ANTHONY GALITSKY, M.D.,FACS

Board Certified General and Bariatric Surgeon

**** * **** ******, **** 181 A

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 602-***-****

Skype:DrGalitsky

COMPASSIONATESURGICALASSOCIATES.com

EMPLOYMENT

COMPASSIONATE SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PLLC

Solo General Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Bariatric Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy Practice and locum tenants.

December 2015 – present

DeBarros Surgical LLC and Weight Loss Institute of Arizona LLC

General and Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy

September 2011 – November 2015 (Started solo practice due to expiration of the contract with the DeBarros Surgical and WLIAZ)

FELLOWSHIPS

Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Surgical Consultant of Lahey Clinic, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Fellowship Program under Fellowship Council

July 2010- June 2011

Yale University School of Medicine- Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, Connecticut

Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Translpant Surgery Fellowship Program

July 2009-June 2010

RESIDENCY TRAINING

New York Medical College- Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester

New Rochelle, New York

General Surgery Residency Program

July 2006- July 2009

Wayne State University- North Oakland Medical Center

Pontiac, Michigan

General Surgery Residency Program

(Transferred to the New York Medical College due to program closure by ACGME)

July 2004-July 2006

Danilo Halytsky Lvov State Medical University

Lvov, Ukraine

General Surgery Residency Program

1996- September 2001

Medical College of Jagellonian University

Krakow, Poland

General Surgery Residency Program

July 1996- September 2001

Medical College of Jagellonian University

Krakow, Poland

Transitional Year Residency Program

July 1995- June 1996

EDUCATION

Grodno State Medical University

Grodno, Belurussia

Medical student

Honors

September 1989 to August 1992

(Transferred to Ukrainian medical school because of breakdown of USSR)

Danilo Halytsky Lvov State Medical University

Lvov, Ukraine

Medical Doctor

Honors

September 1992-June 1995

EMPLOYMENT

USMLE ADVISORY BOARD

Member of the USMLE Advisory Board and my mission was to provide medical students preparing for Step I and Step II of the USMLE with and authoritative, up to date products, including the General and Bariatric Surgery, Surgical Endoscopy, which ultimately, provides them with a competitive advantage to excel at their boards and move on to the residencies and specialties of their choice

October 2014 – November 2016

Volunteer Faculty Department of General and Abdominal Surgery

Lvov State Medical University

Lvov, Ukraine

July 2011 – present

Clinical Associate Tufts Medical School

Tufts Medical School

Boston, MA

November 2010 – June 2011

Surgical Consultant of Lahey Clinic

Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Burlington, MA

July 2010-June 2011

Instructor of Surgery

New York Medical College- Westchester Medical Center

Valhalla, New York

July 2008-June 2011

Medical Assistant and Research Associate

Warren, Ohio

FORME Medical Management, Inc.

Medical Assistant and Research Associate, Pain management

July 2002- May 2004

Private Biology Tutor

Lvov, Ukraine

Private tutoring of Biology, Microbiology, and Anatomy

Lvov State Medical University

July 1990- Aug 1994

Private Swimming Instructor

Lvov, Ukraine

Swimming Instructor

Sept 1987-Jan 1989

USSR National Swimming Team

Lvov, Ukraine

Professional Swimmer

Jan 1982-Aug 1989

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Southern California- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California

Department of Microbiology, Toxicology, and Pathology

Research Assistant

Aug 2000-June 2002

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Latino Healthcare Initiative- University of Southern California

Diabetes Center Educator

Developed project to focus on bilingual Latino Clinic, education of patients through course “Diabetes Today” and a focus on community outreach

Aug 2002

Emergency Room Volunteer

Lvov, Ukraine

Lvov State University Hospital Emergency Room

Assistant to Emergency Room Physician

Feb 1987-Aug 1989

RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Pros, cons of gastric sleeve resection

A.Galitsky

Article in The SW Valley Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Esophageal Motility before and after Bariatric procedures and the Implication in patient Selection before procedure.

Galitsky et al.

Lahey Clinic

Grant in submittion.

Early Experience With a V-lock Absorbable Suture in

Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass

Galitsky et al

Video has been selected for inclusion in the SAGES TV video library at the Scientific Session of the SAGES 2011 Annual Meeting Scientific Session March 30 - April 2, 2011 at the San Antonio, TX.

Phytobezoar after Laparoscopic Gastric Band Procedure

Following Pregnancy and Consumption of Vegetable Matter

Galitsky et al.

Lahey Clinic

Abstract was selected for a poster presentation at the Scientific Session of the SAGES 2011 Annual Meeting Scientific Session March 30 - April 2, 2011 at the San Antonio, TX.

Novel Technique for Significant Cost Reduction in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

D.Nepomnayshy and A. Galitsky.

Lahey Clinic

Abstract was selected for an oral presentation at the Emerging Technology Session during

the SAGES 2011 Annual meeting March 30 - April 2, 2011 at the San Antonio, TX.

Does depression affect outcomes of bariatric surgery?

Lahey Clinic

Galitsky at al.

Abstract presented in the NESS 18th Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day, May 13, 2011, at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract has been selected as one of the top five submitted for a Plenary Session and poster presentations at ASMBS Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL June 16, 2011

The Contemporary Status of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band (LAGB) versus Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGBP) for Bariatric Patients

Galitsky at al.

Wayne State Medical University Research Forum

May 2004

American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress Meeting Poster Presentation, San-Francisco, October 2005

The Gallstone Ileus

Wysocki, Drozdz, Gniadek, Krzywon and Galitsky

Digestive Surgery Journal

1998

Poster and Oral Presentation, European Congress of General Surgeons, Barcelona, Spain; 1998

Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Management

Yale University School of Medicine

Charles Cha, MD and A.Galitsky MD

Submitted in Current Problems in Surgery 2010 Topics, Volume 47

COURSES, MEETINGS, CME AND CONFERENCES

Mini-Fellowship Bariatric Surgery, Lahey Clinic,

Burlington, MA, February 2016

ASMBS Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

September, 2016

ASMBS Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV

September, 2014

ASMBS Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

January, 2013

OSLER Surgery Review Course, Chicago, IL

August, 2010

Realize Band Training Course, Boston, MA

November, 2010

Flexible Endoscopy Surgery Course for MIS Fellows, Houston, TX

September 2010

Realize Band Training Course, Boston, MA

November, 2010

Realize Band Aftercare Training Course, Waterbury, CT

December, 2010

SAGES Scientific Session and Postgraduate Course of Endoscopy for Surgeons Hands-on Lab, San Antonio, TX

March, 2011

NESS 18th Annual Surgical Resident and Fellow Research Presentation Day, May 13, 2011, at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts

LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System Advanced Surgeon Workshop in Boston, May 25th 2011

ASMBS Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL June, 2011

HONORS AND AWARDS

Academic Excellence Resident Teaching Award, New York Medical College, 2009

University of Southern California Health Clinical Advisory Board, 2002

European Congress of General Surgeons Resident Research Presentation Award, 1998

Founder and President, Lvov State Medical University Medical Club, 1995

National Swimming Team Gold Medalist, Annual Swimming Competition, 1987

HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES

Hospital name: Abrazo Central Campus

Hospital address: 2000 W Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix AZ 85015

Phone/Fax: 602-***-****/602-***-****

Dates from/to: 04/2012-04/2014; 5/22/2018 – 3/31/2020

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Hospital name: St. Luke’s Medical Center

Hospital address: 525 N 18th Street, Suite 603, Phoenix AZ 85006

Phone/Fax: 602-***-****/602-***-****

Dates from/to: 02/01/12-current

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Hospital name: Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital

Hospital address: 1500 S Mill Ave., Tempe AZ 85281

Phone/Fax: 480-***-****/602-***-****

Dates from/to: 02/01/2012-current

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Hospital name: Chandler Regional Medical Center

Hospital address: 1955 W Frye Road, Chandler AZ 85224

Phone/Fax: 480-***-****/480-***-****

Dates from/to: 10/18/11-current

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Hospital name: Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Hospital address: 3555 S Val Vista Drive, Gilbert AZ 85297

Phone/Fax: 480-***-****/480-***-****

Dates from/to: 10/18/2011-current

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Hospital name: Sharon Hospital

Hospital address: 50 Hospital Hill Rd., Sharon CT 06069

Phone/Fax: 860-***-****/860-***-****

Dates from/to: 11/06/2017-10/31/2018

Email: prefer to use fax

Hospital name: Abrazo Scottsdale Campus

Hospital address: 3929 E Bell Road, Phoenix AZ 85032

Phone/Fax: 602-***-****/602-***-****

Dates from/to: 04/25/2018-03/28/2020

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

Hospital Name: Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center

Hospital address: 5880 S. Hospital Drive, Globe AZ 85501

Phone/Fax: 928-***-****/928-***-****

Dates from/to: 09/03/2018-present

Email: ac7p5o@r.postjobfree.com

LICENSURE

Full Physician’s Medical License - Connecticut

Full Physician’s Medical License - Massachusetts

Full Physician’s Medical License - Arizona

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS

American Board of General Surgery- Passed Qualifying Exam Aug 2010

American Board of General Surgery- Passed Certifying Exam October 2011

Fellow of American College of Surgeons

Passed Qualifying Exam Aug 2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

American College of Surgeons

American Medical Association

Surgical Society of the New York Medical College

New York Medical Society

Detroit Surgical Association

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association

Toastmaster’s International Public Speaking Organization

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS

USMLE Step 1 Score 80/197

USMLE Step 2 Score 86/215

USMLE Step 3 Score 78/192

CSA Passed

American Board of Surgical In-training Examination(ABSITE)

PGY I Score 58/43

PGY II Score 76/53

PGY III Score 69/69

PGY IV Score 76/61

PGY V Score 65/47

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Swimming, public speaking, and learning foreign languages (fluent in Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, English, and currently learning Spanish). I had the honor of being granted US Citizenship in September 2008.

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