Skip to main content
Victoria Costales, MD, Internal Medicine, Derby, CT

VictoriaChristinaCostalesMDMPH

Internal Medicine • Derby, CT

Preventive Medicine

Program Director, Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program and Preventive Medicine Residency Program; Director, Center for Healthy Living, Griffin Hospital

Join to view full profile

Dr. Costales is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

  • Gain access to free telehealth tools, such as our “call shielding” and one-way patient texting.
  • Connect with colleagues in the same hospital or clinic.
  • Read the latest clinical news, personalized to your specialty.

See Dr. Costales' full profile

Already have an account?

  • Office

    Department of Medical Education 130 Division St
    Derby, CT 06418

Summary

  • Victoria Costales serves as Program Director for Griffin Hospital’s Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program and Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Medical Director for its Center for Healthy Living, and Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine. Her work focuses on promoting population health and community health by connecting providers and patients to lifestyle change and prevention programs as well as stewarding graduate medical education training. Her patient care is through Wellness for Life, a 12-week lifestyle change program, where she leads a team of health experts that come alongside a cohort of individuals who make changes in their nutrition, physical activity, stress management, and other lifestyle areas. Dr. Costales completed her medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Master of Public Health at the Yale School of Public Health. She pursued her Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine training at Griffin Hospital, Fellowship in Public Health Practice at the New York City Health Department, and Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. She also serves on the Prevention Practice Committee of the American College of Preventive Medicine. She is passionate about promoting individual and community overall health and wellbeing, graduate medical education, and public health.

Education & Training

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson
    University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonFellowship, Integrative Medicine, 2016 - 2018
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneFellowship, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2014 - 2015
  • Griffin Hospital
    Griffin HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, 2012 - 2013
  • Griffin Hospital
    Griffin HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, 2009 - 2013
  • Yale School of Public Health
    Yale School of Public HealthMPH, 2013
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of a Curriculum in an Internal Medicine Residency and Patient- Centered Medical Home Rotation  
    Nawaz H, Via C, Wild D, Costales V, Gentile C, Petraro, P and L Lim, J Community Med Health Educ, 5/25/2017

Lectures

  • Prediabetes Screening/Testing and Referral to a CDC-recognized Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program 
    DP18-1815/DP18-1817 Recipient Meeting, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia - 3/2019
  • Diabetes Prevention Programs: Offer or Refer? 
    66th PostGraduate Course American Diabetes Association (New York, New York) - 2/23/2019
  • Diabetes Prevention Program Demonstration Projects Webinar Series (Independent Physician Associations) 
    9/25/2018
  • Join now to see all

Grant Support

  • Preventive Medicine Residency (Project PM-PLAID)HRSA2023–2027
  • Physician Training Award in Cancer Prevention (PTACP)American Cancer Society2020–Present
  • HRSA Preventive Medicine ResidenciesHealth Resources and Services Administration2018–2023
  • HRSA Primary Care Training and EnhancementHealth Resources and Services Administration2015–2020

Committees

  • Member, Graduate Medical Education 2019 - Present
  • Member, American College of Preventive Medicine, Prevention Practice Committee 2013 - Present

Professional Memberships

External Links

  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vcostales/

Dr. Victoria Costales, Dr. Victoria Costales, MD, Dr. V Costales, Dr. Victoria Christina Costales