STFM Northeast Region Meeting   Collaborative Projects   Innovations   Awards   Submission Info Award Winners   About Us Past Award Winners 2000 Mid-Career Award: Joseph Gallo, MD Dr. Gallo received his MD degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency and geriatric fellowship at the Franklin Square Hospital in Baltimore. He also completed a two year Psychiatric Epidemiology Fellowship at the John Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and earned his MPH degree. In 1993, he became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mental Hygiene in the School of Hygiene and Public Health at Johns Hopkins, with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine. Dr. Gallo's research has focused on geriatric depression and its presentation to primary care physicians. His research has highlighted the differential presentation of depression in the elderly and the high level of disability both physical and emotional that is associated with depression. For example, his work has shown that depression is a risk factor in the onset of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He has also clarified the epidemiology of depression in the geriatric age group, applying new statistical models to understand the heterogeneity in depression presentation across age groups. His research has received significant funding and he is now the recipient of a K23 Award and an RO1 as Principal Investigator supported by the National Institutes of Mental Health. As would be expected, Dr. Gallo has published widely. His book, Handbook of Geriatric Assessment , is widely used, and he has numerous publications and articles in journals such as the American Geriatric Society , Archives of General Psychiatry , Psychological Medicine , and the Archives of Family Medicine . He has translated his research into articles that make the knowledge gained useful and accessible to practicing family physicians. He also serves as Associate Editor for the Archives of Family Medicine.