Juan Vargas, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Medical Director of Obstetrics, San Francisco General Hospital

Email: vargasj@obgyn.ucsf.edu

Biosketch:

Juan E. Vargas, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the UCSF School of Medicine and Medical Director of Obstetrics at San Francisco General Hospital.  He has a joint appointment in the department of Radiology at UCSF.  Dr. Vargas is a senior medical staff at the Prenatal Diagnosis Center at UCSF Medical Center.

Dr. Vargas received his medical degree from the University of Chile.  He is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and received his training at the Universidad Catolica de Chile and later at UCSF.  He also trained in medical genetics at Children’s Hospital, Boston.  He has served on the medical faculties at Universidad Catolica de Chile and UCSF.

Dr. Vargas is the author of over 30 scientific papers, scholarly reviews, and book chapters on obstetrics and reproductive genetics.  He currently participates in 6 clinical trials involving pregnant women, 5 of which are NIH funded.  Dr. Vargas has served as an expert consultant on issues related to maternal exposures during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes for Federal, State, and City and County agencies.   He has served as a visiting professor in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.  He is a reviewer for the Journal of, Obstetrics and Gynecology, The American Journal of  Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, and the Journal of Reproductive Medicine.  Dr. Vargas has received numerous awards for his contributions in medical student and residency education.
 

Areas of Interest:


Clinical Interests:

  • High risk obstetrics
  • Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
  • Prenatal diagnosis
  • Ultrasound in obstetrics
  • International Reproductive Health

Research Interests:

  • Maternal exposures and pregnancy outcome
  • Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
  • Ultrasound
  • Maternal Obesity



For a complete list of publications, please click here: Publications on PubMed


Updated November 2013