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Office
13528 Summerport Village Pkwy
Windermere, FL 34786Phone+1 407-612-7738Fax+1 407-612-7739- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Lina M. Vargas, MD, FACS, RPVI is a Board-certified vascular surgeon who specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery. Dr. Vargas leads The Vascular Experts – Florida, located in Windermere, Florida.
Dr. Vargas received her medical degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and completed her post-graduate training in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio where she also completed a Research Fellowship in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery. Prior to joining The Vascular Experts, Dr. Vargas served as Clinical Associate in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Duke University in North Carolina and after relocating to Orlando, joined the Vascular Institute of Central Florida - Florida Hospital Medical Group to offer world-class vascular surgery care to patients at Celebration Health.
Dr. Vargas has an extensive background in research and has published articles and book chapters on topics including aortic dissection, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysm treatment and management of complications, acute limb ischemia, dialysis access and arterial closure devices. She has presented her research in the United States as well as internationally. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society and Women in Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Vargas holds privileges at Advent Health and is a distinguished member of the Pan American Medical Association as well as the Colombo American Medical Association, prestigious medical associations in the Central Florida area. Dr. Vargas is the only female, Spanish-speaking, Board-certified Vascular Surgeon in the Greater Orlando area.
Education & Training
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationChief Residency, Vascular Surgery, 2013 - 2014
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Vascular Surgery - Integrated, 2009 - 2014
- Pontifical Xavierian UniversityClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- NC State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2009 - 2015
- American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery
- Alliance for Physician Certification and AdvancementRPVI
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Covered Stent Grafts for Acquired Arterial Venous Fistulas: A Case Series.Sarac, T. P.,Vargas, L.,Kashyap, V.,Cardella, J.,Chaar, C. O.> ;Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 Sep 12
- 23 citationsEffects of right ventricular morphology and function on outcomes of patients with degenerative mitral valve diseaseYing Ye, Ravi R. Desai, Lina M. Vargas Abello, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Allan L. Klein, Eugene H. Blackstone, Gösta B. Pettersson> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014 Nov 1
- 92 citationsTricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular function after mitral valve surgery with or without concomitant tricuspid valve procedure.Ravi R. Desai, Lina M. Vargas Abello, Allan L. Klein, Thomas H. Marwick, Richard A. Krasuski, Ying Ye, Edward R. Nowicki, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Eugene H. Blackstone...> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Nov 1
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery SocietyMember
- Colombo American Medical AssociationMember
- Panamerican Medical AssociationMember
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- The Vascular Experts Floridahttps://tveflorida.com
- TVE Florida on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/The-Vascular-Experts-Florida-2444813342206787/
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