Dr. Carlos Campos attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and received a master's of public health from the University of Texas School of Public Health.

In 2000, Dr. Campos established The Institute for Public Health and Education Research Inc. (TIPHER), a nonprofit corporation. Dr. Campos now serves as executive director. TIPHER's mission is to improve the quality of life by addressing public health needs and critical education issues.

Dr. Campos was appointed by the Governor to the Texas State of Medical Examiners and served from 1993 to 1999.  In 1993, he was also the chief of staff of the local New Braunfels hospital, McKenna Memorial Hospital. He also serves as a clinical associate professor for the department of family medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.