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Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Director, Chest Wall Disorders Center
Director of Simulation Education
Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
Contact Information
Academic Office
211 South 9th Street
Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Director, Chest Wall Disorders Center
Director of Simulation Education
Associate Director, Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program
Education
Medical School
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (General Surgery)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Thoracic Surgery)
Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery)
Publications
- Changes in Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Pathways: Three Decades of Evolution
- Is Robotic-Assisted Surgery Associated With Receipt of Guideline-Directed Lymph Node Sampling in Wedge Resection for Early-Stage NSCLC?
- A standardized health system approach to Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
- A guide for transition from cardiothoracic surgery training to practice
- Outcomes of minimally invasive lung resection with concomitant chest wall resection in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Board Certification
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Awards
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Education 2023
Clinical Expertise
Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery, including:
- Hiatal Hernia/Paraesophageal Hernia
- Pectus Excavatum
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Lung Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
Research Expertise
- Disparities in surgical therapy in thoracic cncology
- Outcomes as a function of expertise in thoracic and foregut surgery