Specialties
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Surgery
- Hernia Surgery (open, laparoscopic and robotic)
- Robotic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Surgery, General
Board Certification
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American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
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Patient Rating
Patients describe Dr. Vargo as kind, personable, and reassuring with a strong bedside manner. Reviewers commonly praise his clear, patient communication and thorough explanations of diagnoses and surgical plans, which helped them feel informed and confident. Many note he is highly knowledgeable and a skilled surgeon whose care made them feel safe and well cared for.
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Surgery
-Associate Professor (Clinical) |
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| Academic Divisions |
General Surgery
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)
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Education history
| Fellowship | Surgical Critical Care - University of California - Davis | Fellow |
|---|---|---|
| Residency | Surgery - University of Wisconsin | Resident |
| Internship | Surgery - University of Wisconsin | Intern |
| Professional Medical | Medicine - Baylor College of Medicine | M.D. |
| Undergraduate | Chemistry - University of Michigan | B.S. |
Would've appreciated if we could've done a telehealth call. As I live in Idaho was a long day flying back-and-forth for 15 minutes as well as as expensive need to consider us people living on Social Security flying is quite expensive especially for 15 minute visit.
Explains the hernia repair procedure well. He is very well reviewed.
I highly recommend Dr. Cargo. He is a very caring and professional physician who listens, understands and expresses himself in an easy-to-understand manner.
Personable, listened to me and addressed my concerns.
Exceptionally knowledgeable and answered all my questions. I feel very confident in his care.
He's the Best and I totally TRUST HIM to operate on my problem and I'm very grateful for his help thank you [NAME REMOVED]
Very professional and pleasant interaction. Diagnosis was quick and thorough. Excellent physician.
Dr. Vargo is the top surgeon and has made my case top priority in finding high quality surgeons for me ASAP as he is unavailable for several weeks. He said he would not recommend them if they could not give the same quality of care that he would give.
I was barely introduced to Dr. Vargo. He never examined me only his trainee. So I cannot tell you anything about him.
Dr. Vargo is awesome. He's easy to talk to and explains everything in a way that makes sense.
Very kind and reassuring.
Dr. Vargo is great I am looking forward to having him do my surgery. I feel he listened and explained everything about my surgery.
I loved his personality; he's very professional and kind. I feel safe with him. [TRANSLATED]
As our daughter accompanied me to make sure I had a good understanding of what to expect from said my evaluation & expected surgery; and she has been in the healthcare industry said, Dr. Vargo was so nice and kind, friendly in a gentle manner, far above that of most surgeons; and I agree, his bedside manner was so good; and he answered our questions & concerns to our understanding & satisfaction. We were early for my appointment and once his nurse took my vitals he came in and spoke with us, examined me and evaluated my condition, explained the situation & why; explained what had happened, what the next steps were, the length of the surgery, the working with his Nurse/Scheduler of his availability, the timeline for recovery, & answering what my expectations might be.
Caring and straight forward. Assured me my surgery could be done safely and explained where I need to be physically for this to happen.
Thank you Dr. Vargo for visiting with me about my concerns and unique physical situation. We appreciate you very much.
Very personable and knowledgeable.
I feel confident being under Dr. Vargo's care. He listens and explains well.
A good, kind, respectful surgeon who has a lot of experience and knowledge. He is a great doctor. May God always be in control of whatever his hands touch and continue to give him spiritual knowledge in his work. [TRANSLATED]
After my visit & consultation I'm feeling Confident being under his care along with the staff
He's very personable and easy to talk to and trust
DR. D. Vargo is a very kindhearted gentle man who always helps me the best that he can NO matter what terrible problems I have whenever I walk into his office thank you DR. Vargo for everything that you always do to try and help me with my LAME DUCK medical issues, that I'm very sorry that I keep having Sincerely [NAME REMOVED].
He is easy to talk to
Dr. Vargo's communications with me: Clear, concise, and crisp. He is very patient to listen, understand, and respond to my questions in an understandable English.
DR. D Vargo is a very good and kindhearted man who always help me in every possible way that he can thank you DR Vargo I am truly very humbly grateful for everything you always do to try and help me with my medical problem's
DR Vargo is always very kind to me and he helps me a lot thank you
Dr Vargo really knows how to care for me in all ways. He has been very kind and knowledgeable from the very first time I met him Thank you so much Dr Vargo.
"Professor" DR. D.J. Vargo is without any doubt the very best in his field of surgery, and I thank you for all that you have ever done for me, AD.
From the first time I met Dr Vargo I felt very at ease and knew I was in good care. I appreciated the times he would explained procedures to me so I could understand them. He is very kind and patient as well. From the first meeting he was positive he could help even though there were some issues in the way. Thank you sooo very much!!
Dr Vargos was very professional. He treated me with upmost respect, and diagnosed issues concerning my health, and treated me as a human being. I applaud him. Thank you for your care.
I received excellent treatment from Dr Vargo. He is a skilled surgeon.
He was an excellent doctor who explained everything before the surgery
Thank you for your patience in my questions and concerns. Thank you for getting on top of proper technique and applications to repair my injuries!
Dr Vargo was so very kind & explained things great & talked with me like I mattered & told me what our next steps will be & said yes to doing my surgery which was so important to me. I was so uplifted by my visit & can't wait till we meet again for my surgery planning & visit. Very kind Dr & answered me & talked with me like I was important which meant a lot to me. Thank u Dr. Vargo