University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Orthopedic Surgery
Sports Medicine

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview
- Orthopedic Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Ankle
Ankle Pain
Bunions
Foot and Ankle Sports Injuries 
Fracture
Ganglion
Rheumatoid and Diabetic Foot
Sports Injuries
Tendonitis

Education
Medical School
Facultad De Medicina Madrid, Spain

Site of Internship
University of Minnesota (General Surgery)

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Orthopaedic Surgery)

Site of Fellowship
University of Western Ontario, Canada
University of Oslo, Norway (Sports Medicine)

Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Selected Recent 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.

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.

Abstracts
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.