Resident PGY6
University of Minnesota
Isabela Peña Pino, MD. Neurosurgery Resident PGY-6, University of Minnesota.
A native of Honduras, Dr. Peña Pino earned both her undergraduate (B.Med.Sci in basic sciences) and her MD from the Universidad de Ciencias Medicas Andrés Vesalio Guzmán (UCIMED) Escuela de Medicina, in San José, Costa Rica. Dr. Peña Pino graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2019 and won academic performance scholarships throughout her undergraduate and medical education.
As a post-doctoral research associate in 2019, Dr. Peña Pino spent a year helping with the University of Minnesota E-STAND trial (seeing if epidural spinal cord stimulation can restore volitional movement, autonomic stability, and sphincter control in chronic spinal cord injury).
In 2020, she began her neurosurgery residency on the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Her research interests have focused on identifying functional brain connectivity changes as markers for the diagnosis and treatment response in hydrocephalus. Her clinical interests include pediatric neurosurgery, skull base and global neurosurgery.
In her free time, Dr. Peña Pino enjoys practicing yoga, reading a book or watching independent films.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Impact of Severe Ventriculomegaly Duration on Neurodevelopment in Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
Sunday, May 3, 2026
3:27 PM - 3:29 PM CT