Salvatore T Scali, MD, FACS, DFSVS, RPVI

I am a tenured professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the University of Florida and serve as Program Director for the UF Vascular Surgery Fellowship. I previously held the role of Medical Director for the UF Health Shands Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory. I am board-certified in both general and vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Society for Vascular Surgery.

I received my medical degree from Georgetown University and completed my general surgery residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. During residency, I completed a vascular biology research fellowship as part of the NIH-funded Harvard-Longwood T32 Vascular Surgery Research Training Program. I went on to complete clinical fellowship training in vascular surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire.

My interest in biochemistry and early mentorship experiences sparked my desire to become a physician. During residency, I was drawn to vascular surgery for its intellectual complexity, the impact of immediate surgical decision-making, and the opportunity to form long-term therapeutic relationships with patients.

Clinically, my practice is primarily based at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, where I provide comprehensive vascular surgical care to veterans. I also participate in on-call coverage and multidisciplinary patient care at UF Health Shands Hospital. My goal is to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care that is grounded in contemporary evidence and best practices.

My academic interests encompass a broad array of clinical topics in modern vascular surgery, including abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, complex infrainguinal arterial reconstruction, carotid revascularization, and dialysis access. I am actively engaged in clinical outcomes research using institutional, regional, and national datasets to evaluate advanced endovascular therapies, comparative effectiveness of open versus endovascular approaches, and quality improvement initiatives.

My translational and basic science research focuses on the biologic mechanisms underlying hemodialysis access-related hand dysfunction, the impact of uremia on skeletal muscle bioenergetics in patients with peripheral artery disease, and the biologic correlates of frailty following major vascular surgery. I currently lead NIH-funded investigations exploring the pathophysiology of dialysis-associated hand ischemia and uremic myopathy in PAD.

Beyond my academic and clinical work, I am proud to be a first-generation Italian-American; my family immigrated from Grotteria, Italy. Outside of medicine, I enjoy staying active through exercise, scuba diving, reading, and traveling.

Advanced Endovascular Therapies for Thoracic and Aortic Pathologies

Open and Endovascular Therapies for Mesenteric, Carotid and Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

Regional Variation and Outcomes of Open and Endovascular Therapy for Abdominal, Thoracoabdominal and Thoracic Aortic Pathology

Outcomes Research and Quality Improvement Initiatives in Vascular Surgery

Hand Dysfunction after Hemodialysis Fistula Placement

Contribution of Uremia to Driving Mitochondropathy of Peripheral Arterial Disease