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Dr. Hugo E Vargas M.D.
Hepatologist | Hepatology
5779 E Mayo Blvd Phoenix AZ, 85054About
Dr. Hugo Vargas is a hepatologist practicing in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Vargas specializes in the study of body parts such as the liver, the biliary tree, the gallbladder and the pancreas. Hepatologists manage disorders in these areas and are specifically known for treating viral hepatitis. Patients who have received liver transplants also follow up with hepatologists after their procedure.
Education and Training
Internal Medicine 1987
MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1991
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Management of portal hypertension-related bleeding.
- Liver transplantation for variceal hemorrhage.
- Hepatitis C for half a century.
- The real danger of lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus infection in the immunocompromised host.
- Clinical significance of elevated alpha-fetoprotein in adults and children.
- A concise update on the status of liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus: the challenges in 2002.
- Impact of anti-hepatitis Bc-positive grafts on the outcome of liver
- Hepatitis C: magnitude of the problem.
- The use of virologically compromised organs in liver transplantation.
- Hepatitis C virus quasispecies: misunderstood and mistreated?
- Controversies in the management of hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation.
- The use of hepatitis C-infected grafts in liver transplantation.
- Progression of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation.
- Treatment of recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation with combination of pegylated interferon alpha2b and ribavirin: an open-label series.
- Hepatitis C virus quasi-species dynamics predict progression of fibrosis after liver transplantation.
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