice
- Lipoma
- Low birth weight
- Low blood sugar (non-diabetic)
- Low blood sugar in diabetes
- Low bone density
- Low vision problems
- Memory loss
- Menstrual pain and cramps
- Migraine headache in children
- Missed or irregular periods
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Mumps
- Musculoskeletal pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Neck strain
- Newborn rashes and skin conditions
- Nighttime leg cramps
- Obesity and overweight
- Object in the nose
- Oral thrush
- Osteoarthritis
- Ovarian cysts
- Pain
- Painful urination
- Panic attacks
- Penis pain
- Pimples
- Pinworm infection
- Pneumonia
- Post-concussion syndrome
- Postnasal drip
- Precocious puberty
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Pressure injuries
- Rash
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rosacea
- RSV infection
- Scabies
- Scarlet fever
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Sexual problems and disorders
- Shingles
- Shoulder sprain
- Sinusitis
- Skin cyst
- Skin tags
- Sleep apnea in children
- Sleep problems in babies
- Sleep problems in older adults
- Sore throat
- Spider bites
- Sports injuries
- Strep throat
- Sunburns
- Swimmer's ear
- Tailbone pain
- Teething
- Tennis elbow
- Tension headache in children
- Tick bites
- Tobacco use disorder
- Transient global amnesia
- Undescended testicle
- Upper and middle back strain
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary tract infection
- Vaginal rashes and sores
- Vertigo
- Viral rashes
- Vulnerable adult abuse
- Warts
- Whooping cough
- Wrist sprain
- Yeast skin infection
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Abnormal weight loss
- Acid reflux
- Acute illness
- Acute prostatitis
- ADHD
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Allergic asthma
- Allergic reactions
- Allergies and allergic reactions
- Anal itching
- Anemia of chronic disease
- Ankle problems and injuries
- Anxiety disorders
- Asperger's syndrome
- Asthma attack in children
- Athlete's foot
- Autism
- Back injuries
- Back pain in children and teens
- Back spasm
- Bacterial conjunctivitis
- Bed-wetting
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- Blisters
- Body piercing problems
- Breast cancer screening
- Breast lumps
- Breast problems
- Bronchitis
- Bursitis
- Canker sores
- Cellulitis
- Child abuse and neglect
- Children with special healthcare needs
- Chronic conditions
- Chronic pain
- Cold sores
- Concussion (mild TBI)
- COPD
- Cough
- Craniosynostosis
- Cuts
- Dandruff
- Delayed breast development
- Depression
- Depression in older adults
- Diabetes
- Diabetes in children and teens
- Diabetes type 1
- Diabetes type 2
- Diabetic foot problems
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Down syndrome
- Dry skin
- Ear infections
- Earwax blockage
- Edema
- Elder abuse and neglect
- Endometriosis
- Essential tremor
- Fainting
- Fast heart rate
- Feeding disorders in infants
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
- Fever seizures
- Finger sprain
- Flu (influenza)
- Food allergies
- Foot arthritis
- Foot sprain
- Frailty
- Functional incontinence
- Gas
- Gastroenteritis (stomach infection)
- GERD
- Glaucoma
- Grief
- Grief in older adults
- Gynecomastia
- Hand arthritis
- Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
- Headache
- Hearing loss
- Heartburn
- Heavy periods
- High blood pressure
- High blood sugar in diabetes
- High cholesterol in children and teens
- Hip dysplasia
- Hip pain
- Hives
- Hot flashes
- Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol/triglycerides)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Hypothyroidism
- Impetigo
- Insect bites and stings
- Insomnia
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Itchy skin (pruritus)
- Jock itch
- Kidney infection
- Knee sprain
- Laryngitis
- Leg pain
- Lightheadedness
- Low back pain
- Low blood pressure
- Low blood sugar in children
- Low blood sugar in newborns
- Low testosterone
- Measles (rubeola)
- Menopause
- Migraine headache
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Moles
- Mononucleosis
- Muscle strain
- Nail problems and injuries
- Neck pain
- Newborn conjunctivitis
- Night sweats
- Nosebleeds
- Object in the ear
- Object in the vagina
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Osteoporosis
- Overweight children and teens
- Pain in children
- Palpitations
- Pelvic pain
- Perimenopause
- Pinkeye
- Plantar fasciitis
- Possible fracture
- Postmenopausal bleeding
- Postpartum depression
- Prediabetes
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Prostatitis
- Respiratory problems in newborns
- Ringworm
- Roseola
- Ruptured eardrum
- Scalp problems
- Scoliosis
- Seasonal allergies
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- Shoulder pain
- Sick baby or child
- Skin abscess
- Skin lesions
- Skin tears
- Sleep problems
- Sleep problems in children
- Sleep problems in teens
- Speech and language problems in children
- Spina bifida
- Sprains and strains
- Stress in children and teens
- Swelling
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Tarry stool
- Temper tantrums
- Tension headache
- Testicular pain
- Tinea versicolor
- Tonsillitis
- Type 2 diabetes
- Upper and middle back pain
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary symptoms
- Urinary tract infection in children
- Vaginal yeast infection
- Viral conjunctivitis
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Walking pneumonia
- Weakness
- Wrist pain
- Yeast diaper rash
Specialized Treatments
- Adult screening blood tests
- Blood pressure
- Colon cancer screening
- Depression screening
- Newborn care
- Routine adult exam
- Wellness program
- Adult vaccines
- Circumcision in newborns
- Comprehensive health screenings
- Mental/behavioral health evaluation
- Pelvic exam
- Urinalysis (urine test)
Insurances Accepted
Most common in Colorado
Others
Insurance coverage can vary by location and plan. Confirm directly with the provider's office when you schedule.