Dr. Alberto Peña honored for contributions to pediatric colorectal surgery: 3 notes

Alberto Peña, MD, a pediatric surgeon at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, received the 2018 American Pediatric Surgical Association Robert E. Gross Award for Excellence in Pediatric Research and Achievement for his contributions to pediatric colorectal surgery.

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Here are three things to know:

1. Dr. Peña has also has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Sir Denis Browne Gold Medal from the British Association of Pediatric Surgeons, which will be conferred at the BAPS annual meeting in July in Liverpool, England.

2. Dr. Peña introduced the posterior sagittal anorectoplasty procedure, also known as the “Peña Pull-Through” procedure.

3. He recently received an investiture of The Ponzio Family Chair for Colorectal Surgery at Children’s Colorado.

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