Post Author: Xzabia Caliste, MD

Xzabia Caliste is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Albany Med Health System and an associate professor of surgery at Albany Medical College. She is the former section chief of vascular surgery at the Albany Stratton VA and is RPVI certified, with training in both open surgical and endovascular techniques.
Dr. Caliste serves as an Ambassador for the Society for Vascular Surgery Highway to Health Campaign, advancing its mission to improve education and access to care in Black and Brown communities. She completed her vascular surgery residency in 2016 at the University of Rochester Medical Center, following her graduation from Georgetown University School of Medicine and Williams College. She also trained as a research fellow at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., and was awarded the 2013 American Venous Forum BSN-Jobst Research Fellowship Award for Outstanding Research.
For more information, visit YourVascularHealth.org or connect on LinkedIn.

Xzabia Caliste is a board-certified vascular surgeon at Albany Med Health System and an associate professor of surgery at Albany Medical College. She is the former section chief of vascular surgery at the Albany Stratton VA and is RPVI certified, with training in both open surgical and endovascular techniques.
Dr. Caliste serves as an Ambassador for the Society for Vascular Surgery Highway to Health Campaign, advancing its mission to improve education and access to care in Black and Brown communities. She completed her vascular surgery residency in 2016 at the University of Rochester Medical Center, following her graduation from Georgetown University School of Medicine and Williams College. She also trained as a research fellow at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., and was awarded the 2013 American Venous Forum BSN-Jobst Research Fellowship Award for Outstanding Research.
For more information, visit YourVascularHealth.org or connect on LinkedIn.
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