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Jose Vargas, MD, Cardiology, Washington, DC, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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Cardiology Washington, DC

Non-Invasive Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

Assistant Professor

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Education & Training

  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2012
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2006
  • University of Oxford
    University of OxfordPhD, Functional Genetics, 1999 - 2002
  • Loyola College
    Loyola CollegeBachelor's, Biology, Latin American Literature Minor, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2009 - 2025
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2013 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Rhodes Scholarship District III, Maryland, 1999

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Use of the Corus(R)CAD Gene Expression Test for Assessment of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Likelihood in Symptomatic Non-Diabetic Patients  
    Vargas J, Lima JA, Kraus WE, Douglas PS, Rosenberg S, PLOS Currents Evidence on Genomic Tests, 1/26/2013
  • Polypill Therapy, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Events - Implications for the Use of Preventive Pharmacotherapy: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosi...  
    Bittencourt MS, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Budoff M, Vargas JD, Blumenthal RS, Agatston A, Nasir K, J Am Coll Cardio, 1/10/2013
  • Beyond Coronary Stenosis: Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for the Assessment of Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden  
    Kwan AC, Cater G, Vargas J, Bluemke DA, Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Carotid Vessel Wall Volume Measurements by Three Dimensional Ultrasound Correlate with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurements.
    Hannoush H; Sachdev V; Li W; Brenneman C; Lewis, K; Gonsalvez, S; Biesecker, L; Bluemke DA, Vargas, JD, American Society for Neuroimaging, Orlando, FL, 1/14/2016
  • Common Genetic Variants and Left Ventricular Structure in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
    Vargas JD, Manichaikul A, Liu CL, Rich SS, Post WS, Judge D, Bluemke DA, American College of Cardiology Heart annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2016
  • Rare Variants in SORT 1 Associate with Coronary Artery Calcium in the ClinSeq(R) Study.
    Vargas JD, Manichaikul A, Chen MY, Arai AE, Mullikin JC, Biesecker LG, American College of Cardiology Heart annual meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/14/2015
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Other

  • Model Organisms and Human Disease: From Kyphoscoliosis to Neurodegeneration 
    Vargas JD, Thesis, University Of Oxford
    Oxford, England - 1/1/2002

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