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Alfonso Vargas III, MD, Neonat/Perinatology, Tampa, FL

AlfonsoVargasIIIMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Tampa, FL

Practice Medical Director

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  • Office

    3030 W Martin Luther King jr Blvd
    Tampa, FL 33607
    Phone+1 813-872-2924

Summary

  • I am a Board Certified Neonatologist working with Pediatrix Medical Group. I am currently the Associate Medical Director of the NICU at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital in Tampa FL. I completed my undergraduate Bachelor of Sciences Degree at Loyola University New Orleans, Medical School at The Flinders University of South Australia, Residency in Pediatrics at Albany Medical Center and Fellowship in Neonatology at LSUHSC Children's Hospital New Orleans. I served 5 years of Active Duty Military Service with the United States Air Force prior to moving to Tampa for my current position.

Education & Training

  • Louisiana State University School of Medicine
    Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
  • Albany Medical Center
    Albany Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
  • Albany Medical Center
    Albany Medical Center2001 - 2003
  • The Flinders University of South Australia School of Medicine
    The Flinders University of South Australia School of MedicineClass of 2000, MD
  • Loyola University New Orleans
    Loyola University New OrleansBSc, Biology, 1993 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2003 - 2012
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2010 - 2012
  • American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Meritorious Service Medal United States Air Force, 2009, 2011
  • Student Wing Commander, COT Class 07/02 Student Wing Commander by Commissioned Officer Training Course Director, 2007
  • Editor-in-Chief and contributing author Placebo Magazine, 1998

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology. 
    Vargas ALippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 4th,

Abstracts/Posters

  • Disseminated Group A Streptococcus in a Term Neonate.
    Vargas A, Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) Meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • Acute Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Subsequent Gastric Perforation in an Infant on Prostaglandin Infusion for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.
    Vargas A, SSPR Meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • The Virtual NICU: A Computer-Based Resource for Teaching Neonatology to Pediatric Residents.
    Vargas A, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Pediatric Research Day, New Orleans, LA

Lectures

  • The Perinatal Period: Maternal Illness & Drugs, and Assessment of Fetal Well-Being. 
    New Orleans Pediatric Board Review, New Orleans, LA
  • Developing a Web-Based Neonatology Teaching Resource for Pediatric Residents. 
    Conference on Military Perinatal Research (COMPRA), San Antonio, TX

Committees

  • Chair, Therapeutic Hypothermia for Newborn HIE 2012 - Present

Other Languages

  • Spanish

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