Daniel Vargas, MD

Publications

• Restrepo CS, Vargas D, Ocazionez D, Martínez-Jiménez S, Betancourt Cuellar SL, Gutierrez FR. Primary pericardial tumors. Radiographics. 2013 Oct;33(6):1613-30. PubMed PMID: 24108554
• Hardman RL, Rahal A, Walker J, Tavakoli S, Rodriguez P, Vargas D, Suri R, Garcia-Rojas X, Jung AJ, Fullerton GD, Clarke G, Dodd GD 3rd. Combined radiology residency-PhD program: 10-year review of program results. J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Oct;10(10):738-41. PubMed PMID: 24091043
• Kirsch J, Vargas D. Cardiothoracic imaging guidelines in quality improvement. J Thorac Imaging. 2014 Sep;29(5):279-83. PubMed PMID: 25100139
• Baxi AJ, Tavakoli S, Vargas D, Restrepo CS. Bands, Chords, Tendons, and Membranes in the Heart: An Imaging Overview. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2015 Sep 1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26433812
• Restauri N, Lio E, Glueck D, Lind KE, Sachs P, Vargas D, Suby-Long T. Best Practice for Safe and Effective Administration of Epinephrine for the Treatment of Anaphylaxis in the Radiology Department. J Am Coll Radiol. 2015 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26499159
• Bell MT, Kelmenson DA, Vargas D, Meguid RA. Spontaneous Pulmonary Torsion Secondary to Left Upper Lobe Malignancy. J Thorac Oncol. 2015 Nov;10(11):1653-4. PubMed PMID: 26536197
• Czaja CA, Levin AR, Cox CW, Vargas D, Daley CL, Cott GR. Improvement in Quality of Life after Therapy for Mycobacterium abscessus Group Lung Infection. A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jan;13(1):40-8. PubMed PMID: 26540302
• Lio E, Tillack A, Sachs P, Restauri N, Vargas D, Suby-Long T. Improving Radiologist Accessibility and Availability in a PACS Environment. J Am Coll Radiol. 2015 Oct;12(10):1076-8. PubMed PMID: 25899536
• Pruente R, Restrepo CS, Ocazionez D, Suby-Long T, Vargas D. Fatty lesions in and around the heart: a pictorial review. Br J Radiol. 2015 Jul;88(1051):20150157. PubMed PMID: 25950727
• Leiter Herrán F, Restrepo CS, Alvarez Gómez DI, Suby-Long T, Ocazionez D, Vargas D. Hamartomas from Head to Toe: an Imaging Overview. Br J Radiol. 2016 Dec 12;:20160607. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27936889
• Verdini D, Vargas D, Kuo A, Ghoshhajra B, Kim P, Murillo H, Kirsch J, Lane M, Restrepo C. Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistulas: A Systematic Review. J Thorac Imaging. 2016 Nov;31(6):380-390. PubMed PMID: 27768631
• Vargas D, Richards JC, Ocazionez D, Sirajuddin A, Browne L, Restrepo CS. Cardiothoracic manifestations of primary histiocytoses. Br J Radiol. 2016 Dec;89(1068):20160347. PubMed PMID: 27603510
• Murillo H, Restrepo CS, Marmol-Velez JA, Vargas D, Ocazionez D, Martinez-Jimenez S, Reddick RL, Baxi AJ. Infectious Diseases of the Heart: Pathophysiology, Clinical and Imaging Overview. Radiographics. 2016 Jul-Aug;36(4):963-83. PubMed PMID: 27399236
• Vargas D, Suby-Long T, Restrepo CS. Cystic Lesions of the Mediastinum. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2016 Jun;37(3):212-22. PubMed PMID: 27261346
• Friesen RM, Schäfer M, Jone PN, Appiawiah N, Vargas D, Fonseca B, DiMaria MV, Truong U, Malone L, Browne LP. Myocardial Perfusion Reserve Index in Children With Kawasaki Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2017 Dec 12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29232024
• Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Akkanti B, Vargas D, Garza A, Gupta P, Patel JA, Patel MK, Gregoric ID. CT Imaging of Complications Associated with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs). Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2017 Dec;38(6):616-628. PubMed PMID: 29179901
• Ocazionez D, Shroff GS, Vargas D, Dicks D, Chaturvedi A, Nachiappan AC, Murillo H, Baxi A, Restrepo CS. Imaging of Intrathoracic Paragangliomas. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2017 Dec;38(6):584-593. PubMed PMID: 29179898
• Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Vargas D, Carter BW, Wu CC, Nachiappan AC, Gupta P, Restrepo CS. Pathology of the Trachea and Central Bronchi. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2016 Jun;37(3):177-89. PubMed PMID: 27261343
• Leiter Herrán F, Restrepo CS, Alvarez Gómez DI, Suby-Long T, Ocazionez D, Vargas D. Hamartomas from head to toe: an imaging overview. Br J Radiol. 2017 Mar;90(1071):20160607. PubMed PMID: 27936889
• Malone L, Fonseca B, Fagan T, Gralla J, Wilson N, Vargas D, DiMaria M, Truong U, Browne LP. Erratum to: Preprocedural Risk Assessment Prior to PPVI with CMR and Cardiac CT. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Aug;38(6):1315. PubMed PMID: 28589406
• Haq AA, Restrepo CS, Lamus D, Ocazionez-Trujillo D, Vargas D. Thoracic venous injuries: an imaging and management overview. Emerg Radiol. 2016 Jun;23(3):291-301. PubMed PMID: 26965007
• Baxi AJ, Restrepo CS, Vargas D, Marmol-Velez A, Ocazionez D, Murillo H. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy from A to Z: Genetics, Pathophysiology, Imaging, and Management. Radiographics. 2016 Mar-Apr;36(2):335-54. PubMed PMID: 26963450
• Baxi AJ, Tavakoli S, Vargas D, Restrepo CS. Bands, Chords, Tendons, and Membranes in the Heart: An Imaging Overview. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2016 Nov - Dec;45(6):380-391. PubMed PMID: 26433812
• Sigakis C, Vargas D. Oblique vein of the left atrium - The Marshall vein. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2016 Sep-Oct;10(5):432. PubMed PMID: 26874661
• Sigakis CJG, Browne LP, Bang T, Khanna A, Pruente R, Vargas D. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiovascular Anomalies Associated With Turner Syndrome. J Thorac Imaging. 2018 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30376482
• Restauri N, Lio E, Glueck D, Lind KE, Sachs P, Vargas D, Suby-Long T. Best Practice for Safe and Effective Administration of Epinephrine for the Treatment of Anaphylaxis in the Radiology Department. J Am Coll Radiol. 2016 Mar;13(3):303-6. PubMed PMID: 26499159
• Herrán FL, Bang TJ, Restauri N, Suby-Long T, Alvarez Gómez DI, Sachs PB, Vargas D. CT imaging of complications of aortic intramural hematoma: a pictorial essay. Diagn Interv Radiol. 2018 Nov;24(6):342-347. PubMed PMID: 30373726
• Escalon JG, Browne LP, Bang TJ, Restrepo CS, Ocazionez D, Vargas D. Congenital anomalies of the pulmonary arteries: an imaging overview. Br J Radiol. 2018 Aug 31;:20180185. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30102560
• Restrepo CS, Vargas D, Martinez-Jimenez S, Ocazionez D. Post-operative imaging of pulmonary vessels. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2018 Jun;8(3):362-371. PubMed PMID: 30057882
• Sigakis CJG, Mathai SK, Suby-Long TD, Restauri NL, Ocazionez D, Bang TJ, Restrepo CS, Sachs PB, Vargas D. Radiographic Review of Current Therapeutic and Monitoring Devices in the Chest. Radiographics. 2018 Jul-Aug;38(4):1027-1045. PubMed PMID: 29906203
• Broncano J, Vargas D, Bhalla S, Cummings KW, Raptis CA, Luna A. CT and MR Imaging of Cardiothoracic Vasculitis. Radiographics. 2018 Jul-Aug;38(4):997-1021. PubMed PMID: 29883266
• Schäfer M, Truong U, Ivy DD, Fonseca B, Malone L, DiMaria M, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Hunter KS, Jone PN, Browne LP. Children with kawasaki disease present elevated stiffness of great arteries: Phase-contrast MRI study. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Nov;48(5):1228-1236. PubMed PMID: 29707843
• Schäfer M, Browne LP, Truong U, Jaggers JJ, Mitchell MB, Malone L, Morgan G, Chatfield K, McLennan D, Turbendian H, Vargas D, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Shah A, Ivy MP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Wilson N, Ivy DD, Campbell DN. Aortic stiffness in adolescent Turner and Marfan syndrome patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Nov 1;54(5):926-932. PubMed PMID: 29684119
• Schäfer M, Morgan GJ, Mitchell MB, Ross M, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Vargas D, Ivy DD, Wilson N, Browne LP. Impact of different coarctation therapies on aortic stiffness: phase-contrast MRI study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Sep;34(9):1459-1469. PubMed PMID: 29667078
• Chaturvedi A, Vargas D, Ocazionez D. CT for evaluation of acute pericardial emergencies in the ED. Emerg Radiol. 2018 Jun;25(3):321-328. PubMed PMID: 29569049
• Friesen RM, Schäfer M, Jone PN, Appiawiah N, Vargas D, Fonseca B, DiMaria MV, Truong U, Malone L, Browne LP. Myocardial Perfusion Reserve Index in Children With Kawasaki Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Jul;48(1):132-139. PubMed PMID: 29232024
• Purohit SN, Lee PJ, Strobel AL, Desai AA, Marsala MT, Bull TM, Brieke A, Vargas D, Kay JD, Altman NL. Unusual Case of Acquired Hypoxemia Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Jan;13(1):e006394. PubMed PMID: 31896269
• Henao-Martínez AF, Archuleta S, Vargas D, Franco-Paredes C. A Latin American Patient With a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Presenting With Progressive Dyspnea and Palpitations. Am J Med. 2019 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31712095
• Sigakis CJG, Browne LP, Bang T, Khanna A, Pruente R, Vargas D. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cardiovascular Anomalies Associated With Turner Syndrome. J Thorac Imaging. 2019 May;34(3):W23-W35. PubMed PMID: 30376482
• Browne LP, Barker AJ, Vargas D. Imaging Follow-up of Repaired Aortic Coarctation. Semin Roentgenol. 2020 Jul;55(3):301-311. PubMed PMID: 32859346
• Broncano J, Bhalla S, Gutierrez FR, Vargas D, Williamson EE, Makan M, Luna A. Cardiac MRI in Pulmonary Hypertension: From Magnet to Bedside. Radiographics. 2020 Jul-Aug;40(4):982-1002. PubMed PMID: 32609599
• Escalon JG, Bang TJ, Broncano J, Vargas D. Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Potential Etiologies, Mimics and Imaging Findings. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Jan - Feb;50(1):85-94. PubMed PMID: 32513516
• Green DB, Wallace AB, Restrepo CS, Merrick DT, Raptis DA, Bhalla S, Vargas D. Fluid-filled Cystic Lesions of the Lungs. J Thorac Imaging. 2020 Apr 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32271279
• Purohit SN, Lee PJ, Strobel AL, Desai AA, Marsala MT, Bull TM, Brieke A, Vargas D, Kay JD, Altman NL. Unusual Case of Acquired Hypoxemia Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Jan;13(1):e006394. PubMed PMID: 31896269
• Henao-Martínez AF, Archuleta S, Vargas D, Franco-Paredes C. A Latin American Patient With a Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Presenting With Progressive Dyspnea and Palpitations. Am J Med. 2020 May;133(5):e180-e182. PubMed PMID: 31712095
• Broncano J, Bhalla S, Caro P, Hidalgo A, Vargas D, Williamson E, Gutiérrez F, Luna A. Cardiac MRI in Patients with Acute Chest Pain. Radiographics. 2021 Jan-Feb;41(1):8-31. PubMed PMID: 33337967
• Sanchez F, Gutierrez JM, Kha LC, Jimenez-Juan L, Cool C, Vargas D, Oikonomou A. Pathological entities that may affect the lungs and the myocardium. Evaluation with chest CT and cardiac MR. Clin Imaging. 2020 Oct 31;70:124-135. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33157369
• Green DB, Groner LK, Lee JJ, Shin J, Broncano J, Vargas D, Castro M, Shostak E. Overview of Interventional Pulmonology for Radiologists. Radiographics. 2021 Nov-Dec;41(7):1916-1935. PubMed PMID: 34534017
• Rodriguez JA, Bang TJ, Restrepo CS, Green DB, Browne LP, Vargas D. Imaging Features of Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2021 Apr;3(2):e200418. PubMed PMID: 33969305
• Kligerman SJ, Kay FU, Raptis CA, Henry TS, Sechrist JW, Walker CM, Vargas D, Filev PD, Chung MS, Digumarthy SR, Ropp AM, Mohammed TL, Pope KW, Marquis KM, Chung JH, Kanne JP. CT Findings and Patterns of e-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Multicenter Cohort of 160 Cases. Chest. 2021 Oct;160(4):1492-1511. PubMed PMID: 33957099
• Goerne H, de la Fuente D, Cabrera M, Chaturvedi A, Vargas D, Young PM, Saboo SS, Rajiah P. Imaging Features of Complications after Coronary Interventions and Surgical Procedures. Radiographics. 2021 May-Jun;41(3):699-719. PubMed PMID: 33798007
• Green DB, Restrepo CS, Legasto AC, Bang TJ, Oh AS, Vargas D. Imaging of the rare cystic lung diseases. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Feb 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33618900
• Sanchez F, Weitz C, Gutierrez JM, Mestroni L, Hanneman K, Vargas D. Cardiac MR Imaging of Muscular Dystrophies. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33551194
• Broncano J, Bhalla S, Caro P, Hidalgo A, Vargas D, Williamson E, Gutiérrez F, Luna A. Cardiac MRI in Patients with Acute Chest Pain. Radiographics. 2021 Jan-Feb;41(1):8-31. PubMed PMID: 33337967
• Sanchez F, Gutierrez JM, Kha LC, Jimenez-Juan L, Cool C, Vargas D, Oikonomou A. Pathological entities that may affect the lungs and the myocardium. Evaluation with chest CT and cardiac MR. Clin Imaging. 2021 Feb;70:124-135. PubMed PMID: 33157369
• Escalon JG, Bang TJ, Broncano J, Vargas D. Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): Potential Etiologies, Mimics and Imaging Findings. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Jan - Feb;50(1):85-94. PubMed PMID: 32513516
• Green DB, Wallace AB, Restrepo CS, Merrick DT, Raptis DA, Bhalla S, Vargas D. Fluid-filled Cystic Lesions of the Lungs. J Thorac Imaging. 2021 Jul 1;36(4):208-217. PubMed PMID: 32271279
• Wu MY, Bang TJ, Restauri N, Chawla A, Khawaja RDA, Vargas D. Imaging Acute Aortic Syndromes. Semin Roentgenol. 2022 Oct;57(4):335-344. PubMed PMID: 36265985
• Karandikar A, Solberg A, Fung A, Lee AY, Farooq A, Taylor AC, Oliveira A, Narayan A, Senter A, Majid A, Tong A, McGrath AL, Malik A, Brown AL, Roberts A, Fleischer A, Vettiyil B, Zigmund B, Park B, Curran B, Henry C, Jaimes C, Connolly C, Robson C, Meltzer CC, Phillips CH, Dove C, Glastonbury C, Pomeranz C, Kirsch CFE, Burgan CM, Scher C, Tomblinson C, Fuss C, Santillan C, Daye D, Brown DB, Young DJ, Kopans D, Vargas D, Martin D, Thompson D, Jordan DW, Shatzkes D, Sun D, Mastrodicasa D, Smith E, Korngold E, Dibble EH, Arleo EK, Hecht EM, Morris E, Maltin EP, Cooke EA, Schwartz ES, Lehrman E, Sodagari F, Shah F, Doo FX, Rigiroli F, Vilanilam GK, Landinez G, Kim GG, Rahbar H, Choi H, Bandesha H, Ojeda-Fournier H, Ikuta I, Dragojevic I, Schroeder JLT, Ivanidze J, Katzen JT, Chiang J, Nguyen J, Robinson JD, Broder JC, Kemp J, Weaver JS, Conyers JM, Robbins JB, Leschied JR, Wen J, Park J, Mongan J, Perchik J, Barbero JPM, Jacob J, Ledbetter K, Macura KJ, Maturen KE, Frederick-Dyer K, Dodelzon K, Cort K, Kisling K, Babagbemi K, McGill KC, Chang KJ, Feigin K, Winsor KS, Seifert K, Patel K, Porter KK, Foley KM, Patel-Lippmann K, McIntosh LJ, Padilla L, Groner L, Harry LM, Ladd LM, Wang L, Spalluto LB, Mahesh M, Marx MV, Sugi MD, Sammer MBK, Sun M, Barkovich MJ, Miller MJ, Vella M, Davis MA, Englander MJ, Durst M, Oumano M, Wood MJ, McBee MP, Fischbein NJ, Kovalchuk N, Lall N, Eclov N, Madhuripan N, Ariaratnam NS, Vincoff NS, Kothary N, Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Brook OR, Glenn OA, Woodard PK, Mazaheri P, Rhyner P, Eby PR, Raghu P, Gerson RF, Patel R, Gutierrez RL, Gebhard R, Andreotti RF, Masum R, Woods R, Mandava S, Harrington SG, Parikh S, Chu S, Arora SS, Meyers SM, Prabhu S, Shams S, Pittman S, Patel SN, Payne S, Hetts SW, Hijaz TA, Chapman T, Loehfelm TW, Juang T, Clark TJ, Potigailo V, Shah V, Planz V, Kalia V, DeMartini W, Dillon WP, Gupta Y, Koethe Y, Hartley-Blossom Z, Wang ZJ, McGinty G, Haramati A, Allen LM, Germaine P. Radiologists staunchly support patient safety and autonomy, in opposition to the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Clin Imaging. 2023 Jan;93:117-121. PubMed PMID: 36064645
• Cotton J, Groves DW, Vargas D, Morrison J, Desai A, Rove JY. Impact of advanced imaging techniques on preoperative planning in cardiac surgery. J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):4112-4118. PubMed PMID: 36054405
• Canan A, Ocazionez-Trujillo D, Vargas D, Foley TA, Cabalka AK, Rajiah PS. Pre- and Postprocedure Imaging of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation. Radiographics. 2022 Jul-Aug;42(4):991-1011. PubMed PMID: 35687519
• Cain MT, Schäfer M, Ross LK, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB, Fenster BE, Bull TM, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Hoffman JRH. 4D-Flow MRI intracardiac flow analysis considering different subtypes of pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct;13(4):e12307. PubMed PMID: 37941938
• Cain MT, Schäfer M, Park S, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Stenmark KR, Yu YA, Bull TM, Ivy DD, Hoffman JRH. Characterization of pulmonary arterial stiffness using cardiac MRI. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Oct 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37902921
• Wu MY, Ali Khawaja RD, Vargas D. Heart Transplantation: Indications, Surgical Techniques, and Complications. Radiol Clin North Am. 2023 Sep;61(5):847-859. PubMed PMID: 37495292
• Mastrodicasa D, Aquino GJ, Ordovas KG, Vargas D, Fleischmann D, Abbara S, Hanneman K. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging Highlights 2022. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2023 Jun;5(3):e230042. PubMed PMID: 37404783
• Khawaja R, Chawla A, Vargas D. Anterior Subtype of Partial Anomalous Left Pulmonary Artery. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2023 Apr;5(2):e220189. PubMed PMID: 37274417

Professional Memberships

• Radiological Society of North America, Member
• American Roentgen Ray Society, Member, Scientific Program Subcommittee
• Society of Thoracic Radiology, Member, Electronic Media Committee
• North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, Member, Communications Committee, International Committee
• Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Member
• Colorado Radiological Society, Member, Program Chair

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Radiology, Board Certification (2012)

• Radiology - Thoracic Imaging
• Radiology - X-Rays
• Radiology - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Radiology - CT Scans
• Radiology - Abdominal Imaging
• Radiology