Gail and Alessandro Smeraldi, MD.
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SCRANTON — Alessandro Smeraldi, MD, is chair for the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s 22nd Annual CASUAL (Colon Cancer Awareness Saves Unlimited Adult Lives) Day for a second year. Building on the momentum he gained last year, he is once again teaming up with his wife, Gail, and other health care professionals to bring awareness to the importance of colon cancer screening.
Smeraldi is a board-certified vascular surgeon. He recently retired, focusing on his family and his health. He is proud to have served his community these many years. He maintains ties with the Society for Vascular Surgery and Society for Vascular Ultrasound. Additionally, he serves as a clinical professor of surgery at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton.
Smeraldi draws daily strength from the love of his wife, Gail, and their children, Hayley and Caleb.
CASUAL Day, set for Thursday, March 27, 2025, is a dress-down day to raise awareness for colorectal cancer in northeast Pennsylvania. On this day, participants dress casual while wearing specially designed socks, hats and/or T-shirts.
The focus of this awareness campaign is to have a casual conversation about colon cancer. All proceeds from the event stay in NEPA and go towards the Cancer Institute efforts to raise awareness and support to support colorectal cancer prevention, early detection education and screenings.
For information about CASUAL Day and how you can participate, call the Cancer Institute at 570-904-8808 or visit cancernepa.org.
About The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is a nonprofit community-based agency serving seven counties in northeast Pennsylvania for more than 30 years, with offices located in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Focusing on surveillance, community and patient services, and hospital and practice support services, the Cancer Institute invests 100% of its resources locally.
