Biographical information
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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a very serious condition of unknown origin. The surgeon’s role consists of helping to establish a histological diagnosis, excluding mechanical obstructions, and performing bowel diversions of different types depending on the specific problem of the patient. Much more research is necessary to clarify the real nature of these conditions. Alberto Pen ˜a, MD, is currently Chief of the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Schneider Children’s Hospital of the North Shore–Long Island Jewish Health System in New Hyde Park, New York. He has held that position since 1985. He is also Professor of Surgery in Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr Pen ˜a is a native of Mexico and obtained his MD degree from the Military Medical School in Mexico City. He trained in general surgery at the Military Hospital in Mexico City. He obtained his pediatric surgery training at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Before taking the position of Chief at Schneider Children’s Hospital, Dr Pen ˜a was the Chief of Surgery at the National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico City, a position he held from 1972 to 1985. Marc A. Levitt, MD, is Assistant Pro- fessor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo and the School of Medicine and Biomedi- cal Sciences of the State University of New York at Buffalo. After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989, he attended the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and received his MD degree in 1993. He completed his residency in general surgery at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York and then completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, where he joined the faculty and staff as a pediatric surgeon in 2001. 670 Curr Probl Surg, July 2002
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Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a very serious condition of unknownorigin. The surgeon’s role consists of helping to establish a histologicaldiagnosis, excluding mechanical obstructions, and performing boweldiversions of different types depending on the specific problem of thepatient. Much more research is necessary to clarify the real nature of theseconditions.
Alberto Pena, MD, is currently Chief ofthe Division of Pediatric Surgery atSchneider Children’s Hospital of theNorth Shore–Long Island JewishHealth System in New Hyde Park,New York. He has held that positionsince 1985. He is also Professor ofSurgery in Pediatrics at the AlbertEinstein College of Medicine. Dr Penais a native of Mexico and obtained hisMD degree from the Military Medical
School in Mexico City. He trained in general surgery at the Military Hospitalin Mexico City. He obtained his pediatric surgery training at the Children’sHospital Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Before taking theposition of Chief at Schneider Children’s Hospital, Dr Pena was the Chief ofSurgery at the National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico City, a position heheld from 1972 to 1985.
Marc A. Levitt, MD, is Assistant Pro-fessor of Surgery and Pediatrics atthe Children’s Hospital of Buffalo andthe School of Medicine and Biomedi-cal Sciences of the State University ofNew York at Buffalo. After graduationfrom the University of Pennsylvania in1989, he attended the Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine and received his
MD degree in 1993. He completed his residency in general surgery at theMount Sinai Medical Center in New York and then completed a fellowshipin pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, where he joinedthe faculty and staff as a pediatric surgeon in 2001.
670 Curr Probl Surg, July 2002
