Dr. Peña graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia where he was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to attain his M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia and subsequently served an internship in New Orleans at Charity Hospital, Tulane University. His general surgery residency was completed at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, and was followed by a plastic surgery residency at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Peña also completed fellowships focusing on congenital defects, facial reconstruction and cosmetic surgery at the University of Miami and the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, an affiliate of New York University.
Board Certification and Professional Memberships
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
- American Board of Surgery
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
- American Medical Association
- Florida Medical Association
- Collier County Medical Association
- Lipoplasty Society of North America
- American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Education
- Post Graduate Fellowship – Ralph Millard, M.D. at University of Miami
- Post Graduate Fellowship – Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital New York University
- Plastic Surgery Residency: Medical College of Georgia
- Surgical Residency: Jackson Memorial Hospital – University of Miami
- Medical Degree: Medical College of Georgia
- Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Hospital Affiliations
- Naples Community Hospital
- North Collier Hospital
- Physicians Regional Medical Center
Helping Others
Dr. Peña believes that it is extremely important to give back to those who are less fortunate. For the last several years, Dr. Peña has been participating in life altering medical missions. These missions consist of full surgical and recovery teams, specializing in children and their congenital deformities such as clef lip and palate. Dr. Peña and the medical team perform this much-needed life changing surgery on children and young adults over the course of one and two-week missions.
In 2006 and 2005, through Careforce International, Dr. Peña and his medical team traveled to Burkina Faso, a severely impoverished country located in West Africa. During his visit, Dr. Peña donated his surgical expertise and performed over 35 surgeries repairing critical birth defects such as cleft lips and acquired defects including traumas, tumors and infections. Additionally, he performed several skin-grafting procedures to help burn victims and taught current reconstructive techniques to medical staff at the local university.
In September 2003, Dr. Peña visited Cotija, Mexico a medical mission organized by Operation Rainbow a non-profit organization that facilitates doctors with donating their time and money to operating in impoverished countries. The mission helped children as well as adults suffering with severe congenital deformities such as cleft lip and palate so they may have happy and healthy lives.