MPH Harvard T.H. Chan | PG-Y1 Surgery Universidad de Los Andes, Chile | Former Transplant Research Fellow @BIDMCsurgery
Boston, MA
Joined June 2020
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Highly recommended. We have become very good at identifying who is to blame, but much less willing to ask what we can do to make things better. Criticisim is easy, taking responsibility and building something better is much harder. Watch full TED talk: youtu.be/n8V-XiMiV9E – at Vitacura, Chile
The most dangerous sentence in healthcare may be, “We’ve always done it this way.”
In trauma surgery, I’ve learned that saving lives requires more than expertise. It requires the courage to question, the humility to listen, and a culture where everyone feels safe to speak up
youtu.be/n8V-XiMiV9E
Thank you, Dr. Dib! What a journey! – at Macul, Chile
Congratulations to our Transplant and Hepatobiliary research fellow, Dr. Belén Rivera @MBRiveraMD, on graduating with her Master of Public Health (MPH) from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
We are incredibly proud of her achievement and grateful for her contributions to our transplant research program at @BIDMCTransplant @Harvard. A testament to the impact of the Innovative Research Initiative (IRI) Fellowship @IRI_program in developing the next generation of academic surgeon-scientists.
#HarvardChan #MPH #TransplantResearch #BIDMC #AcademicSurgery #ResearchFellowship
@BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth @BIDMC_CancerCtr @HarvardChanSPH @harvardmed @ASTSChimera @AHPBA @IHPBA
Thank you, Dr. Dib for your mentorship and guidance! It was truly an amazing experience and I am very grateful for the opportunity to be part of building bridges across countries
Grateful to be part of this year’s @AHPBA meeting.
Mentorship was the highlight. From reconnecting with my mentors to seeing our residents and fellows from Boston and Chile presenting at the podium, I could not be more proud @MBRiveraMD @cdsotomayorl
It is a privilege now mentor the next generation of liver and pancreas surgeons. The future is bright, and the bridges between North and Latin America continue to grow.
@BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth @BIDMCTransplant @harvardmed @AHPBA @TheAhpbaPodcast #HPB #Mentorship #SurgicalEducation #GlobalSurgery #NextGeneration
Belen Rivera retweeted
Happy weekend at BIDMC Transplant.
3 livers perfused simultaneously and transplanted within 24 hours.
Done safely.
Done deliberately.
Machine perfusion lets us choose the timing. We do not fight the clock anymore.
Grateful for an extraordinary team.
The future is now.
#TransplantSurgery #LiverTransplant #MachinePerfusion #TransMedics #BIDMC @BIDMCTransplant @BIDMC_CancerCtr @BIDMChealth @BIDMCSurgery @harvardmed @Harvard @Transmedics @ASTSChimera @AHPBA @IHPBA
Full circle moment ⭕️ Having Dr. Bruno Nervi and Carolina Goic as guest speakers on the Chilean Cancer Law at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and sharing this conversation with my MPH classmates, was very special. Thank you, Dr. Rifat Atun for making this possible!
Thank you, Dr. Dib! #ISLS2025 was a great meeting! – at Toronto, Ontario
Proud of our research fellow Dr. Belén Rivera @MBRiveraMD at the International Society of Liver Surgeons (ISLS) #ISLS2025, showing our experience using simultaneous ICG and intraoperative cholangiogram for safe transection of two ducts in robotic living donor hepatectomy, advancing precision in donor surgery
#RoboticSurgery #LiverTransplant #BIDMC #HarvardSurgery #LivingDonorLiverTransplant #RoboticLivingDonor @BIDMCTransplant @BIDMCSurgery @Harvard @harvardmed
Belen Rivera retweeted
🇪🇨✨ Incredible week in Ecuador!
Our @BIDMCTransplant @Harvard team joined an @AHPBA -supported outreach mission in Quito — performing four live surgeries, including the first robotic major liver cancer resections and the first robotic living kidney donor surgery ever performed in the country.
All patients are recovering very well and deeply grateful. This collaboration will help strengthen their robotic surgery program and train the next generation of surgeons.
Grateful to the @AHPBA, @IntuitiveSurg, and the Society of Surgeons of Ecuador for all their support.
#RoboticSurgery #GlobalSurgery #Ecuador #AHPBA #BIDMC #HarvardSurgery #Transplant #Hepatobiliary #MedicalEducation #GlobalHealth #SurgicalInnovation #Teamwork @BIDMChealth @BIDMCSurgery @harvardmed @IHPBA @ASTSChimera
Belen Rivera retweeted
Excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Fernando Rotellar @ClinicaNavarra 🇪🇸 for Surgery Grand Rounds this Friday, Sept 12!
@AHPBA @EAHPBA @BUMedicine @DanaFarber @cun_surgery @realgmolina @dibmartin @CEIHPBA @HPBcolombia @MBRiveraMD @da_aliseda @BMCSurgery
First week of my MPH in Global Health at @HarvardChanSPH. Meeting people with such different paths and stories has been the best part. Big year ahead!
Belen Rivera retweeted
🚀 Our Robotic Liver & Transplant program at BIDMC keeps advancing!
This week:
✅ Tues: Robotic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy (For Living Donor Liver Transplant LDLT)
✅ Wed: Robotic Klatskin – Left Extended Hepatectomy + 2 bile duct reconstructions (Roux-en-Y) for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
✅ Fri: Robotic Right Hepatectomy
In the last 6 months:
🔹 6 robotic living donor hepatectomies (only center in Boston)
🔹 2 Robotic Klatskin tumors (only center in Boston)
🔹 50+ Robotic Liver resections
Patients are doing great — the robot is a true game-changer in recovery.
#RoboticSurgery #Teamwork @BIDMChealth @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMCTransplant @IHPBA @DanaFarber
A privilege to work alongside this incredible group, and excited to see our work recognized and sparking impactful conversations! – at Brookline, MA
🎉 Honored that our article in @BJSurgery has achieved a high Altmetric score (Jan–Jul 2025). Grateful to my co-authors, colleagues, and the community for the impactful discussions around this work @MBRiveraMD @wtkm2522814 @BUMedicine @BMCSurgery
Belen Rivera retweeted
🥳 Very well done!
🔗 You can read and watch this high-scoring Reeltime Surgery article here:
doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae305
🎉 Honored that our article in @BJSurgery has achieved a high Altmetric score (Jan–Jul 2025). Grateful to my co-authors, colleagues, and the community for the impactful discussions around this work @MBRiveraMD @wtkm2522814 @BUMedicine @BMCSurgery
#WTC2025! Had the privilege of presenting two U.S. nationwide studies, one on high-KDPI kidney allocation led by @CojucG, and another on transparency in KTR selection criteria. Grateful for our team and the collaboration between transplant surgery & nephrology @BIDMCTransplant – at Newton, MA
Belen Rivera retweeted
🎙️ New episode on @SurgOncToday!
We discuss w Rick Greene our @AnnSurgOncol study: "Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-front Surgery in a Global Multi-Center Study."
Tune in: surgonctoday.libsyn.com/aso-…
@AHPBA @IHBPA @SocSurgOnc @MDAndersonNews @MHepatobiliary @BUMedicine @BMCSurgery
Belen Rivera retweeted
BIG NEWS! Our BIDMC Liver Transplant Program is ranked in the TOP 3 in the nation according to the latest SRTR data for patient outcomes! 🙌 If you need liver care, come to BIDMC for top-tier expertise. #LiverHealth #Transplant #BIDMC #SRTR #Healthcare
RT @dibmartin: 🎥 Here’s a short clip of the robotic portal vein resection and reconstruction performed during this Klatskin case — transpla…
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Our work on NMP and liver transplant waitlist times has just been published - take a look!👇Findings were particularly relevant to patients with HCC on the waitlist @BIDMCTransplant. @CojucG @sicanizaresq @RitahChumdermp1 @dibmartin @BIDMCSurgery @JSurgRes – at Brookline, MA
Latest paper 🚨
Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Liver Transplant Waitlist Times: A Single-Center Matched Cohort Study - Journal of Surgical Research journalofsurgicalresearch.co…
Belen Rivera retweeted
Check out our latest publication, led by @MBRiveraMD! The paper showcases remarkable strides in #liver #transplant waitlist times observed after the implementation of normothermic machine perfusion @BIDMCTransplant
Latest paper 🚨
Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Liver Transplant Waitlist Times: A Single-Center Matched Cohort Study - Journal of Surgical Research journalofsurgicalresearch.co…