DepartmentsMayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterSurgeryThoracic SurgerySpecialty GroupsLung Cancer ProgramLocationRochester, MinnesotaLanguagesEnglishSpanishExisting patientsSend a secure message via patient portal Conditions treatedAchalasiaEsophageal cancerGastroesophageal reflux diseaseHiatal herniaHyperhidrosisLung cancerMediastinal lymph node enlargementMediastinal tumorMyasthenia gravisPancoast tumorPneumothoraxThymic tumor Procedures performedEsophageal reconstructionEsophagectomyHeller myotomyHyperhidrosis surgeryLung volume reduction surgeryMinimally invasive esophagectomyMinimally invasive surgeryMinimally invasive thymectomyRobotic surgerySegmentectomyThymectomyVATSVATS lobectomyVideo mediastinoscopy InterestsLung cancerEsophageal cancerThymic tumorsTracheal tumorsMinimally invasive surgeryVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)Robotic thoracic surgery Mayo Clinic locations Rochester, Minnesota Driving directions More info Billing & insurance Accessibility services Education2020Fellow - Cardiothoracic SurgeryMassachusetts General Hospital2019Visiting Fellow - Thoracic SurgeryMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center2019Visiting Fellow - Thoracic SurgeryMayo Clinic Rochester2018Resident - General SurgeryMassachusetts General Hospital2015Research Fellowship - Cardiothoracic SurgeryMassachusetts General Hospital2012Resident - General SurgerySaint Mary's Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine2011Research Fellowship - Thoracic SurgeryMassachusetts General Hospital MD - MedicineUniversidad Industrial de Santander Show more education Activities and honorsCertifications2022Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery2019General SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryAwards and honors2019ESTS Greek Pioneers Prize, Best Poster PresentationEuropean Society of Thoracic Surgeons2014Willard M. Daggett ScholarshipMassachusetts General Hospital2011Second Place, Resident Paper CompetitionAmerican College of Surgeons – Connecticut Chapter 2010M.D., Cum LaudeUniversidad Industrial de SantanderShow more awards and honorsProfessional memberships2023 - presentSociety of Thoracic Surgeons2022 - presentInternational Association for the Study of Lung Cancer2022 - presentLatino Surgical Society2018 - presentMGH Alumni Surgical Society2012 - 2021Massachusetts Medical Society2011 - 2022Society of Thoracic SurgeonsShow more professional membershipsPublicationsSee my publications Conditions treatedProcedures performedInterestsMayo Clinic locationsEducationActivities and honors Request an appointment PST-20507232 Doctors & Medical Staff Tapias Vargas, Luis F. M.D.