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Roberto Vargas, MPH

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Title(s)Navigator, Family Community Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #6314
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-514-8436
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    San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA2009Masters of Public Health
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    University of California San Francisco2015Chancellor's Award for Exceptional University Service
    UCSF Family Medicine Educational Alliance2021Award for Advancing DEIA in Education!

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    1. Prospective assessment of prognostic significance of malignant peritoneal cytology in endometrial cancer: An NRG Oncology / Gynecologic Oncology Group study on GOG-210 protocol. Gynecol Oncol. 2025 Sep 03; 201:184-194. Matsuo K, Enserro DM, Wright JD, Roman LD, Powell MA, Miller DS, Nagel CI, Thaker PH, Mannel RS, Stuckey AR, Guntupalli SR, Sukumvanich P, Geller MA, Vargas R, Konecny GE, Warshal DP, Tewari KS, Spirtos NM, Pothuri B, Creasman WT, Mutch DG. PMID: 40907199; PMCID: PMC12443481.
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    2. A working group report from the 2024 National Cancer Institute / Gynecologic Cancer Steering Committee endometrial cancer clinical trials planning meeting: refining the approach to endometrial cancer in the immunotherapy era. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Sep 01; 117(9):1774-1783. Cosgrove CM, Zamarin D, Conejo-Garcia JR, Hacker KE, Vargas R, Konstantinopoulos PA, Mahdi HS, Gaillard S, Markovina S, Kohn EC, Adams SF. PMID: 40211092.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Ovarian Cancer/Fallopian Tube Cancer/Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Version 3.2024. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 10; 22(8):512-519. Liu J, Berchuck A, Backes FJ, Cohen J, Grisham R, Leath CA, Martin L, Matei D, Miller DS, Robertson S, Barroilhet L, Uppal S, Hendrickson AW, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Hakam A, Jain A, Konecny GE, Moroney J, Ratner E, Schorge J, Thaker PH, Werner TL, Zsiros E, Behbakht K, Chen LM, DeRosa M, Eisenhauer EL, Leiserowitz G, Litkouhi B, McHale M, Percac-Lima S, Rodabaugh K, Vargas R, Jones F, Kovach E, Hang L, Ramakrishnan S, Alvarez RD, Armstrong DK. PMID: 39413835.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. An Examination of Responses to COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Efforts in Black/African American and Hispanic/Latinx Communities of Los Angeles. Health Equity. 2024; 8(1):493-504. Cobb S, Schrode K, Siddiq H, Boyce S, Taylor KD, Vargas R, Harawa N. PMID: 40125372; PMCID: PMC11347877.
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    5. Mobilizing faith-based COVID-19 health ambassadors to address COVID-19 health disparities among African American older adults in under-resourced communities: A hybrid, community-based participatory intervention. PLoS One. 2024; 19(2):e0285963. Adinkrah EK, Bazargan S, Cobb S, Kibe LW, Vargas R, Waller J, Sanchez H, Bazargan M. PMID: 38358995; PMCID: PMC10868749.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    6. Drink Tap: A Multisector Program to Promote Water Access and Intake in San Francisco Parks. Prev Chronic Dis. 2023 08 24; 20:E74. Rosenthal MD, Schmidt LA, Vargas R, Blacker LS, McCulloch CE, Ezennia J, Patel AI. PMID: 37616470; PMCID: PMC10457103.
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    7. Factors Associated with Telehealth Utilization among Older African Americans in South Los Angeles during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 02 02; 20(3). Ekwegh T, Cobb S, Adinkrah EK, Vargas R, Kibe LW, Sanchez H, Waller J, Ameli H, Bazargan M. PMID: 36768041; PMCID: PMC9915549.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    8. Disruption of the Gut Microbiota Confers Cisplatin Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Res. 2022 12 16; 82(24):4654-4669. Chambers LM, Esakov Rhoades EL, Bharti R, Braley C, Tewari S, Trestan L, Alali Z, Bayik D, Lathia JD, Sangwan N, Bazeley P, Joehlin-Price AS, Wang Z, Dutta S, Dwidar M, Hajjar A, Ahern PP, Claesen J, Rose P, Vargas R, Brown JM, Michener CM, Reizes O. PMID: 36206317; PMCID: PMC9772178.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 58     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    9. COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions Among Young Adults of Color in the San Francisco Bay Area. Health Equity. 2022; 6(1):836-844. Rios-Fetchko F, Carson M, Gonzalez Ramirez M, Butler JZ, Vargas R, Cabrera A, Gallegos-Castillo A, LeSarre M, Liao M, Woo K, Ellis R, Liu K, Doyle B, Leung L, Grumbach K, Fernandez A. PMID: 36479186; PMCID: PMC9712038.
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    10. NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Ovarian Cancer, Version 3.2022. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2022 09; 20(9):972-980. Armstrong DK, Alvarez RD, Backes FJ, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Barroilhet L, Behbakht K, Berchuck A, Chen LM, Chitiyo VC, Cristea M, DeRosa M, Eisenhauer EL, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Grisham R, Hakam A, Jain A, Karam A, Konecny GE, Leath CA, Leiserowitz G, Liu J, Martin L, Matei D, McHale M, McLean K, Miller DS, Percac-Lima S, Remmenga SW, Schorge J, Stewart D, Thaker PH, Vargas R, Hendrickson AW, Werner TL, Zsiros E, Dwyer MA, Hang L. PMID: 36075393.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 175     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Association Between Adrenal-Restrictive HSD3B1 Inheritance and Hormone-Independent Subtypes of Endometrial and Breast Cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2022 09 01; 6(5). McManus JM, Vargas R, Bazeley PS, Schumacher FR, Sharifi N. PMID: 35947687; PMCID: PMC9475354.
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    12. COVID-19 vaccination readiness among multiple racial and ethnic groups in the San Francisco Bay Area: A qualitative analysis. PLoS One. 2022; 17(5):e0266397. Butler JZ, Carson M, Rios-Fetchko F, Vargas R, Cabrera A, Gallegos-Castillo A, LeSarre M, Liao M, Woo K, Ellis R, Liu K, Burra A, Ramirez M, Doyle B, Leung L, Fernandez A, Grumbach K. PMID: 35550627; PMCID: PMC9098010.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    13. From Cancer Epidemiology to Policy and Practice: the Role of a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2022; 9(1):10-21. Hiatt RA, Sibley A, Venkatesh B, Cheng J, Dixit N, Fox R, Ling P, Nguyen T, Oh D, Palmer NR, Pasick RJ, Potter MB, Somsouk M, Vargas RA, Vijayaraghavan M, Ashworth A. PMID: 35342686; PMCID: PMC8935108.
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    14. Addressing racial/ethnic inequities in vaccine hesitancy and uptake: lessons learned from the California alliance against COVID-19. J Behav Med. 2023 04; 46(1-2):153-166. AuYoung M, Rodriguez Espinosa P, Chen WT, Juturu P, Young MT, Casillas A, Adkins-Jackson P, Hopfer S, Kissam E, Alo AK, Vargas RA, Brown AF, STOP COVID-19 C. A. Communications Working Group. PMID: 35066696; PMCID: PMC8783654.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 43     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    15. Ovarian Cancer, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 02 02; 19(2):191-226. Armstrong DK, Alvarez RD, Bakkum-Gamez JN, Barroilhet L, Behbakht K, Berchuck A, Chen LM, Cristea M, DeRosa M, Eisenhauer EL, Gershenson DM, Gray HJ, Grisham R, Hakam A, Jain A, Karam A, Konecny GE, Leath CA, Liu J, Mahdi H, Martin L, Matei D, McHale M, McLean K, Miller DS, O'Malley DM, Percac-Lima S, Ratner E, Remmenga SW, Vargas R, Werner TL, Zsiros E, Burns JL, Engh AM. PMID: 33545690.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 335     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Insomnia Symptoms among African-American Older Adults in Economically Disadvantaged Areas of South Los Angeles. Brain Sci. 2019 Nov 02; 9(11). Bazargan M, Mian N, Cobb S, Vargas R, Assari S. PMID: 31684049; PMCID: PMC6896036.
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    17. The San Francisco Cancer Initiative: A Community Effort To Reduce The Population Burden Of Cancer. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 01; 37(1):54-61. Hiatt RA, Sibley A, Fejerman L, Glantz S, Nguyen T, Pasick R, Palmer N, Perkins A, Potter MB, Somsouk M, Vargas RA, van 't Veer LJ, Ashworth A. PMID: 29309234.
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    18. Reducing Cancer and Cancer Disparities: Lessons From a Youth-Generated Diabetes Prevention Campaign. Am J Prev Med. 2017 Sep; 53(3S1):S103-S113. Schillinger D, Ling PM, Fine S, Boyer CB, Rogers E, Vargas RA, Bibbins-Domingo K, Chou WS. PMID: 28818240; PMCID: PMC8491805.
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    19. Achieving Health Equity Through Community Engagement in Translating Evidence to Policy: The San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership, 2010-2016. Prev Chronic Dis. 2017 03 23; 14:E27. Grumbach K, Vargas RA, Fleisher P, Aragón TJ, Chung L, Chawla C, Yant A, Garcia ER, Santiago A, Lang PL, Jones P, Liu W, Schmidt LA. PMID: 28333598; PMCID: PMC5364731.
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    20. Tumor size, depth of invasion, and histologic grade as prognostic factors of lymph node involvement in endometrial cancer: a SEER analysis. Gynecol Oncol. 2014 May; 133(2):216-20. Vargas R, Rauh-Hain JA, Clemmer J, Clark RM, Goodman A, Growdon WB, Schorge JO, Del Carmen MG, Horowitz NS, Boruta DM. PMID: 24548726.
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    21. Internet-based tools to assess diet and provide feedback in chronic kidney disease stage IV: a pilot study. J Ren Nutr. 2013 Mar; 23(2):e33-42. Murali S, Arab L, Vargas R, Rastogi A, Ang A, Shetty N. PMID: 22819321.
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