HernanIVargasMDFACS

General Surgery • Fairfax, VA

Breast, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Director, Inova Breast Care Institute at Fair Oaks

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Office
3650 Joseph Siewick Dr
Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone+1 703-208-9350

Fax+1 703-620-0952
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Education & Training

National Cancer InstituteFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1994 - 1996
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
Cayetano Heredia UniversityClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2009 - 2010
CA State Medical License 1990 - 2022
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly
Top Doctors in Breast Surgery: Washington DC Area Washingtonian Magazine
Top Doctors:Washington-Baltimore Washington Post
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

35 citations
Immunomodulation by imiquimod in patients with high-risk primary melanoma
Rupa Narayan, Hong Nguyen, Jason J. Bentow, Lauren Moy, Diana K. Lee, Stephanie Greger, Jacquelyn Haskell, Veena Vanchinathan, Pei-Lin Chang, Shanli Tsui, Tamiko Konis...> ;Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2012 Jan 1
5 citations
Axillary recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.
Christine Dauphine, Denis Nemtsev, David K. Rosing, Hernan I. Vargas> ;American Surgeon. 2010 Oct 1
30 citations
Focused Microwave Thermotherapy for Preoperative Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer: A Review of Clinical Studies
William C. Dooley, Hernan I. Vargas, Alan J. Fenn, Mary Beth Tomaselli, Jay K. Harness> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2010 Apr 1
1 citations
"Ghost" publications in residency applications from international medical graduates.
Luis R. Leon, Hernan I. Vargas> ;Journal of The American College of Surgeons. 2009 Mar 1
Outcomes following sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.
Christine Dauphine, Hernan I. Vargas> ;Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 2007 Oct 1
43 citations
Evaluation of Three Scoring Systems Predicting Non Sentinel Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients with a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy
Christine Dauphine, Jason S. Haukoos, Maria P. Vargas, Nova M. Isaac, Iraj Khalkhali, Hernan I. Vargas> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007 Feb 28
16 citations
Intraoperative injection of technetium-99m sulfur colloid is effective in the detection of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer.
Christine Dauphine, Iraj Khalkhali, M. Perla Vargas, Nova M. Isaac, Jason S. Haukoos, Hernan I. Vargas> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2006 Oct 1
14 citations
Axillary regional recurrence after sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer.
David K. Rosing, Christine Dauphine, M. Perla Vargas, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Melissa Burla, Paul Kaufmann, Hernan I. Vargas> ;American Surgeon. 2006 Oct 1
13 citations
Success of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in conversion of mastectomy to breast conservation surgery.
Paul Kaufmann, Christine Dauphine, M. Perla Vargas, Melissa Burla, Nova M. Isaac, Katherine D. Gonzalez, David K. Rosing, Hernan I. Vargas> ;American Surgeon. 2006 Oct 1
19 citations
Percutaneous excisional biopsy of palpable breast masses under ultrasound visualization.
Hernan I. Vargas, M. Perla Vargas, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Melissa Burla, Iraj Khalkhali> ;Breast Journal. 2006 Sep 1
163 citations
Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Integration in Cervical Carcinoma In Situ and in Invasive Cervical Cancer
Hugo Arias-Pulido, Cheri L. Peyton, Nancy E. Joste, Hernan Vargas, Cosette M. Wheeler> ;Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 2006 May 1
33 citations
Outcomes of clinical and surgical assessment of women with pathological nipple discharge.
Hernan I. Vargas, M. Perla Vargas, Kamal Eldrageely, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Iraj Khalkhali> ;American Surgeon. 2006 Feb 1
69 citations
Breast Cancer in Limited‐Resource Countries: Diagnosis and Pathology
Roman Shyyan, Shahla Masood, Rajendra A. Badwe, Kathleen M. Errico, Laura Liberman, Vahit Ozmen, Helge Stalsberg, Hernan I. Vargas, Laszlo Vass> ;Breast Journal. 2006 Jan 1
24 citations
Contemporary indications for and early outcomes of abdominoperineal resection.
Zuri Murrell, Matthew R. Dixon, Hernan I. Vargas, Tracey D. Arnell, Ravin R. Kumar, Michael J. Stamos> ;American Surgeon. 2005 Oct 1
11 citations
Outcomes of surgical and sonographic assessment of breast masses in women younger than 30.
Hernan I. Vargas, M. Perla Vargas, Kamal Eldrageely, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Melissa Burla, Rose Venegas, Iraj Khalkhali> ;American Surgeon. 2005 Sep 1
4 citations
Blue Dye of Choice for Lymphatic Mapping
Hernan I. Vargas> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005 May 20
3 citations
Practical use of ultrasound at a dedicated breast center.
Iraj Khalkhali, Hernan I. Vargas> ;Breast Journal. 2005 May 1
12 citations
Outcomes of sonography-based management of breast cysts
Hernan I. Vargas, M. Perla Vargas, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Kamal Eldrageely, Iraj Khalkhali> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2004 Oct 1
12 citations
Diagnosis of palpable breast masses: ultrasound-guided large core biopsy in a multidisciplinary setting.
Hernan I. Vargas, M. Perla Vargas, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Rose Venegas, Martha Canet, Melissa Burla, Kamal Eldrageely, Iraj Khalkhali> ;American Surgeon. 2004 Oct 1
24 citations
Sentinel lymph node mapping of breast cancer: a case-control study of methylene blue tracer compared to isosulfan blue.
Kamal Eldrageely, Maria P. Vargas, Iraj Khalkhali, Rose Venegas, Melissa L Burla, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Hernan I. Vargas> ;American Surgeon. 2004 Oct 1
6 citations
Use of Preoperative Breast Ultrasonography for Mapping of Breast Cancer Extent Improves Resection Margins During Breast Conservation Surgery
Hernan I. Vargas, Iraj Khalkhali, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Kamal Eldrageely, Melissa Burla, M. Perla Vargas> ;Archives of Surgery. 2004 Aug 1
31 citations
Melanocytic differentiation in a solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas.
Chen Chen, Wen Jing, Priya Gulati, Hernan I. Vargas, Samuel W. French> ;Journal of Gastroenterology. 2004 Jun 1
151 citations
Promoter hypermethylation of FANCF: disruption of Fanconi Anemia-BRCA pathway in cervical cancer.
Gopeshwar Narayan, Hugo Arias-Pulido, Subhadra V. Nandula, Katia Basso, Dorcas D. Sugirtharaj, Hernan Vargas, Mahesh Mansukhani, Jeannine A. Villella, Larissa A. Meyer...> ;Cancer Research. 2004 May 1
63 citations
Focused microwave phased array thermotherapy for ablation of early-stage breast cancer: results of thermal dose escalation.
Hernan I. Vargas, William C. Dooley, Robert A. Gardner, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Rose Venegas, Sylvia H. Heywang-Köbrunner, Alan J. Fenn> ;Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2004 Feb 1
14 citations
Success of sentinel lymph node mapping after breast cancer ablation with focused microwave phased array thermotherapy
Hernan I. Vargas, William C. Dooley, Robert A. Gardner, Katherine D. Gonzalez, Sylvia H. Heywang-Köbrunner, Alan J. Fenn> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2003 Oct 1
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Press Mentions

Virginia Cancer Specialists and the US Oncology Network Welcome Breast Surgeon Dr. Hernan VargasMarch 12th, 2018
Nodal Involvement Impacts Surgical Management of Axilla in Breast CancerFebruary 18th, 2020