Joseph Galante, M.D.
Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Galante's clinical interests focus on the care of trauma and emergency surgery patients. His research interests include disaster medicine, specifically state organization of disaster response and use of telemedicine, sleep assessment, specifically the sleep habits of ICU patients and surgeons, and tactical medicine, specifically investigating how military medical technology can be transitioned to civilian practice. |
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Title: |
Assistant Professor |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Trauma Program |
Address: |
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building 2221 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-5234 |
Education: |
Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania M.D. 2000 |
Internships: |
University of California Davis Sacramento, CA 2001 General Surgery |
Residency: |
University of California Davis Sacramento, CA 2007 General Surgery |
Fellowships: |
University of California Davis Sacramento, CA 2008 Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Surgery, 2008 American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2008 |
Professional Memberships: |
American College of Surgeons Society of Critical Care Medicine |
Select Recent Publications: |
Galante JM, London JA, Pevec WC. External-internal carotid artery transposition for repair of multiple pseudoaneurysms from penetrating injury in a pediatric patient. J Pediatr Surg, Mar;44(3):e27-30. 2009. Galante JM, Mortenson MM, Bowles TL, Bold RJ. ERK/BCL-2 pathway in the resistance of pancreatic cancer to anoikis. Journal of Surgical Research, June 11. 2008. Galante JM, London JA. Left ventricular bullet embolus; a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 8. 2008. Tran N, Wisner D, Albertson T, Cohen S, Greenhalgh D, Galante JM, Phan H, Kost G. Quantitative Point-of-Care Pathogen Detection in Septicemia. Point of Care, 7(3), September. 2008. Bowles TL, Kim R, Galante JM, Parsons CM, Virudachalam S, Kung H, Bold RJ. Pancreatic cancer cell lines deficient in argininosuccinate synthetase are sensitive to arginine deiminase. International Journal of Cancer, 123(8):1950-55. 2008. London JA, Parry L, Galante JM, Battistella FD. Safety of early mobilization of patients with blunt solid organ injuries. Archives of Surgery, Oct;143(20):972-6; discussion 977. 2008. Mortenson MM, Galante JM, Gilad O, Schlieman MG, Virudachalam S, Kung HS, Bold RJ. BCL-2 functions as an activator of the AKT signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 102(5):1171-9. 2007. Galante JM, Jacoby JC, Anderson JT. Are surgical residents prepared for mass casualty incidents? Journal of Surgical Research, 132(1):85-91. 2006. Galante JM, Bowles TL, Khatri VP, Schneider PD, Goodnight JE, Bold RJ. Experience and attitudes of surgeons toward palliation in cancer. Archives of Surgery, 140(9):873-8. 2005. Mortenson MM, Galante JM, Schlieman MG, Bold RJ. AKT: a novel target in pancreatic cancer therapy. Cancer Therapy. Vol. 2:227-38. 2004. |

