ElizabethVargasDO

Pediatrics • Aurora, CO

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow

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Office
13123 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-777-7577

Education & Training

University of ConnecticutResidency, Pediatrics, 2019
NYIT College Of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2019, DO
Quinnipiac UniversityBS, Biology, Minors in Chemistry, Psychology, and Biomedical Science, 2009 - 2013

Certifications & Licensure

CO State License 2022 - 2025
CT State License 2019 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

1st Place Medical Student Research New York Chapter American College of Physicians (NYACP), 2018
Gold Humanism Honor Society 2018
3rd Place Graduate Student, Best Presentation Award: Dolores C. Shockley Award Poster Competition American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), 2017
ASPET Underrepresented Graduate Student Travel Award American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), 2017
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Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

Not Just a Disease of Sailors: A Rare Presentation of Scurvy in a Pediatric Patient
Vargas E, Trapp C, Wolfgruber H, Human Growth Foundation’s Pediatric Bone Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia, 6/10/2022
Bridging the Gap Between Diabetes and the Mental Health Crisis: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Vargas E, Demirci C, Reicher S, Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Denver, CO, 4/19/2022
Feeding Aversion in an Infant Eluding to a Rare Renal Pathology
Vargas E, Williams M, Mason S, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research / American Federation for Medical Research Annual Eastern Medical Research Conference, Virtual, 3/11/2022
Your doctor, the noncompliant patient.
Vargas, E., Shah, P., Sonpal, N., New York Chapter American College of Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, Rye Brook, NY,, 6/2018
The Diabetic Mindfulness Tool-Kit: a patient resource in managing diabetes distress via mindfulness.
Vargas, E., American Medical Student Association Convention and Exposition, Arlington, VA, 3/2018
Cardiac HMGB1/TLR4 activation in pre-type 2 diabetes: a potential mechanism for triggering diabetic cardiovascular complications.
Vargas, E., Li, Y., Carrillo Sepulveda, M.A., Experimental Biology: American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 4/2017
The role of serotonin receptor subtype 5-HTR6 on prepulse inhibition of the goldfish startle escape behavior.
Vargas, E., Preuss, T., Neumeister, H., Medan, V., Leadership Alliance National Symposium, Old Greenwich, CT, 7/2011
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Other

Physiology, Glucose Transporter Type 4
Vargas E, Podder V, Carillo Sepulveda MA, Statpearls
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537322/
Treasure Island (FL) - 5/9/2019
Biochemistry, Insulin, Metabolic Effects
Vargas, E., Carrillo Sepulveda M.A., StatPearls
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK525983/
Treasure Island (FL) - 9/12/2018