LeonidasTapias VargasMD
Thoracic Surgery • Cleveland, OHAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgical Oncology
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Office
11100 Euclid Ave
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH 44106Phone+1 216-844-0065
Summary
- Dr. Tapias is a thoracic surgeon. He received his medical degree from Industrial University of Santander Faculty of Medicine. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in thoracic surgery and is experienced in robotic and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, adult general thoracic surgery, thoracic surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery, and esophageal surgery.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Thoracic Surgery, 2016 - 2018
St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury)Residency, Surgery, 2009 - 2016
University CT Health Center - J Dempsey HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Molecular Cardiology, 2012 - 2014
Industrial University of Santander Faculty of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2021 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2018 - 2022
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2019- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Chest Tube After a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Pulmonary Wedge Resection Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsImpact of Radial Margin Status After Esophagectomy for Adenocarcinoma.Leonidas Tapias, Luis F. Tapias, Philicia Moonsamy, Michael Lanuti, Henning A. Gaissert
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2020-05-01 - 2 citationsUncovering Health-Care Disparities Through Patient Decisions in Lung Cancer Surgery.Aria Bassiri, Avanti Badrinathan, Christine E Alvarado, Christina Boutros, Boxiang Jiang
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-01-01 - 13 citationsDeletion of newly described pro-survival molecule Pellino-1 increases oxidative stress, downregulates cIAP2/NF-κB cell survival pathway, reduces angiogenic response, a...Vaithinathan Selvaraju, Mahesh Thirunavukkarasu, Mandip Joshi, Babatunde Oriowo, Inam A. Shaikh
Basic Research in Cardiology. 2020-06-14
Professional Memberships
- Candidate Member
- Resident Member
- European Association for CardioThoracic Surgery EACTSMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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