Ralph R. Vassallo

Dr . Ralph Vassallo joined Vitalant in 2014 and oversees medical direction for donor suitability and donor care, hospital consultation, and initiatives at Vitalant Research Institute and the Vitalant Innovation Center. Prior to joining Vitalant, Dr. Vassallo was chief medical officer for the East Division of the American Red Cross Blood Services and a member of senior leadership in the Frankford Health Care System. He serves on the executive committee of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative, chairs Canadian Blood Services’ Research and Development Grant Panel, and has chaired several AABB committees. He received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.