Maria E Peña
Icahn School of Medicine, USA
Biography
Maria E Peña is an Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine and Director of Endocrine Services at Mount Sinai Doctors Forest Hills. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Obesity Medicine. She proceeded to finish the last two years of her clinical training at their affiliate school, New York Medical College, where she obtained her MD degree in 2008. Dr. Peña completed her residency and fellowship training at North Shore University Hospital/LIJ. Dr. Peña is a member of numerous Medical Societies including: The Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Diabetes Association and the Obesity Society. She also served as a member of the American Board of Obesity Medicine exam questions writing committee. She has given presentations at medical grand rounds, published in medical journals, including a chapter in Current Diabetes Reviews and has presented her work at National Conferences. Furthermore, Dr. Peña is actively involved in coordinating medical missions in Latin America, volunteering in mentoring programs for minority students interested in health care and health education in the community.
Abstract
Abstract : Diabetes and nutritional screening in post-bariatric patients