VictoriaChristinaCostalesMDMPH
Internal Medicine • Derby, CTPreventive Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program and Preventive Medicine Residency Program; Director, Center for Healthy Living, Griffin Hospital
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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-TucsonFellowship, Integrative Medicine, 2016 - 2018
New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneFellowship, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2014 - 2015- Griffin HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Griffin HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine, 2009 - 2013
- Yale School of Public HealthMPH, 2013
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2014 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
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
- 19 citationsChoosing Wisely® in Preventive Medicine: The American College of Preventive Medicine's Top 5 List of Recommendations.Catherine J. Livingston, Randall J. Freeman, Amir Mohammad, Victoria C. Costales, Tisha M. Titus
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2016-07-01 - 11 citationsEffect of Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Khaula Khatlani, Valentine Yanchou Njike, Victoria C Costales
Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2019-12-02 - 3 citationsFactors associated with colorectal cancer screening adherence and the impact of COVID-19 on screening patterns in Connecticut, USA.Louie Mar A Gangcuangco, Tammy Rivas, Aditi Basnet, Da Young Ryu, Meshal Qaiser
Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2022-11-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of a Curriculum in an Internal Medicine Residency and Patient- Centered Medical Home RotationNawaz 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 ProgramDP18-1815/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
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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
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External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/vcostales/
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