Michael F. Gallagher, MD, MA
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
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| Division: | VA RCS |
Michael Gallagher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and provides patient care at the VA Puget Sound in Seattle. He completed his residency training at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and gained additional fellowship training in the University of Washington/VA Puget Sound Limb Loss Rehabilitation fellowship. His clinical interests are varied and include limb loss/amputation, stroke and brain injury, neuromuscular disease and EMG, and his research focus is primarily medical ethics as they relate to rehabilitation medicine and lived experiences of disability.
Education and Training
- St. Joseph's University, BS, Chemical Biology, 5/2012
- St. Joseph's University, MA, Bioethics, 5/2013
- Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, MD, 5/2017
- Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency, graduated 7/2021
- University of Washington, Limb Loss Fellowship, graduated 7/2022
Board Certifications
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Interests
- Limb loss/amputation,
- Stroke and brain injury,
- Neuromuscular disease and EMG
Teaching Interests
Dr. Gallagher educates on topics related to amputation rehabilitation and prosthetics, as well as ethical issues in rehabilitation medicine and disability. He emphasizes active learning and curiosity regarding topics in rehabilitation and medical ethics, and encourages discussion and debate among learners.
Research Interests
Dr. Gallagher's research is focused on incorporating philosophical and ethical theories into the practice of rehabilitation medicine and examining the strengths and weaknesses of rehabilitation as a medical discipline in light of the disability as a socially produced phenomenon.