Eduardo Vega, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Vega, is a Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Boston Medical Center Brighton (old Saint Elizabeth Medical Center) and Assistant Professor of Surgery BUSM. After completing residency in general surgery at Hospital Sotero del Rio, Santiago, Chile, Dr Vega served as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2017 to 2019. Later, Dr Vega moved to Boston, Massachusetts to complete a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery at Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Tufts University. This experience lead to multiple publications that found innovative prognostic solutions for gallbladder cancer and pancreatic cancer which are being applied to clinical practice at MD Anderson and in Chile today.
Dr. Vega’s current research focuses on novel techniques/technologies to treat complex liver and pancreas cancer. In this context, he designed multiple innovative techniques for HPB disease that use 3D reconstruction software. This work has produced multiple publications in Annals Surgical Oncology and other peer-review journals. This reciprocal relationship between clinical surgery and research is a primary focus for Dr. Vega’s with an ultimate goal of applying innovative solutions to healthcare needs, especially in geographic areas with limited health resources.
Dr. Vega is currently a member of several national and international organizations including The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and a combined member of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. In the future, Dr. Vega hopes to remain active as both an academic clinical surgeon and a translational researcher.

Publications

  • Published 5/30/2025

    Chirban AM, Rivera B, Kawahara W, Mellado S, Niakosari M, Okuno M, Panettieri E, De Bellis M, Kristjanpoller W, Merlo I, Serenari M, Donadon M, Newhook TE, de Aretxabala X, Vivanco M, Brudvik KW, Seo S, Pekolj J, Poultsides GA, De Rose AM, Torzilli G, Giuliante F, Denbo J, Anaya DA, Vinuela E, Tzeng CD, Vauthey JN, Ruzzenente A, Vega EA. Advanced gallbladder cancer (T3 and T4): insights from an international multicenter study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Jul; 29(7):102080. PMID: 40449084.

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  • Published 4/27/2025

    Serenari M, Rivera B, Vega EA. Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-Front Surgery in a Global Multi-Center Study". Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jul; 32(7):5035-5036. PMID: 40287892.

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  • Published 4/1/2025

    Serenari M, Berti D, Rivera B, Newhook TE, Kristjanpoller W, Ruzzenente A, Okuno M, De Bellis M, Panettieri E, Ahmad MU, Merlo I, De Rose AM, Nishino H, Sinnamon AJ, Donadon M, Hauger MS, Guevara OM, Munoz C, Denbo J, Chun YS, Cao HST, Claria RS, Tzeng CD, de Aretxabala X, Vivanco M, Brudvik KW, Seo S, Pekolj J, Poultsides GA, Anaya DA, Torzilli G, Giuliante F, Guglielmi A, Vinuela E, Vauthey JN, Cescon M, Vega EA. ASO Visual Abstract: Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-Front Surgery in a Global Multi-Center Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 01. PMID: 40167838.

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  • Published 3/17/2025

    Serenari M, Rivera B, Kristjanpoller W, Vega EA. ASO Author Reflections: Surgical Wisdom in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Predicting Futility in Gallbladder Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun; 32(6):4431-4432. PMID: 40097797.

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  • Published 3/6/2025

    Serenari M, Berti D, Rivera B, Newhook TE, Kristjanpoller W, Ruzzenente A, Okuno M, De Bellis M, Panettieri E, Ahmad MU, Merlo I, De Rose AM, Nishino H, Sinnamon AJ, Donadon M, Hauger MS, Guevara OM, Munoz C, Denbo J, Chun YS, Tran Cao HS, Sanchez Claria R, Tzeng CD, De Aretxabala X, Vivanco M, Brudvik KW, Seo S, Pekolj J, Poultsides GA, Anaya DA, Torzilli G, Giuliante F, Guglielmi A, Vinuela E, Vauthey JN, Cescon M, Vega EA. Optimizing Outcomes in Gallbladder Cancer: Identifying Predictors of Futile Up-Front Surgery in a Global Multi-center Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun; 32(6):4374-4382. PMID: 40050485.

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