Joseph M. Galante, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. for UC Davis Health

Joseph M. Galante, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.

Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery Division of Trauma Surgery, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

Trauma Medical Director

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Procedural Areas, UC Davis Health

Medical Director, Perioperative Services, UC Davis Medical Center

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Locations and Contact

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

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Additional Numbers

Clinic Phone

916-734-2680

Clinic Fax

916-734-7755

Physician Referrals

800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Galante understands the pain and turmoil of an injury. Dr Galante approaches each patient as an individual and attempts to provide clear explanations of the injuries and course of treatment as possible.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Galante's clinical interests focus on the care of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery patients; ensuring a systematic delivery of care for injured patients. He has special clinical interest and expertise in hemorrhage control,damage control resuscitation, and thoracic trauma.

Research/Academic Interests

Dr. Galante's research interests include thoracic trauma, military trauma surgery, specifically military and civilian partnerships, Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA), and surgical education.

Division

Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care

Center/Program Affiliation

Trauma Program

Undergraduate School

B.S., Biology, Trenton State College, Trenton NJ 1996

Medical School

M.D., Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA 2000

Other School

M.B.A., Western Governors University, Salt Lake City UT 2021

Internship

General Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2000-2001

Residency

General Surgery, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2001-2007

Fellowship

Association for Surgical Education, Surgical Education Research Fellowship, New York Medical College, Valhalla NY 2013-2015

Fellowship

Trauma & Emergency Surgery Trauma/Surgical Critical Care Fellow, UC Davis, Sacramento CA 2007-2008

Chief of Staff Award, UC Davis Health System, 2020

Outstanding Faculty Leader Inside and Outside the Operating Room, UC Davis Department of Surgery Leadership Award, 2016, 2017

Outstanding Reviewer for the Journal of Surgical Education, 2016

UCDMC Excellence in Quality Honoree. UC Davis Medical Center: TQIP Report. UC Davis Medical Center Quality Week-Physician Recognition, 2015

Marcin JP, Tancredi DJ, Galante JM, Rinderknecht TN, Haus BM, Leshikar HB, Zwienenberg M, Rosenthal JL, Grether-Jones KL, Hamline MY, Hoch JS, Kuppermann N. Measuring the impact of a "Virtual Pediatric Trauma Center" (VPTC) model of care using telemedicine for acutely injured children versus the standard of care: study protocol for a prospective stepped-wedge trial. Trials. 2022 Dec 27;23(1):1051. doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06996-1. PMID:36575536. 

Podda M, De Simone B, Ceresoli M, Virdis F, Favi F, Wiik Larsen J, Coccolini F, Sartelli M, Pararas N, Beka SG, Bonavina L, Bova R, Pisanu A, Abu-Zidan F, Balogh Z, Chiara O, Wani I, Stahel P, Di Saverio S, Scalea T, Soreide K, Sakakushev B, Amico F, Martino C, Hecker A, de'Angelis N, Chirica M, Galante J, Kirkpatrick A, Pikoulis E, Kluger Y, Bensard D, Ansaloni L, Fraga G, Civil I, Tebala GD, Di Carlo I, Cui Y, Coimbra R, Agnoletti V, Sall I, Tan E, Picetti E, Litvin A, Damaskos D, Inaba K, Leung J, Maier R, Biffl W, Leppaniemi A, Moore E, Gurusamy K, Catena F. Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document. World J Emerg Surg. 2022 Oct 12;17(1):52. doi:10.1186/s13017-022-00457-5. PMID:36224617.

Linakis SW, Kuppermann N, Stanley RM, Hewes H, Myers S, VanBuren JM, Casper TC, Bobinski M, Ghetti S, Schalick WO 3rd, Nishijima DK; TIC-TOC Collaborators of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Enrollment with and without exception from informed consent in a pilot trial of tranexamic acid in children with hemorrhagic injuries. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Dec;28(12):1421-1429. doi:10.1111/acem.14343. Epub 2021 Aug 6. PMID:34250690.

Rigor RR, Schutzman LM, Galante JM, Brown IE. Viscoelastic Coagulation Monitor (VCMVet) Reference Intervals and Sex Differences in Mature Adult Mice. Acta Haematol. 2021;144(6):633-640. doi:10.1159/000516587. Epub 2021 Jul 8. PMID:34237720.

Rinderknecht T, Galante JM. Quality Improvement. The SCORE Portal. 2021 Jun. https://www.surgicalcore.org.

Schutzman LM, Rigor RR, Lin YJ, Dang AN, Le PH, Singh HB, Yu B, Wisner PH, Musson CC, Clark IJ, Galante JM, Brown IE. P-selectin antibody treatment after blunt thoracic trauma prevents early pulmonary arterial thrombosis without changes in viscoelastic measurements of coagulation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Jun 1;90(6):1032-1039. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000003162. PMID:34016926.

Russo RM, Davidson AJ, Alam HB, DuBose JJ, Galante JM, Fabian TC, Savage S, Holcomb JB, Scalea TM, Rasmussen TE; AAST PROOVIT Study Group. Blunt cerebrovascular injuries: Outcomes from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma PROspective Observational Vascular Injury Treatment (PROOVIT) multicenter registry. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Jun 1;90(6):987-995. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000003127. PMID:34016922.

Nishijima DK, Gosdin M, Naz H, Tancredi DJ, Hewes HA, Myers SR, Stanley RM, Adelson PD, Burd RS, Finkelstein Y, VanBuren J, Casper TC, Kuppermann N; TIC-TOC Collaborators of the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). Assessment of primary outcome measures for a clinical trial of pediatric hemorrhagic injuries. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 May;43:210-216. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.03.001. Epub 2020 Mar 9. PMID:32278572.

Tadlock MD, Carr M, Diaz J, Rhee P, Cannon JW, Eastridge BJ, Morgan MM, Brink E, Shackelford SA, Gurney JM, Johannigman JA, Rizzo AG, Knudson MM, Galante JM. How to maintain the readiness of forward deployed caregivers. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 May 1;90(5):e87-e94. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000003054. PMID:33405471.

Beyer CA, Hopper LD, French CE, Galante JM, Callcut RA. The Effect of California’s Stay-at-Home Order on Trauma Patient Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic. Annals of Surgery. 2020 Dec;1(2):e005. doi.10.1097/AS9.0000000000000005.

Kobayashi L, Coimbra R, Goes AMO Jr, Reva V, Santorelli J, Moore EE, Galante JM, Abu-Zidan F, Peitzman AB, Ordonez CA, Maier RV, Di Saverio S, Ivatury R, De Angelis N, Scalea T, Catena F, Kirkpatrick A, Khokha V, Parry N, Civil I, Leppaniemi A, Chirica M, Pikoulis E, Fraga GP, Chiarugi M, Damaskos D, Cicuttin E, Ceresoli M, De Simone B, Vega-Rivera F, Sartelli M, Biffl W, Ansaloni L, Weber DG, Coccolini F. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma-World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on diagnosis and management of abdominal vascular injuries. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Dec;89(6):1197-1211. doi:10.1097/TA.0000000000002968. PMID:33230049.