Man

María Belén Rivera Castro

Residente de cirugia

Universidad de Los Andes

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


I have been involved in clinical research in transplant surgery, related mainly to living donation for liver transplant and kidney transplant. Also, I have done research in gallbladder cancer.

Educación

  •  MD, Universidad del Desarrollo . Chile, 2023
  •  Public Health, HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. Estados Unidos, 2026

Experiencia Académica

  •   Research Fellow BIDMC Part Time

    HARVARD UNIVERSITY

    Boston, Estados Unidos

    2024 - 2026

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Emergency doctor Part Time

    Hospital Padre Hurtado

    Chile

    2023 - 2024


 

Article (5)

Advanced gallbladder cancer (T3 and T4): insights from an international multicenter study

Chirban, AM; Rivera, B.; Kawahara, W; Mellado, S; Niakosari, M; Okuno M.; Panettieri E.; De Bellis M.; Kristjanpoller W.; Merlo, I; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery  (2025)

Gender Differences in Willingness to Be Evaluated for Living Kidney Donation

Chumdermpadetsuk, Ritah R.; Ryan-Claytor, Cayley; Roberts, Mary K.; Salim, Zarmeen; Kirk, Jennifer M.; Verdery, Ashton; Ortiz, Selena; Canizares, Stalin; Rivera, Belen; Eckhoff, Devin E.; et al.

Article ISI
PROGRESS IN TRANSPLANTATION  (2025)

Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Liver Transplant Waitlist Times: A Single-Center Matched Cohort Study

Rivera, Belen; Cojuc-Konigsberg, Gabriel; Canizares, Stalin; Chumdermpadetsuk, Ritah R.; Dib, Martin; Lee, David; Eckhoff, Devin E.

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH  (2025)

Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-Front Surgery in a Global Multi-center Study

Serenari, Matteo; Berti, Davide; Rivera, Belen; Newhook, Timothy E.; Kristjanpoller, Werner; Ruzzenente, Andrea; Okuno, Masayuki; De Bellis, Mario; Panettieri, Elena; Ahmad, M. Usman; et al.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Annals of Surgical Oncology  (2025)

Understanding beyond words: The impact of English proficiency in postoperative outcomes after solid organ transplantation

Canizares, Stalin; Chumdermpadetsuk, Ritah; Allar, Benjamin G.; Rivera, Maria; Modest, Anna; Dib, Martin; Devin, Eckhoff

Article ISI
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY  (2025)

EditorialMaterial (2)

ASO Visual Abstract: Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-Front Surgery in a Global Multi-Center Study

Serenari, M; Berti, D; Rivera, B.; Newhook T.E.; Kristjanpoller W.; Ruzzenente A.; Okuno M.; De Bellis M.; Panettieri E.; Ahmad, MU; et al.

EditorialMaterial ISI SCOPUS
Annals of Surgical Oncology  (2025)

ASO Author Reflections: Precision in Gallbladder Cancer Care: Present Challenges and Future Directions

Mellado, S; Chirban, AM; Rivera, B.; Panettieri E.; Vega E.A.

EditorialMaterial ISI SCOPUS
Annals of Surgical Oncology  (2023)

Letter (2)

Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy using the Arantius-first approach after <SUP>90</SUP>Y transarterial radioembolization and immunotherapy in a cirrhotic patient

Kawahara, William; Rivera, Belen; Roberts, Jeffrey; Huang, Cathleen; Ladu, Aishatu; Sorescu, George P.; Rabkin, Dmitry J.; Kozyreva, Olga; Rotellar, Fernando; Vega, Eduardo A.

Letter ISI
BJS-BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY  (2025)

Response Regarding: Normothermic Machine Perfusion and Liver Transplant Waitlist Times: A Single-Center Matched Cohort Study

Rivera, Belen; Dib, Martin; Eckhoff, Devin E.

Letter ISI
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH  (2025)

Review (1)

Innovations in surgery for gallbladder cancer: A review of robotic surgery as a feasible and safe option

Mellado, S; Chirban, AM; Shapera, E; Rivera, B.; Panettieri E.; Vivanco M.; Conrad C.; Sucandy, I; Vega E.A.

Review ISI SCOPUS
American Journal of Surgery  (2024)

1
Werner Kristjanpoller

Profesor Jornada Completa

Universidad Santa Maria

Valparaiso, Chile

10
María Rivera

Residente de cirugia

Surgery

Universidad de Los Andes

Santiago, Chile