Dr. Vargas is a board certified surgeon specializing in facial plastic surgery. She attended medical school at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Vargas completed her internship and residency training in Head and Neck Surgery at Albany Medical Center. She was awarded the prestigious honor of Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.), qualified in the Arts and Science of Surgery.

In 2002, Dr. Vargas moved to Kansas City where she now runs the Center for Facial Plastic Surgery focusing on cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face and neck.

Dr. Vargas lectures at regional and national medical society meetings. She has written numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, most recently in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery and is a recipient of the American Medical Association's Physician's Recognition Award. Dr. Vargas has been featured in magazines such as Lucky and Women's Edition.

Dr. Vargas resides in Leawood, Kansas with her husband, Stephen, an eye surgeon, and their three children.

Honors and Awards

Co-Chair - Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Annual Conference - 2006

American Medical Association Physician Recognition
Award - 2004

Albany Medical College Department of Otolaryngology Research Award - 2002, 2001, 2000

Merck Educational Research Grant - 2001

New England Otolaryngology Society Resident Research Grant - 2000

New England Otolaryngology Society Award for
best presentation - 2000, 1999

Triological Society-Eastern Section Meeting Research
award - 2000

University of Vermont College of Medicine, Dept of Surgery
James E. Demeules Research Prize - 1997

University of Vermont College of Medicine
Edward J. Layden, Sr., M.D. Medical Scholarship -
1992-1995, 1997