Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.'85

Vito D. Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D.'85 completed his undergraduate studies at New York State University, and then earned a master's degree and Ph.D. in musicology from Cornell University. He spent a year in Rome, Italy, as a Fulbright Scholar. After turning his attention to medicine and graduating from the UVM College of Medicine, Dr. Imbasciani completed surgical and urologic residencies at Yale-New Haven Hospital and the West Haven (Connecticut) VA Hospital. Dr. Imbasciani was commissioned in the Medical Corps of the United States Army in December, 1986 and served as State Surgeon for the California Army National Guard after 9/11/2001. He retired in 2014 with the rank of colonel after 27 years and four combat deployments.

Dr. Imbasciani has practiced urologic surgery in Los Angeles since 1991, and with Kaiser Permanente since 1997. He is presently the Past President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association and a Past President of the California Urologic Association. He was a member of the California Medical Association's Board of Trustees for ten years. He also served on the Board of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente) from 2003-2013, and was its Director of Government Relations from 2007-2015. He served as the Secretary of the California Department of Veterans under two governors, and as a member of the Governor's Cabinet, he also served on the Board of the California Housing Finance Agency, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Honor Committee, and the Governor's Military Council. Governor Newsom nominated him to be the Chairman of the Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state's $12.5 billion genetic and stem cell research agency in 2023. He lives with his husband, George Di Salvo, and their two sons in Los Angeles.