Curriculum Vitae
Fernando A. Pena, M.D.

Education
Certification
Professional Memberships
Work Experience
Faculty Appointments
Publications
Book Chapters
Abstracts
Poster Presentations

EDUCATION:

M.D., Universidad Complutense
Madrid, Spain. June 1993

Foot and Ankle Fellowship
Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
June 2003-October 2003

Sports Medicine Fellowship
Fowler-Kennedy 3M Sports Medicine Clinic
University of Western Ontario, Canada
August 2000-July 2001

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 1996-June 2000

General Surgery Internship
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 1995 – June 1996

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CERTIFICATION:

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

SECOT, Madrid, Spain, October 2001-present

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

GOCASBE S.L., Madrid, Spain
Member of an Orthopaedic Surgery group with a general practice.
Oct. 2001 – present

C.O.A. S.L., Madrid, Spain
Member of an Orthopaedic Surgery group with a Sports Medicine oriented practice. July 2002 – present

Reviewer, “Foot & Ankle International” Journal
August 2000 – July 2001

Team Physician
University of Minnesota Soccer
Aug 1998-Nov1999

University of Minnesota Soccer
Big Ten Championship and NCAA tournament
Nov 1999

University of Minnesota Track & Field team
Dec 1998-May 1999

Cross Country Meet, “Roy Griak Classic”
Minneapolis, MN
Oct 1998 & 1999

Big Ten and NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship
Minneapolis, MN
Dec 1997

Big Ten Soccer Championship
Blaine, MN
Nov 1997

Research Fellow, Bioengineering Laboratory
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
September 1993-June 1995

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FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: 

Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota
November 2003- Present

Advanced Arthoscopic Skills, Instructional course
Fowler-Kennedy 3M Sports Medicine Clinic, Canada
June 2001

Basic Arthoscopic Skills, Instructional course
Fowler-Kennedy 3M Sports Medicine Clinic, Canada
March 2001

Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Upper Extremity, Lecture
University of Western Ontario Medical School, Canada
March-April 2001

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PUBLICATIONS:

Pena FA. Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction, The American Journal of Medicine & Sports 6(2): 90-96, March/April 2004.

Pena FA. Lisfranc Injuries, The American Journal of Medicine & Sports, May/June 2004.

Peña Gómez FA, Gómez-Castresana F. Tromboflebitis en artroscopia. Cuadernos de artroscopia 9(1): 17-27, 2002.

Peña Gómez FA, Gómez-Castresana F. Tromboflebitis en artroscopia. Recomendaciones SECOT en la enfermedad tromboembólica venosa, 8, 2002.

Bahr R, Pena FA, Shine J, Lew W, Engebretsen L: Ligament force and joint motion in the intact ankle: A cadaveric study. Knee Surg Sports Traum Arthros 6(2): 115-121, 1998.

Bahr R, Pena FA: Mechanics of the anterior drawer and talar tilt test. A cadaveric study of the lateral ligament injuries of the ankle. Acta Ortho Scan 68(5): 435-441, 1997.

Bahr R, Pena FA, Shine J, Lew W: Biomechanics of ankle ligament reconstruction. An  in vitro comparison of the Brostrom repair, Watson-Jones reconstruction and a new anatomic reconstruction technique. Am J Sports Med 25(4): 424-432, 1997.

Pena FA, Grontvedt T, Brown GA, Aune AK, Engebretsen L: Comparison of failure strength between metallic and bioabsorbable interference screws. Am J Sports Med  24(3): 329-334, 1996.

Grontvedt T, Pena FA, Engebretsen L: Accuracy of femoral tunnel placement and resulting graft force using a one- or two-incision drill guides. A cadaveric study on ten paired knees. Arthroscopy 12(2): 187-192, 1996.

Brown GA, Pena FA, Grontvedt T, Labadie D, Engebretsen L: Fixation strength of interference screw fixation in bovine, young human, elderly human cadaver knees: influence of insertion torque, tunnel-bone block gap and interference. Knee Surg Sports Traum Arthros 3(4): 238-241, 1996.

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BOOK CHAPTERS:

Pena, FA, Aspiration and Injection of Upper and Lower Extremities. Manual of Orthopaedics 6th Edition. Marc Swiontkowski, MD, Steven D. Stovitz, MD, 2005.

Pena, FA, Ankle Injuries. Manual of Orthopaedics 6th Edition. Marc Swiontkowski, MD, Steven D. Stovitz, MD, 2005.

Pena, F.A., Amendola, A: Arthroscopic anatomy of the ankle. In McGuinty: Operative Arthroscopy 4th Edition. (in press)

Peña F, Arendt EA: Medical Coverage of Volleyball Events. In Reeser JC: Handbook of sports medicine and science: Volleyball. Ed. Blackwell, Oxford, England. pp 72-78, 2002.

Peña FA, Gómez-Castresana F, Ferrández Portal L: Fracturas de estrés. Monografías médico-quirúrgicas del aparato locomotor. Ed. Masson, Barcelona, Spain, 2002.

Gómez-Castresana Bachiller F, Tena Arregui J, Peña Gómez FA: Shoulder arthroscopy. Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, EFORT. Ed. Elsevier, Paris, France, 2002.

Gómez-Castresana F, Peña Gómez FA, Rodríguez-Merchán EC: Artroscopia del codo: Indicaciones y técnica quirúrgica.  Curso básico formación SECOT. Ed. Drug Farma, Madrid, Spain, 2002.

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ABSTRACTS:

May 2007: Arendt EA, Peña FA, Wentorf FA: Patellofemoral and Patellotibial Ligaments: Anatomy and Biomechanics. Presented at the 6th Biennial ISAKOS Congress, Florence, Italy.

June 1999:  Arendt EA, Pena FA: Anatomy of Patellofemoral and Patellotibial Ligaments: A Cadaver Study. Presented at the AOSSM 25th Annual Meet, Traverse City, MI.

May 1998: Arendt EA, Pena FA: Anatomy of Patellofemoral and Patellotibial Ligaments: A cadaver study. Presented at the MOS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

June1996: Bahr R, Pena FA, Shine J, Lew W: Biomechanics of ankle ligament reconstruction. An in vitro comparison of the Brostrom repair, Watson-Jones reconstruction and a new anatomic reconstruction technique. Am J Sports Med 25(4): 424-432, 1997. Presented at the Second World Congress on Sports Trauma/ AOSSM 22nd Annual Meet, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

February 1996: Pena FA, Engebretsen, L, Lewis JL: Effect of force on intraarticular patellar tendon graft remodeling. An in vivo study in rabbits. Presented at the Orthopaedic Research Society 42nd Annual Meeting, AT.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

November 2004: Pena FA:  Minnesota Podiatry Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

October 2004:  Pena FA:  Internal Medicine Review and Update 2004, CME Course, Minneapolis, MN.

May 2001: Arendt EA, Pena FA: Anatomy of Patellofemoral and Patellotibial Ligaments: A Cadaver Study. Presented at the Third Biennial Congress, ISAKOS, Montreaux, Switzerland.

May 2001: Arendt EA, Pena FA: Biomechanical Properties of Patellofemoral and Patellotibial Ligaments: A Cadaver Study. Presented at the Third Biennial Congress, ISAKOS, Montreaux, Switzerland.

June 1996:  Arendt EA, Pena FA: A correlation of gender-specific intercondylar notch size and anterior cruciate ligament anatomy with ACL tears. Presented at the Second World Congress on Sports Trauma/ AOSSM 22nd Annual Meet, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

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