Dr. Alma Vargas is a board certified Dermatologist. She graduated at the top of her class from the University of Nuevo León in Monterrey, and completed her residency at the prestigious University Hospital there. During Med school she spent 1 year at the Heidelberg University in Germany and during her residency she made clinical rotations at the Instituto Dermatológico de Jalisco in Guadalajara, Jal. as well as at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH.   She was awarded as the best resident in Dermatology and won the first prize in the Dermatology Residents contest at the General Hospital in México city in 2005.

She has attended many Dermatology Meetings including the American Academy of Dermatology, CILAD (Iberolatinoamerican College of Dermatology), Mexican Academy of Dermatology, Mexican Society of Dermatology; and has participated in many research protocols regarding acne, psoriasis and skin cancer.

Dr. Vargas is especially interested in skin cancer, surgery and cosmetic rejuvenation.