Joseph Galante is the Division Chief of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery; Trauma Medical Director; Medical Director for Perioperative Services. He joined the Department of Surgery at the University of California, Davis as a faculty member in 2008. He is board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He leads the Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center at UC Davis which serves all of Northern California.

Is a "how-to manual" on thoracic emergencies for acute care surgeons.

Focuses on the diagnosis and management (operative and non-operative) of thoracic injuries and disease

Highlights limited-resource environments and pediatrics

Low Resource Environments.- Section 1. Acute Surgery Thoracic Emergencies.- Esophageal Rupture.- Incarcerated Hiatal Hernia.- Pulmonary Embolism.- Empyema and Effusions.- Pericarditis and Effusions.- Necrotizing Lung Infections.- Lung Mass.- Chylothorax.- Section 2. Trauma.- Rib Fractures/Chest Wall.- Pneumothorax and Hemothorax.- Pulmonary Contusions and ARDS.- Tracheal and Bronchial Injury.- Lung Injury.- Cardiac Injury.- Aortic Injury.- Thoracic Vascular Trauma.- Diaphragm.- Section 3. Special Considerations.- Acute Care Pediatric Thoracic Surgical Conditions.- Surgical Consideration of Bacteria, Fungi and Parasites.- Travel and Transport.