Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Director of Simulation Education
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Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Olugbenga T. Okusanya, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Director of Simulation Education
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
- Technical considerations in robotic aberrant right subclavian artery resection for dysphagia lusoria
- A Robotic Minimally Invasive Technique for Resecting a Retro-Oesophageal Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery
- Brief Report: Nonmalignant Surgical Resection Among Individuals with Screening-Detected Versus Incidental Lung Nodules
- Shortage of thoracic surgeons in the United States: Implications for treatment and survival for stage I lung cancer patients
- Association between surgical quality and long-term survival in lung cancer
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