Dr. Vincenzo Scotto, MD

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Get to know Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Vincenzo Scotto, who serves patients in Melbourne, Florida.

Dr. Scotto is a board-certified infectious disease specialist whose areas of special focus include HIV care, Staphylococcal infections, and prosthetic joint infections. Currently, he is affiliated with Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center and Health First’s Palm Bay Hospital.

He came to Health First Medical Group in Melbourne, Florida from Kent General Hospital in Dover, Delaware, where he was an Infectious Disease Consultant. He has also worked at Christiana Care Health Services located in Georgetown, Delaware, where he served as the Medical Director for the HIV wellness clinic. 

With a broad educational background, Dr. Scotto earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he made the Dean’s List. He obtained his Master of Science degree in Biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he made the Dean’s List, won the Columbia Award, and was granted a Scholarship for Literature. He then earned his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, where he made the Dean’s List and was a High Honors Graduate. 

Furthering his training, he completed his medical internship at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Brunswick, New Jersey. 

Licensed to practice medicine in Florida, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey, he is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Among his professional affiliations, Dr. Scotto is an active member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, the Infectious Diseases Society of New Jersey, the American Society of Microbiologists, and the American College of Physicians.

Infectious disease is a medical specialty dealing with prevention, the diagnosis, and treatment of infections. Infectious disease specialists provide long-term care to people with diseases that are lifelong or last for more than one year. They employ a variety of antimicrobial agents to help treat infections.

Having been voted a Top Doctor by colleagues many years in a row, Dr. Scotto has been published in Delaware Today magazine. He can speak Spanish and is fluent in spoken and written Italian. 

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