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Americo Peña

Americo Peña, M.D.

Centro Cardiovascular del Peru
Av. Arequipa 1860 - Consultorio 1605
Lince  15084
Peru
+51931001001
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

Background

2004-2011 School of Medicine, Jose Faustino Sanchez Carrion University, Huacho, Peru. 

2014-2019 Resident in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dos de Mayo National Hospital, National University of San Marcos School of Medicine, Lima, Peru.

2016 - Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Program, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

2017 - Visiting Fellow, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, TX.

2018 - Society of Thoracic Surgeons 54th Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

2018 - Awarded, Thoracic Surgery Foundation Travel Award, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

2018 - STS/EACTS Cardiovascular Surgery Latinamerican Conference, Cartagena, Colombia.

2019 - Visiting Fellow, Miami Transplant Institute at Miami University/Jackson Memorial Hospital, FL, USA.

2019 - Awarded, American Association for Thoracic Surgery Travel Award, 99th Annual Meeting , Toronto, Canada.

2020-2021 Fellow in Aortic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

Other Interests

Medical Informatics

Research

Apruzzi L, Altizio S, Loschi D, Bertoglio L, Peña A, Ajello S, Zangrillo A, Scandroglio AM. Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging and Endovascular Treatment of Left Ventricle Assist Device (HM3) Outflow Graft Obstruction. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 May 5:S1936-8798(21)00482-9.

Taype-Rondán A, Peña-Oscuvilca A, Rodríguez-Morales AJ. Scientific production of research courses teachers in human medicine faculties of Latin America: the example is being given? FEM. 2013;16(1):5-6.

Bonilla-Velez J, Peña-Oscuvilca A, Sahin I, Córdoba-Grueso WS, Fernandez-Zapico ME. The International Journal of Medical Students, a Platform for Medical Student Research Worldwide. Int J Med Students. 2013;1(1):6-7.

Peña-Ayudante WR, Palacios JJ, Oscuvilca EC, Peña A. First pregnancy in women after age 35. Rev Per Ginecol Obstet. 2011;57(1):49-53.

Peña-Oscuvilca A, Peña-Ayudante WR. Maternal and neonatal impact of pregnancy in adolescence. Rev Per Ginecol Obstet. 2011;57(1):43-8.

Mayta-Tristán P, Carbajal-Gonzalez D, Mezones-Holguín E, Mejia CR, Pereyra-Elías R, Villafuerte-Gálvez J, Llactamaray C, Arroyo-Hernández CH, Barrezueta JA, Codas G, Deras B, Escalante-Romero L, Farfan R, Maquera-Afaray J, Hernandez G, Losanto J, Lopez-Castillo CA, Nogueira F, Peña-Oscuvilca A, Rodriguez MA, Sanhueza D, Zambrano L, Dulanto-Pizzorni A. Current situation and professional perspectives of medical students from nine Latin American countries, 2008: preliminary study. CIMEL. 2010;15(1):3-8.

Peña-Oscuvilca A, Saldaña-Gastulo JJ, Villafuerte-Gálvez J, Paz-Marchena A, Alvarado-Gamarra AG. Considering scientific publications for the entry to the medical residency in Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2010; 27(4):650-2.

Quiñones-Silva JB, Ramírez-Yépez CHG, Peña-Oscuvilca A, Estrada-Choque E. Validity of both adenosine deaminase test and differential cell count for pleural tuberculosis diagnosis. An Fac Med (Lima). 2010;71(1):18-22.

Saldaña-Gastulo JJC, Quezada-Osoria CC, Peña-Oscuvilca A, Mayta-Tristán P. High frequency of plagiarism in medical thesis from a Peruvian public university. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2010; 27(1):63-7. 

Mayta-Tristán P, Peña-Oscuvilca A. Importance of publication in medical student’s scientific societies from Peru: preliminary study. CIMEL. 2009;14(1):27-34.

Uribe-Barreto A, Montesinos E, Béjar V, Cerrillo G, Cornejo W, Rojas-Peña L, Morín M, Ricse S, Chávez-Heredia G, Uribe-León M, Peña-Oscuvilca A. A microbiological and pahological study of bleeding brochiectasis in pulmonary resection piece. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2009;26(1):35-40.

Uribe-Barreto A, Uribe-León M, Peña-Oscuvilca A. Endoscopic findings in patients with bronchiectasis an endemic zone of tuberculos. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2008;25(2):253-6.

Peña-Oscuvilca A, Peña-Ayudante WR. Carbuncle outbreak and problems in mass communication: Its economic impact. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2007;24(4):447-8.

Additional Educational Information

2018 - Technological Innovations for the Strategic Management of Health Services, ESAN Graduate School of Business.

Practice Areas

  • Cardiac
  • Thoracic
  • Vascular
  • Coronary disease
  • Aortic valve disease
  • Mitral valve disease
  • Thoracic
  • Vascular
  • Critical Care
  • Education