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Axel Vargas, MD, Anesthesiology, Wilmette, IL

AxelVargasMD

Anesthesiology • Wilmette, IL

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Interventional Pain Management Specialist

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  • Office

    1213 Wilmette Ave
    Suite # 2g
    Wilmette, IL 60091
    Phone+1 888-951-6471
    Fax+1 888-961-6471

Education & Training

  • McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
    McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1995 - 1997
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1994 - 1995
  • Western Reserve Health Education/NEOMED
    Western Reserve Health Education/NEOMEDResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
  • The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University
    The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
  • Universidad del Norte Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad del Norte Faculty of MedicineClass of 1986
  • Oklahoma State University
    Oklahoma State UniversityDiploma, 1978 - 1979
  • Universidad Pontificia Xaveriana
    Universidad Pontificia XaverianaDiploma, 1977 - 1978
  • Military Academy of Cadets
    Military Academy of CadetsDiploma, 1971 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1994 - 2026
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 1995 - 2025
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • North American Spine Societymember

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Medical Department Recognition Lufthansa German Airlines, 2004
  • Resident of the year Award Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1992
  • Excellence Award Discovery Cruise Lines, 1991
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) inhibition Role in post CABG surgery arrhythmias
    Vargas A, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/1991
  • One-Lung Ventilation in a Patient with Bullous Emphysema
    Vargas A, Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Lectures

  • Causative Relation between Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatic Carcinoma Study of Cases and Controls 
    Universidad Del Norte, Colombia - 1/1/1984

Other

  • Proper Management of the Critically Ill 
    Compendium of Algorithms
    Universidad Del Norte, Colombia - 1/1/1986

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Italian, Spanish, Russian

External Links

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