Manuel Sainz de la Pena, MD
Manuel C. Sainz de la Pena, M.D.
2727 West Martin Luther King Boulevard, Suite 780
Tampa, Florida 33607
T-813.751-0765. F-813-377-1719, C 813-833-0368
Place of Birth: Camaguey, Cuba
Date of Birth October 8, 1957
Citizenship: U.S.
Marital Status: Married
Marta, three children: Camila, Manuel and Alberto
Education:
1975-1979 B.S.
University of Puerto Rico,
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
1977-1978 Temple University
University of Puerto Rico Exchange Student
1979-1983 M.D.
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
1983-1986 Internal Medicine Internship and Residency
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
University Hospital
Chairman: Dr. Mario R. Garcia-Palmieri
1986-1987 Fellow Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
University Hospital
Division Chief: Dr. Francisco Aguilo, Jr.
1987-1989 Fellow Endocrinology and Metabolism
Georgetown University Hospital
Division Chief: Dr. Richard E. Eastman
Certifications:
1985 Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners
Certification 287229
1986 American Board of Internal Medicine
September 19, 1986 Certification 107708
1989 American Board of Internal Medicine
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Certification 107708
Medical Licenses: Florida #55381
Puerto Rico #8471 (inactive)
Honors and Scholarships: Magna Cum Laude, Biology
University of Puerto Rico
American Medical Association/Goldberg Foundation
Clinical Nutrition Scholarship
Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
1982
2008 Tampa Bay Latin American Medical Society
Physician of The Year Award
2010-2026 Tampa Bay Magazine
Top Endocrinologist
Appointments:
1985 Faculty, Emergency Room Section
Puerto Rico Medical Center
1986 Clinical Clerkship Instructor
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
1989-1997 Associate Medical Director
Diabetes Treatment Center
University Community Hospital
Tampa, Florida
2010-2012 Barry University
Physician Assistant Program
Adjunct Clinical Faculty
Committees:
1985 Member, Executive Committee
University Hospital
Puerto Rico Medical Center
1990 Utilization Review Committee
University Community Hospital
Tampa, Florida
1990 American Diabetes Association
Hillsborough Chapter, Board Member
Chair, Patient Education Committee
1991 American Diabetes Association
Florida Affiliate
Member, Program Committee
1992 Institutional Review Committee
University Community Hospital
Tampa, Florida
1997 -1999 Pharmacy Committee, Chair
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Tampa, Florida
2023 In Patient Diabetes Management Committee
Baycare Systems, Tampa Florida
Professional Societies:
Board Member, Tampa Bay Latin American Medical
Society
Member, Florida Endocrine Association
Extracurricular:
1982-1983 Class Vice -President
1982-1983 Class Representative, General Student Council
Medical Sciences Campus
1985-1986 President, Interns and Residents Association
University Hospital
Puerto Rico Medical Center
Research Interest:
1987 Metformin Study, Georgetown University Hospital
Role: Study design, IRB presentation and data
recompilation.
Duration: 18 months
Number of patients: 30
1988 Fluoxitine Study
Role: Investigator
Duration: 18 months
Number of patients: 60
1989 NIH 88-DA-197
Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in IGT and NIDDM
Role: Co-investigator
Conferences and Presentations:
1988 Endocrine Conference
Diabetes Research Center
University of Miami
Topic; Biostator Insulin Studies
1989 Endocrine Grand Rounds
Pittsburgh Diabetes Center
Topic: Insulin Absorption Kinetics
1990 University of South Florida
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Grand Rounds
Topic: Thyroid Diseases in Women
1990 12th Annual American Diabetes Association
Florida Affiliate
Healthcare Professional Seminar
Topic: Insulin Pump Therapy
1991 St. Joseph’s Hospital Trauma Conference
Topic: Diabetes Insipidus vs SIADH in Head Injury
1991 13th Annual American Diabetes Association
Florida Affiliate Seminar
Topic: Diabetes-Minorities and the Undeserved.
1991 St. Joseph’s Hospital Diabetes Update
Topic: Insulin Replacement Therapy
1992 Fourth Annual Update for Clinicians
Tampa, Florida
Topic: Diabetes in Minority Populations
1993 TBLMAS 7th Annual Seminar
Tampa, Florida
Topic: DCCT Update
1996 TBLAMS Spring Seminar
Topic: New Agents for the Treatment of Diabetes
2004 Hypertension: A Multi-Specialty Perspective
Tampa Florida
Topic: Hypertension in Diabetes: Unique Issues
2005 TBLMAS 19Tth Annual Seminar CME
Clearwater, Florida
Topic: Metabolic Syndrome Spectrum from the
Fetus to the Adult
2010 TBLAMS Labor Day CME Seminar
The Role of Vitamin D in Human Disease
2012 TBLAMS Labor Day CME Seminar
Endocrinology Update
2015 TBLAMS Labor Day CME Seminar
Thyroid and Hypogonadism Update
2016 TBLAMS Labor Day CME Seminar
Diabetes Update.
Role of Sleep Disorder
2017 St Joseph’s Hospital
Internal Medicine Gran Rounds
Pharmacotherapy for DM and CVD
2020 St. Joseph’s Hospital
Internal Medicine Gran Rounds
Vascular Biology Update
August 2022 CACRC PR
10th Annual Respiratory Congress
Prevention, Management and Treatment of Diabetes
With Special Attention to Asthma.
2017-2023 TBLAMS Labor Day CME Seminar
Endocrinology Update
Bibliography:
Abstracts: American Diabetes Association
49th Scientific Session Meeting
June 1989
Title: Assessment of Insulin Time-Action in
Diabetics
Manuel C. Sainz de la Pena, Robert Tannenberg
Robert A. Vigersky
Richard C. Eastman
Washington, DC
American Diabetes Association
59th Scientific Session Meeting
June 1999
Clinical Study of GMS
Role: Co-investigator
Publications: Textbook
Title: Diagnostic Endocrinology
First Edition
Contribution: Co-Author section on Acromegaly,
Hyperprolactinemia and Hypopituitarism.
Speaker Bureau History Present:
Novo Nordisk –Diabetes Products
Salix Pharmaceuticals. Diabetes Consultant
Past:
Sanofi Aventis- Insulin Products
Astra Zeneca - Lipids,Diabetes
Novartis - Diabetes
Takeda - Diabetes
Pfizer - Lipids, Diabetes ,Inhaled Insulin
Abbott - Hypertention,Thyroid
BMS - Diabetes, Hypertention
Daiichi-Sankyo - Diabetes
BI - Diabetes
Bayer Pharmaceuticals- Diabetes
Professional: Supervising Physician
Advanced Diabetes Treatment Center
Tampa, Florida
2006-2009
Financial relationships
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Attribution:SelfNature of financial relationship:OtherIneligible company:NovoTopic:DiabetesDate added:10/20/2026Date updated:10/20/2026

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