CESAR VARGAS

Technologist licensed in Nuclear Medicine procedures with knowledge of
radiation safety standards. Works within clinical setting to schedule and
perform diagnostic imaging in support of physician efforts to understand
patient condition. Competent professional emphasizing safety in
operating sophisticated equipment.

• Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT), State of California
• Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) (CT)
• AHA BLS

• SHARP HEALTHCARE, 03/01/12, Present, Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Technologist, Started as per diem status covering open and available shifts at SMH and Sharp Rees-Steely Kearny Mesa, and then transferred to SGH to later change status from per diem all the way to FT. Performing different types of NM studies from cardiac SPECT/CT, brain, pulmonary, renal to PET/CT, utilizing good criteria to relate with all patients to make them feel comfortable and recreate great diagnostic images.
• NUCLEAR BROKERS INC, 08/01/09, 02/01/12, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Employed by a NM Technologist Registry on a per diem basis. Assigned to cover staff technologists for a week or weekend shifts at different clinics or hospitals to perform different general nuclear medicine studies.
• CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF SAN DIEGO, 07/01/08, 09/01/08, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Performed nuclear cardiology imaging and stress testing for a cardiologist. Worked using a triple detector upright solid-state gamma camera. Injected radioisotopes at rest and stress to produce myocardial images, process them, to assess blood perfusion defects or coronary/vascular disease.
• UCSD MEDICAL CENTER, 10/01/99, 07/01/08, Nuclear Medicine Technologist/PET Technologist, Hired as Technical assistant the first years to help with Nuclear Medicine equipment quality control, NM procedure scheduling and technologist patient care needs. Once graduated from NM UCSD program was licensed and hired. Performed general nuclear medicine cardiac studies, thyroid, pulmonary, renal, brain perfusion studies as well as other nuclear therapeutic procedures. PET studies were also performed at UCSD satellite clinic in Sorrento Valley.

GUARDIAN ANGEL AWARD 

2017 CORE AWARD WINNER (GROWTH) DEPARTMENT PET/CT 

JUNE 2023 GREAT CATCH AWARD