Dr. Vincent Gallo: Prepped for Perfection
Class of 2009
Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Staten Island University Hospital,
Staten Island
Before entering his first cadaver lab as a student, Dr. Vincent Gallo had serious nerves. He wasn’t sure how he would react to what he was about to see.
To his relief, AUA faculty and administration helped create a comfortable learning environment by keeping it professional and educational, not emotional. Dr. Gallo says that he learned a lot that day and appreciated the professionalism of AUA staff.
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His decision to study at AUA was relatively easy. The beauty of Antigua, AUA’s core values, and the opportunity to connect with its students and teachers made it a perfect fit.
But, choosing his specialty was “a little convoluted and complex.” Unsure of what he wanted to do initially, he always kept an open mind during his rotations. At the time, he liked several different specialties, including internal medicine. Ultimately, he knew he wanted a specialty that allowed a lot of patient interaction and minimally invasive procedures.
So, he went on to complete an internal medicine residency at SUNY Downstate and participated in a program there called the “direct pathway”, an accelerated fellowship that combined diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology training. During his residency, he was named resident of the year by his peers.
Dr. Gallo had found his calling. Today, he is board-certified in New York and practicing in internal medicine, interventional radiology, and diagnostic radiology. “Having these three specialties ultimately makes you into this super doctor. So you can really apply all these different aspects of your training to taking the best care possible of your patient,” he shared.
He was recently named the Section Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Staten Island University Hospital. He has also been a Principal Investigator in many clinical trials, one of which was recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Additionally, Dr. Gallo is a professor, teaching the next generation of medical professionals. One piece of wisdom he shared with students is that medical school and residencies are hard because they’re supposed to be. It’s preparation to take care of other lives, so “don’t get discouraged and take every day as a learning opportunity.”
Since graduating from AUA, Dr. Gallo has clearly achieved so much. Through all his success, he still credits the university for giving him the foundation he needed and the friends who are now his family.
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