Dr. Herschel D. Vargas
Overview
Herschel Vargas is a Colorectal Surgeon in Covington, Louisiana. Dr. Vargas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Bowel Incontinence, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Ileostomy, and Hernia Surgery. Dr. Vargas is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 22 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Diverticular Disease.
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Locations
900 Ochsner Blvd, Covington, LA 70433
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Baton Rouge Colon Rectal Associates
Kelly Renee is a Colorectal Surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Renee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Bowel Incontinence, Anal Cancer, Encopresis, Hernia Surgery, and Colostomy.
Baton Rouge Colon Rectal Associates
Richard Byrd is a Colorectal Surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Byrd is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Rectal Prolapse, Colostomy, and Hernia Surgery.
Ochsner St. Tammany Cancer Center
After undergraduate, medical school (Wayne State University) and general surgery residency, all in Detroit, he completed Colon & Rectal Surgery (CRS) Residency in Pennsylvania and moved to New York City to begin his career at SUNY-Downstate Medical Center (Brooklyn), where he pioneered the use of transrectal ultrasound to preoperatively stage rectal cancer to direct neoadjuvant (preoperative) therapy. These efforts were successful in improving outcomes by downstaging rectal cancer leading to decreased local recurrence, increased sphincter salvage (avoiding colostomy) and increased disease-free survival. He returned to the Midwest (Kansas City) to reproduce these results, comparable to tertiary care centers and a national multi-institution study, ACOSOG Z6051, published in Am J Surg 2019; 217(3): 430-434. He was enticed to return to academia to create the Ohio State University CRS Residency and serve as Program Director from 2013-2019. He was then recruited to MD Anderson Cancer Center affiliates (Phoenix/Ochsner New Orleans) before returning to academic surgery in his home state at Central Michigan University.He has been president of 4 surgical organizations. He has served on the Editorial Board for the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery (ASCRS) official journal, DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM), for 20 years. He has served on the American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery (ABCRS) for 20 years, currently as Senior Examiner. He has served on ASCRS Executive Council. Dr. Cirocco is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Diverticular Disease. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Rectal Prolapse, Colostomy, and Hemorrhoidectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Familial Colorectal CancerDr. Vargas isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Colorectal Cancer.
- Advanced
- Anal CancerDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Anal Cancer.
- Bowel IncontinenceDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Bowel Incontinence.
- Colorectal CancerDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Colorectal Cancer.
- Gastrointestinal FistulaDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrointestinal Fistula.
- IleostomyDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Ileostomy.
- Lynch SyndromeDr. Vargas isAdvanced. Learn about Lynch Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Anal FissureDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Anal Fissure.
- Anorectal AbscessDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Anorectal Abscess.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- ColitisDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Colitis.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.
- ColonoscopyDr. Vargas isExperienced. Learn about Colonoscopy.