Background
Peña, Elena Luisa was born on October 22, 1937 in Salamanca, Spain. Daughter of Luis Capdevila Gelabert and Julia (Sanchez) Capdevila. came to the United States, 1968.
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Elena Luisa Peña
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Elena Luisa Peña, American Physician, psychoanalyst. Diplomate American Board Psychiatry. Parent minister Archdiocese of New York, since 1987; consultant United Nations, since 1989. Member World Psychiatric Association, Royal College Psychiatrists, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Psychoanalysis.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, Salamanca U., 1961.
Career
Intern, Hospital Provincial de La University de Salamanca, 1961-1962;
psychiatric resident, Hospital University de San Carlos, Madrid U., 1962-1965;
senior house officer, Littlemore Psychiatric Hospital, Oxford (England) University, 1965-1966;
registrar in psychiatry, Littlemore Psychiatric Hospital, Oxford (England) University, 1966-1968;
staff psychiatrist, Lincoln Hospital, Bronx, New York, 1969-1970;
fellow in psychiatry, Lincoln Hospital-Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, 1970-1972;
medical director, Mott Haven Community Mental Health Center, Bronx, 1972-1974;
private practice psychotherapy, New York City, since 1973;
staff psychiatrist, Corona Elmhurst Guidance Clinic-Catholic Charities, Queens, New York, 1974-1975. Lecturer psychoanalytic medicine Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York City, 1973-1975. Attending Rye (New York) Psychiatric Hospital, United Hospital, PortChester, New York, 1980-1987.
Staff psychiatrist High Point Hospital, Ryebrook, New York, 1988-1989.
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Membership
Parent minister Archdiocese of New York, since 1987. Consultant United Nations, since 1989. Member World Psychiatric Association, Royal College Psychiatrists, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy Psychoanalysis.
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Married Antonio Peña, July 15, 1967. Children: Erik Alexander, Karl Gustave.
