Hugo Vargas is a Gastroenterology physician affiliated with WinnMed. OpenAlex indexes 379 publications with 13,524 citations (h-index 61); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies matched to this name. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Gastroenterology profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
13400 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 852595452
Telephone
480-301-8000Provider last certified this registry record 5 Oct 2020.
Clinical trials
- MMF Influence on HCV Viral Evolution After Liver Transplantation
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
6 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Sequana Medical US Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Grifols Shared Services North America, Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Madrigal PharmaceuticalsProgram year20242 payments
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
NIH funding
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2003–2005 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- HCV Quasispecies Dynamics and Liver Transplant
Mayo Clinic Coll of Med, Mayo Clinic Az
FY2003$157,000R03DK063175
Awards in the NIH RePORTER records where a principal investigator name matches this physician at an organization in their practice state. Latest award years shown; each row links to the project record on RePORTER.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Terlipressin use and respiratory failure in patients with hepatorenal syndrome type 1 and severe <scp>acute‐on‐chronic</scp> liver failure
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
2022 - Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy and Mild Cognitive Impairment Worsen Quality of Life in Elderly Patients With Cirrhosis
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
2020
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