Medical Degree
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine – Rochester, MI
Orthopedic Surgery Residency
Beaumont Health System – Royal Oak, MI
Professional Affiliations
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons
Fellowship
Shoulder & Elbow Fellowship
Oregon Shoulder Institute – Medford, OR
Hospital Affiliations
Bonner General Hospital – Sandpoint
Boundary Community Hospital – Bonners Ferry
Pend Oreille Surgery Center – Ponderay
Dr. Galasso received her medical degree from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. She then completed her orthopedic surgery residency at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. William Beaumont Hospital is a Level 1 trauma center and is consistently ranked as a top hospital for orthopedic specialty care by U.S. News & World Report.
After residency, she completed a shoulder & elbow fellowship at the Oregon Shoulder Institute. She received specialty training in primary and revision shoulder replacement, primary and revision rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff reconstruction, shoulder dislocations and instability, fractures involving the clavicle, shoulder, humerus and elbow, tears of the bicep tendon, and elbow arthritis.
Her professional passions include helping patients achieve their goals by partnering with them in their orthopedic care. She also has a special interest in shoulder research to improve surgical technique and patient outcomes.
Dr. Galasso and her husband, who is also an orthopedic surgeon, moved to North Idaho in 2024. As a former collegiate runner, she now enjoys trail running, hiking with her husband and their dog, road/gravel cycling, weight lifting, cross-country skiing, cooking, baking and reading.
Services Provided In Office
- Corticosteroid injection
- Viscosupplementation/Hyaluronic acid injections
- Platelet-Rich Plasma(PRP) injections
Conditions That Dr. Galasso Treats
Shoulder and Elbow
- Shoulder arthritis
- Rotator cuff tears
- Frozen shoulder
- Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder
- Shoulder instability & dislocations
- SLAP tears & labral tears
- Shoulder separations, AC joint, and SC joint injuries
- Little Leaguer’s Shoulder, Little League elbow
- Pectoralis Major tears
- Clavicle fractures
- Shoulder/humerus fractures
- Avascular necrosis of the shoulder
- Elbow fractures
- Elbow arthritis
- Elbow instability
- Osteochondritis dissecans(OCD) of the elbow
- Tennis & golfer’s elbow
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Biceps tendonitis and tears
- Triceps tendonitis and tears
Hand and Wrist
- Forearm fractures
- Wrist fractures
- DeQuervain’s syndrome
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Trigger fingers
Lower Extremity
- Hip fractures
- Femur fractures
- Patella fractures
- Quadriceps and patellar tendon tears
- Tibia fractures
- Knee arthritis
- Ankle fractures