Alberto Peña, MD
Title
Director, Colorectal Center
Email
alberto.pena@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-3238
Fax
513-636-3248
Bio
Alberto Peña, MD, director of the Colorectal Center, at Cincinnati Children's, received his medical degree at the Military Medical School in Mexico City, in 1962.
Dr. Peña trained in general surgery and medical pediatrics at the Central Military Hospital, finishing in 1968. From 1969 until December 1971, he trained at Boston Children's Hospital.
Dr. Peña moved back to Mexico City as the surgeon-in-chief of the National Institute of Pediatrics from January 1972 until June 1985.
Dr. Peña joined the full-time staff at Schneider Children's Hospital in July 1985 and was the chief of Pediatric Surgery and professor of Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Surgeons.
In 1982, Dr. Peña described a new approach for the management of anorectal malformations: Posterior Sagittal Anoplasty / PSARP, also known as the Pull-Through Procedure.
Since 1982 until the present, Dr. Peña has been traveling all over the world, lecturing and operating on children affected by this particular malformation.
At the present time, Dr. Peña dedicates 80 percent of his time to the treatment of anorectal problems in children.
Seventy percent of the patients operated on by hDr. Peña at Cincinnati Children's come from other states and from all over the world.
Credentials
MD: Military Medical School, Mexico City, Mexico, 1962.
Residency: Central Military Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico, 1966; Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1969-1971.
Position History
Internship and Surgical Residency: Central Military Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico, January, 1963 - December, 1966.
Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, February, 1969 - October, 1969.
Assistant Resident in Surgery: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, November, 1969 - October, 1970.
Senior Resident in Surgery: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, November, 1970 - December, 1971.
Surgeon-in-Chief: National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico;
Professor of Pediatric Surgery: University of Mexico, January, 1972 - June, 1985.
Chief, Pediatric Surgery: Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Jewish, North Shore Health Systems.
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, July, 1985 - May, 2005.
Academic Appointments
Professor of Surgery: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, July, 1989 - present.
Professor of Surgery: State University of New York at Stony Brook, October, 1987 - June, 1989.
Professor of Pediatric Surgery: Faculty of Medicine, University of Mexico, June, 1972 - June, 1985.
Awards and Honors
Thirteenth Annual Robert E. Gross Memorial Lecture, Children's Hospital Boston, June 14, 2001.
Coe Medal Recipient Award, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2002.
Award to Academic Excellence presented at the Panamerican Congress of Pediatric Surgery, Acapulco, Mexico, September 15, 2002.
Honorary Fellow Award – The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Honorary Fellow Award – The Royal College of Surgeons of Scotland, September 30, 2005.
Research
Clinical research regarding colorectal problems in children
Publications, Most Recent
Shaul, D.; Monforte, H.L.; Levitt, M.A.; Hong, A.R.; Pena, A.: Surgical Management of Perineal Masses in Patients with Imperforate Anus.Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2005, 40:188-191.
Belizon, A.; Levitt, M.A.; Shoshany, G.; Rodrigues, G.; Pena, A.: Rectal Prolapse following Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty for Anorectal Malformations. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2005, 40:192-196.
Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Surgery and Constipation: When, How, Yes, or No?Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2005, 41:S58-S60.
Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Outcomes from the Correction of Anorectal Malformations.Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2005, 17:394-401.
Shaul, D.; Monforte, H.L.; Levitt, M.A.; Hong, A.R.; Peña, A.: Surgical Management of Perineal Masses in Patients with Imperforate Anus.Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2005, 40:188-191.
Belizon, A.; Levitt, M.A.; Shoshany, G.; Rodriguez, G.; Peña, A.: Rectal Prolapse following Posterior Sagittal Anorectoplasty for Anorectal Malformations.Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2005, 40:192-196.
Peña, A., Krieger, M.: Practical Aproach to the Management of Anorectal Malformations. 2004.
Peña, A.; Sher, M.: Pediatric Hirschsprung's Anorectal Malformations And Other Conditions. Chapter 51.
Peña, A.; Levitt, M.A.; Hong, A.R.; Midulla, P.: Surgical Management of Cloacal Malformations: A Review of 339 Patients.J Pediatr Surg, 2004, 39(3):470-479.
Peña, A.; Levitt, M.: Complicacoes relacionadas a doenca de Hirschsprung's e as mas- formacoes anorectalis.In Urgencias Clinicas e Cirurgicas em Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia Pediatricas, 2004, pp:1101-1107.
Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Bowel Management.E-medicine, Pediatric Surgery, 2004, Available at: http//www.emedicine.com.
Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Cloacal Malformations.E-medicine, Pediatric Surgery, 2003, Available at: http//www.emedicine.com.
Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Imperforate Anus, Surgical Perspective.E-medicine, Pediatric Surgery, 2003, Available at: http//www.emedicine.com.
Peña, A.: The practice of surgery.Royal College of Surgeons, 2003, Bulletin No 10, Vol 85:365-365.
Peña, A.: Serendipia, suerte y optimismo. Historia de una tecnica quirurgica.Bol Mex His Fil Med, 2003, 6:2, 24-31.
Peña, A.; Levitt, M.: Surgical Management of Cloacal Malformations.Seminars in Neonatology, 2003, 8(3): 249-257.
Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Letter to the editor: "High anorectal malformations in boys: Need for clarity of definition and management".J Pediatr Surg, 2003, 37:1637-1639.
Peña, A.; Hong, A.R.: The Posterior Sagittal Trans-Sphincteric Approach.Tech Coloproctol, 2003, 7:35-44.
Rosen, N.G.; Hong, A.R.; Soffer, S.Z.; Rodriguez, G.; Peña, A.: Recto-Vaginal Fistula: A Common Diagnostic Error with Significant Consequences in Female Patients with Anorectal Malformations.J Pediatr Surg, 2002, 37:961-965.
Peña, A.; Hong, A.R.; Midulla, P.; Levitt, M.: Reoperative surgery for anorectal anomalies.Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2003, Vol 12(2):118-123.
Hong, A.R.; Rosen, N.; Acuña, M.A.; Chavez, L.; Peña, A.: Urological Injuries Associated with the Repair of Anorectal Malformations in Male Patients.J Pediatr Surg, 2002, 37:339-344.
Peña, A.; Hong, A.R.: Anorectal Malformations.Surgical Directives Pediatric Surgery, 2002, Section VII, Ch. 73, pp413- 420.
Peña, A.: Editorial: Enfermedad de Hirschsprung, Los avances y las preguntas no contestadas. Cirugia Pediatrica, 2002, Volumen 15, Numero 2 p.46.
Presentations, Most Recent
Pena, A.: International Conference for the Development of Standards for the Treatment of Anorectal Malformations, May 17-20, 2005, Nettetal, Germany.
Pena, A.: Treatment and Management of Children with Stoma, January, 2005, Milano, Italy.
Pena, A.: Neonatology Grand Rounds, April, 2005, Denver, CO.
Editorial Positions
Professional Organization Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Surgical Fellow
- American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, Fellow
- American Pediatric Surgical Association, Member
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Honorary Member
- Brazilian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Honorary Member
- British Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Overseas Member
- Brooklyn and Long Island Chapter, ACS, Member
- Chilean Assoc. of Pediatric Surgeons, Corresponding Member
- Colombian Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Honorary Member
- Ecuadorian Society of Pediatrics, Honorary Member
- Guatemala Assoc. of Pediatric Surgeons, Honorary Member
- Greek Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Corresponding Member
- Mexican Academy of Pediatrics, Academician of Number
- Mexican Academy of Surgery, Academician of Number
- Mexican Association of Professors of Pediatrics, Member
- Israel Society of Pediatric Surgery, Honorary Member
- National Association of Pediatrics (Mexico), Member
- Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Active Member
- Panamerican Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Founding Member
- Peruvian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Honorary Member
- Polish Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Honorary member
- Southeastern Surgical Congress, Active Member
- Universidad de la Frontera Temuco, Chile, Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Medicine
- Spaniard Association of Pediatric Surgery, "Cirugía Pediátrica" Editorial Board, Member
- Brazilian Academy of Pediatric Surgery, Member
Committees
- Boletin Médico del Hospital Infantil de México, Editorial Committee
- Pediatric Surgery International, Editorial Committee
- Research in Surgery, Scientific Committee
- TEF / VATER National Support Network, Medical Advisory Board
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Associate Editor
- Techniques in Coloproctology, Member, Editorial Board
Books
Paidas, C.N.; Levitt, M.A.; Peña, A.: Rectum and Anus. In: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Surgery. Oldham, K.T.; Colombani, P.M.; Foglia, .RP.; Skinner, M.,eds., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Philadelphia, 2005, pp. 1395-1436.
Peña, A.; Levitt, M.A.: Imperforate Anus and Cloacal Malformations. In: Pediatric Surgery, 4th Edition. Ashcraft, K.W.; Holder, T.M.; Holcomb, W., eds. WB Saunders Col. Philadelphia, 2005, pp. 496-517.
Peña, A.: Persistent Cloaca. In Operative Pediatric Urology, Second Edition. Edited by J. David Frank, John P. Gearhart and Howard M. Snyder III. Churchill Livingstone, 2002, pp 115-135.
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