LucianoMesaVargasJr.MD

General Surgery • Omaha, NE

Transplantation

Assistant Professor, Surgery, U of NE Coll of Med

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Office
Emile 42nd St
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone+1 402-559-3382

Fax+1 402-559-6749
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Education & Training

University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
SD State Medical License Active through 2025
IA State Medical License 2013 - 2024
NE State Medical License 2006 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Cholecystectomy prior to short bowel syndrome does not alter nutritional prognosis.
Jon S Thompson, Fedja A Rochling, Elizabeth Lyden, Shaheed Merani, Luciano M Vargas, Wendy J Grant, Alan N Langnas, David F Mercer> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Splenic and PB immune recovery in neoadjuvant treated gastrointestinal cancer patients.
Kathryn E Cole, Quan P Ly, Michael A Hollingsworth, Jesse L Cox, Kurt W Fisher, James C Padussis, Jason M Foster, Luciano M Vargas, James E Talmadge> ;International Immunopharmacology. 2022 May 1
4 citations
A North American single-center experience with liver transplantation using thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death.
Shaheed Merani, Marian Urban, John Y. Um, Alexander Maskin, Luciano M. Vargas, Anthony W. Castleberry, David F. Mercer, Wendy J. Grant, Alan Norman Langnas> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2021 Aug 29
12 citations
Human splenic myeloid derived suppressor cells: Phenotypic and clustering analysis.
Kathryn E. Cole, Quan P. Ly, Michael A. Hollingsworth, Jesse L. Cox, James C. Padussis, Jason M. Foster, Luciano M. Vargas, James E. Talmadge> ;Cellular Immunology. 2021 Mar 1
1 citations
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor With Humoral Hypercalcemia and High Tumor PD-L1 Score.
Luciano M. Vargas, Whitney Wedel, Shaheed Merani, Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun, Angela Drincic> ;Oncology. 2020 Dec 7
1 citations
Multiple rare‐earth magnet bead ingestion in a pediatric liver‐small bowel‐pancreas transplant recipient: A case report and lessons learned
Ahmad Miri, Warapan Nakayuenyongsuk, Luciano M. Vargas, Alan N. Langnas, Hanh D. Vo> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2021 May 1
21 citations
The role of normothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation
Paulo N. Martins, Julianna E. Buchwald, Hynek Mergental, Luciano M. Vargas, Cristiano Quintini> ;International Journal of Surgery. 2020 Oct 1
4 citations
Comparative phenotypes of peripheral blood and spleen cells from cancer patients
Kathryn E. Cole, Quan P. Ly, Michael A. Hollingsworth, Jesse L. Cox, Ingunn M. Stromnes, James C. Padussis, Jason M. Foster, Luciano M. Vargas, James E. Talmadge> ;International Immunopharmacology. 2020 Jun 7
5 citations
Viral enteritis in intestinal transplant recipients.
Abigail Servais, Megan Keck, Mary Leick, David F. Mercer, Alan N. Langnas, Wendy J. Grant, Luciano M. Vargas, Shaheed Merani, Diana F. Florescu> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2020 Apr 1
5 citations
Including colon in intestinal transplantation: a focus on post-transplant renal function - a retrospective study.
Cale Ewald, Benjamin J. Swanson, Luciano M. Vargas, Wendy J. Grant, David F. Mercer, Alan N. Langnas, Shaheed Merani> ;Transplant International. 2020 Feb 1
3 citations
Failure of abdominal wall closure after intestinal transplantation: Identifying high-risk recipients
Madeline R. Cloonan, Chaeli A. Fortina, David F. Mercer, Luciano M. Vargas, Wendy J. Grant, Alan Norman Langnas, Shaheed Merani> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2019 Oct 23
2 citations
Biliary Cancer: Current Multimodality Treatment and Future Directions.
Shaheed Merani, Luciano M. Vargas> ;Oncology. 2019 Sep 20
4 citations
Prevalence of Low Bone Density and Comorbid Hypogonadism in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.
Namita Gupta, Shailender Singh, Luciano M. Vargas, Timothy E. Moore, Valerie Shostrom, Brian P. Boerner> ;Pancreas. 2019 Mar 1
3 citations
Multiorgan Transplantation as a Viable Treatment Option in Infantile Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome.
Ojasvini Choudhry Chandan, Emille M. Reyes‐Santiago, Luciano M. Vargas, David W. Mercer, Wendy J. Grant, Alan Norman Langnas, Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira, Hanh D. Vo> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2018 Aug 1
3 citations
Prophylactic cholecystectomy in short bowel syndrome: Is it being utilized?
Jon S. Thompson, David F. Mercer, Luciano M. Vargas, Wendy J. Grant, Fedja A. Rochling, Alan N. Langnas> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2018 Jul 1
4 citations
Invasive pneumococcal infections in pediatric liver-small bowel-pancreas transplant recipients.
Hanh D. Vo, Diana F. Florescu, Cindy R. Brown, Heather Chambers, David F. Mercer, Luciano M. Vargas, Wendy J. Grant, Alan Norman Langnas, Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2018 May 1
11 citations
Laparoscopic endoscopic combined surgery for removal of migrated coil after embolization of ruptured splenic artery aneurysm.
Akshay Pratap, Bhavani Pokala, Luciano M. Vargas, Dmitry Oleynikov, Vishal Kothari> ;Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2018 Feb 1
2 citations
Risk of Intestinal Malignancy in Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome.
Jon S. Thompson, Rebecca A. Weseman, David F. Mercer, Fedja A. Rochling, Luciano M. Vargas, Wendy J. Grant, Alan Norman Langnas> ;JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2017 May 1
4 citations
Cholecystectomy and Liver Disease in Short Bowel Syndrome
Jon S. Thompson, Rebecca A. Weseman, Fedja A. Rochling, Elizabeth Lyden, Wendy J. Grant, Luciano M. Vargas, Alan Norman Langnas, David F. Mercer> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2016 Feb 1
86 citations
Is Bacteremic Sepsis Associated With Higher Mortality in Transplant Recipients Than in Nontransplant Patients? A Matched Case-Control Propensity-Adjusted Study
Andre C. Kalil, Ather Syed, Mark E. Rupp, Heather Chambers, Luciano M. Vargas, Alexander Maskin, Clifford D. Miles, Alan Norman Langnas, Diana F. Florescu> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Jan 15
7 citations
Parvovirus Associated Fulminant Hepatic Failure and Aplastic Anemia Treated Successfully With Liver and Bone Marrow Transplantation. A Report of Two Cases
Lokesh Bathla, Wendy J. Grant, David F. Mercer, Luciano M. Vargas, Catherine L. Gebhart, Alan Norman Langnas> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2014 Nov 1
80 citations
Adenovirus: current epidemiology and emerging approaches to prevention and treatment.
Uriel Sandkovsky, Luciano M. Vargas, Diana F. Florescu> ;Current Infectious Disease Reports. 2014 Jun 8
4 citations
Left Lobe Liver Transplants
Lokesh Bathla, Luciano M. Vargas, Alan Norman Langnas> ;The Surgical Clinics of North America. 2013 Dec 1
33 citations
Serial transverse enteroplasty allows children with short bowel to wean from parenteral nutrition.
David F. Mercer, Brandy D. Hobson, Brandi K. Gerhardt, Wendy J. Grant, Luciano M. Vargas, Alan Norman Langnas, Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 Jan 1
19 citations
Stool Calprotectin Monitoring After Small Intestine Transplantation
David F. Mercer, Luciano M. Vargas, Yimin Sun, Ane Miren Andrés Moreno, Wendy J. Grant, Jean F. Botha, Alan Norman Langnas, Debra L. Sudan> ;Transplantation. 2011 May 27
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Journal Articles

Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Pediatric Liver‐Small Bowel‐Pancreas Transplant Recipients
Cindy R Brown, Wendy J Grant, Alan N Langnas, Hanh D Vo, David F Mercer, Diana F Florescu, Luciano M Vargas, Pediatric Transplantation

Hospital Affiliations

Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska