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

Okusanya

Contact

Academic Office
211 South 9th Street
Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email Olugbenga Okusanya

215-955-5562

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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

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

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