Dr. Oliva received her M.D. degree from the University of Barcelona, Spain, residency and fellowship training in Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Spain, and residency training in Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain and the Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

She is Associate Professor of Pathology at the Harvard Medical School, Associate Scientist in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, and Associate Director of the Residency Training Program. Her research is focused primarily on morphological and immunohistochemical observations in tumors and tumor-like lesions involving the female genital tract and has published more than 135 original articles in peer-reviewed pathology journals.

Dr. Oliva is widely recognized as an authority in gynecologic pathology and is a frequently invited guest speaker on subjects in her areas of expertise in the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe. She serves on the editorial boards of seven surgical pathology journals. 

• Sclerosing Stromal Tumors With Prominent Luteinization During Pregnancy: A Report of 8 Cases Emphasizing Diagnostic Problems.Bennett JA, Oliva E, Young RH. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2015 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print]
• Giant Cell Tumor of the Uterus: A Report of 3 Cases With a Spectrum of Morphologic Features. Bennett JA, Sanada S, Selig MK, Hariri LP, Nielsen GP, Oliva E. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2015 Apr 3. [Epub ahead of print]
• SMARCB1-deficient Vulvar Neoplasms: A Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Genetic Study of 14 Cases.

• Breast, GYN and GU: The Essentials of Accurate Surgical Pathologic Diagnosis

Past Lectures

• Tumor-like Lesions of the Urinary Bladder (02/21/2014)
• The Spectrum of Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis (02/20/2014)
• The Spectrum of Mucinous Tumors of the Ovary (02/19/2014)
• Mesenchymal Tumors of the Uterus: A Practical Approach (02/18/2014)
• The Spectrum and Differential Diagnosis of Endometrial Carcinomas (02/17/2014)