Robert James Gallo, M.D., FACOG
Dr. Gallo was born in Brooklyn, NY. He grew up in Palisades Park, NJ and attended Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College, and a Doctor of Medicine Degree (cum laude) from the University of Rome, Italy. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers Medical School and the Margaret Hague Maternity Pavilion in Jersey City, NJ. He has been in private practice in Hackensack for 40 years, has delivered over 5,000 babies and serves there as Coordinator of Administrative Affairs. He also is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Hackensack Meridian Medical School. He is past-President of the New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.
He has been married to his wife, Theresa Ann for fifty years. Dr. Gallo has twelve children and eighteen grandchildren.
Maria N. Petruzzelli, MSN, WHNP-BC
Maria Petruzzelli is first generation Italian American and grew up in Hudson county. Maria has a background in labor and delivery nursing and women’s surgical health. She still practices as a labor and delivery nurse twice a month. Maria went to Felician University for her BSN then went on to graduating from Rutgers with her Master’s in Nursing. She is a board certified Women’s Health nurse practitioner. She got married to her husband Brendan in 2018. They have one daughter and one son together. Maria loves what she does.