Such an honor to be back at @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMCTransplant @Harvard, where I trained as a Surgeon. Joining an amazing team with the mission to maximize Liver Cancer care and Organ Transplantation. @ASTSChimera @AHPBA @IHPBA @ATCMeeting @BIDMChealth @CityOfBoston @DanaFarber – at Brookline, MA

Huge congrats to our research fellow, @DivyaRandhawa09, on presenting our work comparing Robotic versus Open major hepatectomies at the @NewEnglandSurg New England Surgical Society conference in Connecticut. She did a great job! Proud moment for the whole team. #RoboticSurgery #Hepatectomy @BIDMCTransplant @BIDMCSurgery

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 – at Boston, MA

A powerful reminder of what living donation is truly about. Anthony Choueiri donated half of his liver to save his brother, Wadih. In his words, “this life is all about relationships.” A beautiful testimony of love, sacrifice, family, and humanity. Living donors are true heroes, giving others a second chance at life through an extraordinary act of generosity. Honored to celebrate Anthony, Wadih, and all the patients, families, donors, coordinators, nurses, anesthesiologists, hepatologists, surgeons, and teams who make Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Robotic Liver Donation possible at @BIDMCTransplant @harvardmed @Harvard #LivingDonor #LiverTransplant #LivingDonorLiverTransplant #TransplantSurgery #RoboticSurgery #RoboticLiver #OrganDonation #BIDMC #DonateLife #Transplantation #SurgicalInnovation @BIDMChealth @ASTSChimera @AHPBA @IHPBA @JHepatology

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

Truly honored to present at the AHPBA Robotic Transplant session alongside an incredible panel. I shared how I learned robotic liver and hilar dissection, thanks to generous proctors who taught me their tips and tricks. 120+ robotic liver cases and 15 robotic living donors in, and still learning every day. Grateful for the mentors and the great team we have at BIDMC. @BIDMChealth @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMCTransplant @HarvardMed @AHPBA #HPB #RoboticSurgery #LiverSurgery #LiverTransplant #LivingDonor #TransplantSurgery #SurgicalEducation #Innovation

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

Robotic vascular anastomosis demands precision. Training should reflect that. We developed a perfused simulation model with pulsatile flow that recreates physiologic hemodynamics, allowing residents and surgeons to practice before entering high-stakes surgeries. Structured. Measurable. Reproducible. Scalable. #RoboticSurgery #Robotics #SurgicalEducation #MedEd #Simulation #Transplant #TransplantSurgery #AcademicSurgery #SurgicalInnovation #MinimallyInvasive #RoboticTraining #FutureOfSurgery @ASTSChimera @AHPBA @IHPBA @BIDMCSurgery @harvardmed @BIDMCTransplant @IntuitiveSurg

Join us for the BIDMC Annual Liver Tumor Symposium 🏥 📅 March 5, 2026 | 5–9 PM 📍 Sheraton Boston–Needham Learn the latest advances in liver cancer care, in one evening. The largest liver cancer meeting in the Northeast. Multidisciplinary experts. Cutting-edge updates on primary and metastatic liver tumors. Dinner included. Register now 👉 lnkd.in/evTx_36Q #LiverCancer #Liver #HPB #Oncology #CancerCare #Boston #TransplantOncology #LiverTransplant @BIDMChealth @harvardmed @JHepatology @DanaFarber

Behind every number, there is a patient and a team. In 2025, we completed 10 robotic living donors for liver transplant and 100 robotic major liver resections. These milestones belong to our patients, living donors, nurses, anesthesiologists, coordinators, trainees, and surgical colleagues who show up every day with excellence and humility. This achievement comes in a year marked by historic outcomes, program growth, and multiple robotic firsts for our Transplant and Hepatobiliary Program. Grateful and proud of our team. #TeamMedicine #RoboticSurgery #LivingDonor #HPB #Transplant @BIDMChealth @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMCTransplant @Harvard @harvardmed @RedSox @DanaFarber @AHPBA @ASTSChimera @IHPBA @_ILTS_ @IntuitiveSurg

Beautiful story of Mary and Theresa. Our team was honored to be part of their journey. Over a year ago, we launched a new LDLT program for colorectal metastases at @BIDMCSurgery in partnership with @DanaFarber and @BIDMC_CancerCtr. We’re now receiving multiple referrals, with several patients already transplanted and others moving toward transplant, all with fully robotic living donor surgery. #LDLT #LiverTransplant #ColorectalCancer #RoboticSurgery #HPB #TransplantSurgery #BIDMC #DanaFarber #MinimallyInvasiveSurgery @JCO_ASCO @TheLancetOncol @BIDMChealth @harvardmed @BIDMC_CancerCtr

Thank you for the kind invitation Eduardo @EAVegaMD! Excited to join Surgery Grand Rounds this Friday and connect with colleagues.

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

🏥✨ Exciting news at @BIDMCTransplant! Our brand-new Transplant Center floor, Farr 8, is now open. Beautiful, state-of-the-art rooms and dedicated spaces designed for our Transplant and Hepatobiliary patients. Grateful to every team member who made this milestone possible. #Transplant #Hepatobiliary #BIDMC #HarvardSurgery #PatientCare #Teamwork #LiverTransplant #KidneyTransplant #PancreasTransplant #LiverCancer #RoboticLiver #RoboticSurgery @BIDMCSurgery @BIDMChealth @Harvard @harvardmed @DanaFarber

🇪🇨✨ 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

Fascinating JAMA Surg paper on “disappeared” CRLMs after chemo: 🔹 Only 56% of disappeared lesions on CT/MRI were truly non-viable on biopsy 🔹 28% still detected intraop (US or scars) ⚠️ 2-yr follow-up is too short to judge survival. Nearly half remain viable—leaving them isn’t R0. To me, this argues that for select pts, Liver Transplant may be the best way to ensure true R0 resection—rather than trusting “disappeared” lesions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…