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  Our Physicians Axel Vargas, MD

All Physicians:
Arnold, MD, Erin
Arnold, MD, William J.
Baxamusa, MD, Taizoon
Beigler, MD, David
Bello, MD, Alfonso E.
Benson, MD, Leon S.
Bergin, MD, Christopher
Breslow, MD, Marc J.
Butler, MD, Jesse P.
Chams, MD, Roger N.
Chehab, MD, Eric L.
Cohen, MD, James
Cohn, MD, Arnold K.
DeLeon, MD, Serafin
Donahue, MD, Brian J.
D'Silva, MD, Joseph L.
Dugan, MD, Robert C.
Eisenberg, MD, Gerald M.
Emerzian, DPM, Garo J.
Erulkar, MD, Jonathan S.
Fisher, MD, Theodore J.
Forman, DO, Edward S.
Fox, Jr., MD, James L.
Gamez, DPM, Carla O.
Garapati, MD, Rajeev
Garelick, MD, David
Gleason, MD, Thomas F.
Goldstein, MD, Wayne M.
Gonzalez, MD, Mark H.
Gordon, MD, Alexander C.
Haddad, MD, Steve L.
Hamming, MD, Bruce A.
Hamming, MD, Edward G.
Haskell, MD, Saul S
Hill, MD, James M.
Hunt, MD, Andrew
Jablon, MD, Michael
Jimenez, MD, Matthew L.
Kornblatt, MD, Ira B.
Kornblatt, MD, Michael D.
Kothari, MD, Ami
Kramer, MD, Andrea S.
Kudrna, MD, James C.
Lamberta, MD, Francis J.
League, MD, Alan C.
Leahy, DPM, Megan
Lettvin, MD, Charles L.
Lewis, MD, Michael S.
Logue, MD, Edward J.
Ludkowski, MD, Phillip F.
Mardjetko, MD, Steven M.
McMillan, MD, Robert D.
Miller, MD, Chris R.
Moran, MD, Mary L.
Myers, MD, Amanda K.
Nemickas, MD, Tomas E.
Newman, MD, Daniel
O'Rourke, MD, Michael
Palutsis, MD, Gregory R.
Patek, MD, Robert M.
Pavlatos, MD, Christ J.
Phillips, MD, Craig
Portland, MD, Gregory
Ptaszek ,MD,Amy Jo
Raab, MD, David J.
Regan, MD, Quinn E.
Robb, III, MD, William J.
Rubinstein, MD, Scott
Schell, III, MD, Burt E.
Schuette, MD, Patrick T.
Shapiro, MD, David E.
Shapiro, MD, Gary S.
Sherman, MD, Richard S.
Silver, MD, Ronald L.
Skosey, MD, PhD, John L.
Slack, MD, Charles
Solway, DPM, Douglas R.
Stamos, MD, Van P.
Summerville, MD, Bruce C.
Tack, MD, Stanford R.
Thadani, MD, Peter J.
Vargas, MD, Axel
Visotsky, MD, Jeffrey L.
Vora, MD, Anand M.
Waxman, MD, Bryan C.
Westin, MD, Craig
Williams, MD, Craig S.

See My Curriculum Vitae

Axel Vargas, MD 

Board Certified in:

  • Anesthesiology


Areas of Clinical Interest:

  • Interventional Pain Management - Acute & Chronic Pain
  • IME
  • Pain Management
  • Workers Compensation
 Office Locations:
2401 Ravine Way
Glenview, IL 60025
847/998-5680
Hours and directions
2350 Ravine Way
Glenview, IL 60025
847/998-5680
Hours and directions
   
1144 Wilmette Avenue,
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
847/998-5680
Hours and directions

Education

  • Baccalaurate, Military Academy of Cadets, Bogota, Columbia, 1977
  • Diploma, Universidad Poitificia Xaveriana, Bogota, Columbia, 1978
  • BS, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 1979, Award for Academic Achievement
  • MD, Northern University, Barranquilla, Columbia, 1985
  • Surgery: Hospital San Jose, Bogota, Columbia, 1986
  • Surgery/Internal Medicine: Case Western Reserve University
  • Hospitals - Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, 1993
  • Residency, Anesthesiology: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 1995
  • Fellowship, Anesthesiology/Pain Management: Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1997

Certifications

  • American Board of Anesthesiology   

Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 2008

Professional Appointments

  • Specialty Physician, Chicago Bears, Chicago IL, 2003-current
  • Physician, River North Pain Mgmt Consultants, Chicago IL
  • Physician, Lake Shore Surgery, Chicago IL
  • Physician, North Shore Anesthesia Associates, Chicago IL
  • Physician, Porter County Anesthesia Associates, Valparaiso IN

Awards and Honors

  • Award of Academic Achievement, Oklahome State University, 1979
  • Award of Academic Achievement-Dean's List, Northern Univeristy, 1984-85
  • Excellence Award, Discovery Cruise Lines, 1991
  • First Prize of Arts, International Congress of Surgery (Cartagena, Columia), 1986
  • Resident of the Year , Mt Sinai Medical Center, 1992
  • Medical Department Recognition, Lutfhansa German Airlines, 2004

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