Leonidas Tapias Vargas, MD
- Specialty: Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery
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Primary Location: 36060 Euclid Ave (12 mi.)
Other Locations - Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Office Locations
West Medical Center Physician Pavilion (12 mi.)
36060 Euclid Ave
Suite: 204
Willoughby, OH 44094
440-918-6814
UH Cleveland Medical Center (0 mi.)
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-3800
UH Regional Hospitals - Geauga Campus (21 mi.)
13207 Ravenna Rd
Chardon, OH 44024
440-285-3050
Biography: Leonidas Tapias Vargas, MD
Certifications & Memberships
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery - American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Education
Fellowship | Thoracic Oncology
Thoracic Oncology - Mayo Clinic (2017 - 2017)
Fellowship | Thoracic Oncology
Thoracic Oncology - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2017 - 2017)
Residency | Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery - Massachusetts General Hospital (2016 - 2018)
Research Fellowship | Molecular Angiogenesis and Cardiology
Molecular Angiogenesis and Cardiology - University Of Connecticut Health Center (2012 - 2013)
Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - St Mary's Hospital (2009 - 2016)
Medical Education
Universidad Industrial Santander, Carrera De Medicina (2008)
Patient Experience Reviews
I absolutely respect and appreciate Dr Tapias and his nurse Rachel V. They provide such amazing care and attentiveness
Excellent care,concern and interest in my health.
Visit went well, explained everything, very satisfying.
*** I was very pleased with Dr. Tapias and his staff as well as the staff in surgical preps, recovery and ***. While having surgery is not generally a positive thing the staff took very good care of me, kept my wife informed of how things were going and were very compassionate about our well being. If you would like names I can provide them to you.
Very personable Provider. I was very pleased with his care and concern for my well being.
Dr Tappias is one of the best physicians I have ever encountered. You are very lucky to have him on your staff.
This was the first time I was at UH. I had a very good experience with physician and staff. ***
Industry Relationships
University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.
UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.
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As of December 31, 2016, Leonidas Tapias Vargas did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.