myCOVIDteam Medical Reviewer | Manuel Penton, M.D.

Manuel Penton, M.D.

Dr. Manuel Penton completed medical school and residency training in pediatrics at the University of South Florida. He completed a fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York. Toward the end of his tenure in Brooklyn, the COVID-19 pandemic began and he helped care for adults and children affected by the coronavirus. Later, Dr. Penton worked in public health in San Francisco as a staff physician at the city’s tuberculosis clinic.

Education

• University of South Florida (M.D. and residency)
• SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Fellowship)

Affiliations

• MyHealthTeam