Belen Rivera

MPH Harvard T.H. Chan | PG-Y1 Surgery Universidad de Los Andes, Chile | Former Transplant Research Fellow @BIDMCsurgery

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

Thank you, Dr. Dib! What a journey!

[Martin Dib @dibmartin]

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

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

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

[Martin Dib @dibmartin]

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 @MBRiveraMD]

@VictorPerimMD @UABSurgery @JBartRose @DrReddy_HPB @andreagillis Congrats Victor!!

[Eduardo A. Vega @EAVegaMD]

Honored to visit the HPB team at Shizuoka Cancer Center hosted by Prof. Teiichi Sugiura.
Outstanding surgical precision, thoughtful teaching, and remarkable hospitality. Grateful for the experience and the friendships formed. 🇯🇵🔬 @AHPBA @IHPBA @JSHBPS @CEIHPBA @The_BMC

[Martin Dib @dibmartin]

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

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

@HuberPadilla1 @carolinagoic @BrunoNervi @Harvard @HarvardHealth Hola Huber, mi programa es solo presencial. Feliz que me contactes si quieres más información

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

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!

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

Thank you, Dr. Dib! #ISLS2025 was a great meeting!

[Martin Dib @dibmartin]

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

[Martin Dib @dibmartin]

🇪🇨✨ 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

[Eduardo A. Vega @EAVegaMD]

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

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

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!

[Martin Dib @dibmartin]

🚀 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

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

@dibmartin Amazing work 💪🏼

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

A privilege to work alongside this incredible group, and excited to see our work recognized and sparking impactful conversations!

[Eduardo A. Vega @EAVegaMD]

🎉 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 @MBRiveraMD]

@EAVegaMD @BJSurgery @wtkm2522814 @BUMedicine @BMCSurgery 👏🏼

[BJS @BJSurgery]

🥳 Very well done!

🔗 You can read and watch this high-scoring Reeltime Surgery article here:

https://t.co/hJ5cd9aXiO

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

#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

[Aditya Pawar @renalranger]

@MBRiveraMD and @mpavlaki presenting their work @ WTC SF 2025 @BIDMChealth @BIDMCTransplant

[Eduardo A. Vega @EAVegaMD]

🎙️ 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: https://t.co/V9O9LYi58N
@AHPBA @IHBPA @SocSurgOnc @MDAndersonNews @MHepatobiliary @BUMedicine @BMCSurgery

[Alan Bonder @BonderAlan]

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

[Belen Rivera @MBRiveraMD]

@dibmartin Beautiful reconstruction! I always enjoy and learn editing the videos, thank you Dr. Dib