Justin A. Olivera, MD

From the Bronx to Boston‼️ An honor and privilege to join the @MGHSurgery family, filled with gratitude and appreciation. SEE YOU SOON‼️😁 #Match2025

At Florez Lab, we’re tackling this through the EQUAL Study, a blood-based lung cancer detection trial for never-smoking East Asian and Latinx communities. Early signs of hope. Early voices that need to be heard. Read more here; equalstudy.dana-farber.org

“Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers.” @nytimes tells the story of a shifting epidemic: lung cancer among people, mostly women — who’ve never smoked. The face of lung cancer is changing. 🔗 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/wel…

In resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer, adding durvalumab to perioperative chemotherapy improved event-free survival and pathological complete response, with no major increase in high-grade adverse events. Full MATTERHORN phase 3 trial results and Research…

Does grade matter? Researchers at @uoflmedschool say it may provide information. Learn about the evaluation of histologic grade in patients with stage 1 #NSCLS by reading this study that analyzed data from the National Cancer Database in #JTCVS Open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon…

Congratulations to our recent CT graduates Drs. Maggie Connolly, David Miranda, Jordan Secor and Nik Panda!! So many amazing accomplishments, with so many more to come. @returnofthemags @JordanSecor @NikhilPanda_MD

ABSITE percentiles are out. The American Board of Surgery will now report only raw and standard scores—aiming to curb misuse in high-stakes decisions like fellowships. journals.lww.com/annalsofsurger…

We are excited to announce that Shawn Tsutsui, MD, will be our @TJUHospital @JeffersonUniv Thoracic Surgery Fellow in 2026. He is currently a general surgery chief resident at @IcahnMountSinai and an accomplished cellist. Learn more about Dr. Tsutsui: bit.ly/4eOa227

As a vascular surgeon, I spend my days & nights repairing vessels, but I don’t forget to care for my own. Getting outside & staying active isn’t just advice I give, it’s how I stay sharp, focused, & grounded. Nature resets the mind. Movement keeps the blood &ideas flowing.

Researchers at @katztemplemed found dismal adherence to lung cancer screening in a diverse urban population, and that adherence has declined each year, especially among male and Hispanic patients. See how conclusions were reached by logging in to #JTCVS: doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcv…

Thank you @STS_CTsurgery for sponsoring this inaugural “You Belong” Scholarship ! It was a great privilege to interview Dr. Ramdeen, Dr. Rodriguez- Quintero and Medical Student Manuel De La Garza. These three have CV’s longer than most academic Associate Professors! 🎉🙌🏼🎉

Honored and humbled to accept a new role as Division Chief for Hematology & Oncology at Georgetown starting next month. Excited for all that the future holds for @Georgetown @LombardiCancer with the best colleagues one could ask for.

I’ll admit it wasn’t the most technically demanding anastomosis, but I assure you the outcomes were heavily scrutinized 😂.

There's a fundamental misunderstanding here. ABSITE "scores" are not eliminated. The only thing eliminated is %tile, which is flawed for all the reasons they point out. % correct & standard score are still reported - which allows trainees to more accurately assess their progress

🎉 A huge congratulations to our incredible Program Director, @AhmetKilicMD, on his recent well-deserved promotion to Professor of Surgery! A remarkable achievement that reflects his leadership, dedication, and impact on trainees and the field of CT surgery. @hopkinssurgery

Check out this exciting new study led by @MattSmeltzer @ROsarogiagbon in @JAMANetworkOpen!! Changing the USPSTF lung screening criteria from a 20-pack-year cutoff to a 20-year duration cutoff (Potter Criteria) greatly increases access to screening while maintaining screening…

👏 Congratulations to our incoming @ClevelandClinic fellows from the 2025 #ASTS Fellowship Match! We’re thrilled to welcome this outstanding group to our transplant surgery team. The future looks bright! 🌟 #TransplantSurgery #FellowshipMatch @ASTSChimera

As quickly as it began, two years of research comes to a close today. I will never be able to extend enough gratitude, but I am forever thankful for @MDAndersonNews, my co-fellows, my husband and family, and all UME students who trusted me. Now, to PGY3 and the OR we go 👋

The #ITSOS2025 call for abstracts deadline is extended to Thursday, June 26. You now have extra time to collect your #thoracic surgical oncology research. Take advantage of the extension and submit your work today: events.aats.org/international-…

In 2024, researchers conducted real-time observations to study gender disparities in scholarly interactions at a #cardiothoracic surgical conference. Read why they call this a "prime opportunity for change in culture" in #JTCVS Open: doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon…

#Leadership 🧵 As the years go by, my respect grows for those who do their job every day - without drama, on time, on budget. The best teams are filled with people who do their jobs consistently, accurately and correctly the first time. “Do Your Job” is most famously associated…