LeonidasTapias VargasMD
Thoracic Surgery • Cleveland, OHAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
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Office
11100 Euclid Ave
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH 44106Phone+1 216-844-0065- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Tapias is a thoracic surgeon. He received his medical degree from Industrial University of Santander Faculty of Medicine. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in thoracic surgery and is experienced in robotic and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, adult general thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and esophageal surgery.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 2016 - 2018
St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)Residency, Surgery, 2009 - 2016
University CT Health Center - J Dempsey HospitalMolecular Cardiology, 2012 - 2014
Industrial University of Santander Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2019- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Chest Tube After a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Wedge Resection Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis: Comparing Sublobar Techniques in Stage IA Lung Cancer.Maria V Grau-Sepulveda, Matthew G Hartwig, Lillian Kang, Andrzej Kosinski, Boxiang Jiang, Christopher W Towe, Jillian Sinopoli, Leonidas Tapias Vargas, Philip A Linden> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Mar 15
- Frailty is associated with 90-day mortality in urgent thoracic surgery conditions.Kloos, J., Ho, V., Bassiri, A., Sinopoli, J., Vargas, L., Linden, P., Towe, C.> ;JTCVS Open. 2024 Feb 1
- Risk Factors for Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Following Lung Lobectomy.Halloran, S., Martin, S., Jiang, B., Bassiri, A., Sinopoli, J., Vargas, L., Linden, P., Towe, C.> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Mar 1
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Professional Memberships
- Candidate Member
- Resident Member
- European Association for CardioThoracic Surgery EACTSMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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