Curriculum Vitae
Meet Dr. Gallico
Dr. Gallico has been a member of the Surgical staff at the MGH for thirty-one years. His major contributions have been in clinical studies and laboratory and clinical research, especially in the areas of Immunologic Enhancement, Microsurgery and Limb Replantation, Cultured Epithelial Grafts for Burn Wound Closure, and Manual and Computer Graphics in Plastic Surgery.
He teaches medical students daily in clinical plastic surgery at the MGH and lectured on Hand Anatomy in the Surgical Anatomy Course at HMS for many years.
He teaches surgical residents everyday in the course of his and their clinical cases in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the MGH. He is a consultant twice a month at the residentâs cosmetic clinic. In addition, he has since 1986 run a year-long course for the Plastic and General Surgery residents on Drawing in a Surgical Practice (manual and computer graphics as applied to surgery). Dr. Gallico continues as a student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts to develop art techniques and applications to Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Gallico also participates in and presents at the MGH and the HMS Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds every week. He also regularly presents at the Grand Rounds of other departments at the MGH, e.g. Dermatology, Gynecology, Oral Surgery, etc. He is also frequently invited to speak at national meetings. He has authored the definitive chapter on Limb Replantation. He is recognized as an authority on Skin Substitutes for Wound Closure and was invited most recently to speak at a national symposium in La Jolla, CA. He speaks annually at a plastic surgery symposium on Techniques in Rhinoplasty, Computer Graphics, Breast Volume, and Skin Surface Analysis.
Dr. Gallico has also developed strong international relationships and is invited to speak at their national meetings. Most recently he was invited to lecture on Breast Surgery at the Annual Meeting of the Turkish Society of Plastic Surgeons in Izmir, Turkey and to design, organize, and moderate a full symposium on Plastic Surgery at the Pan Pacific Surgical Societyâs Annual Meeting in Honolulu, HA. He has been invited to speak on Breast Reconstruction at the Italian Plastic Surgeonâs Annual Meeting in Ischia, Italy, June, 2002.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
1968A.B. Yale University, New Haven, CT.
1973 M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Postdoctoral Training:
1973-74 Intern in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
1974-75 Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
1977-80 Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
1977-81 Clinical Fellow in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
1980-81 Chief Resident, Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
1975-76 Surgical Scientist Fellowship, (Immunology), Department of Surgery.
Massachusetts General Hospital
1976-77 William O. Moseley Traveling Fellowship, (Immunology).
Harvard Medical School
1975-77 Research Fellow, (Immunology). Dunn School of Pathology.
Oxford University, Oxford, England.
Licensure and Certification:
1970-74National Board of Medical Examiners: Part l and Part II
1973 Medical License, Massachusetts
1981 The American Board of Surgery
1982 The American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Certificate # 2648
Academic Appointments:
1969 Teaching Fellow. Department of Sociology, Harvard University
1970 Tutor. Department of Sociology. Harvard University
1970-71 Teaching Fellow. Expository Writing. Harvard University.
1971 Tutor. Department of Economics. Harvard University
1970-71 Resident Tutor. Premedical Advisor. Radcliffe College
1975-77 Fellow. Immunology. Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University, Oxford, England
1981 -1983 Instructor in Surgery. Harvard Medical School.
1981 - Member of Faculty of Medicine. Harvard Medical School
1981 - Tutor in Medical Sciences. Harvard University
1983-86 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
1986-93 Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
1993 - Associate Clinical Professor Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Hospital Appointment
1973-75 Clinical Fellow in Surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital
1975-77 Clinical and Research Fellow. Massachusetts General Hospital
1977-81 Clinical Fellow in Surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital
1981 Assistant in Surgery. Massachusetts General Hospital
1981 Member of Consultant Staff. ShrinerÕs Burns Institute
1997 Visiting Surgeon. Massachusetts General Hospital
Other Professional Positions and Major Visiting Appointments:
1985 Visiting Professor, French Society of Burn Surgeons, Toulouse, Lyons, France
1985 Lecturer, Collegium Dermatologicum, The Rockefeller University, New York
1986 Invited Lecturer, National Congress of the Italian Society of Plastic Surgery, Milan, Italy.
1986 Lecturer, Distinguished Lecture Series, St. Francis Memorial Hospital, San Francisco, California.
1986 Visiting Consultant, Project Hope, Institute of Pediatric Surgery, Krakow, Poland
1987 Invited Lecturer, International Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive SUrgery, New Delhi, India.
1987 Traveling Professor, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Xian, China.
1987 Visiting Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Florida, Florida.
1987 Visiting Professor, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
1997 Visiting Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Massachusetts
Major Administrative Responsibilities
MGH:
1981-94 Head and Neck Clinic
Regional:
1988-91 Treasurer, Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons
1991-92 Secretary, Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons
1992-93 President, Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgeons
Major Committee Assignments:
National:
1981 Young Plastic Surgeons Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1986 Educational Courses Committee, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
1992 Examiner, Plastic Surgery Oral Boards, Chicago, IL
1999-2001 Member, Teaching Course Committee, American Society of AestheticPlastic Surgeon
2003 - Archives Committtee American Society of Plastic Surgery/PSEF
Regional:
1994 Member, Massachusetts Medical Society Interspecialty Committee
Harvard Medical School:
1981 Committee on the Tutorial Program, Harvard Medical School.
1981-82 Reunion Committee, Harvard Medical School.
1997 Reunion Committee, Harvard Medical School
1999- Member Plastic Surgery Residency Selection Committee
Harvard Combined Program in Plastic Surgery
Hospital:
1981 Cancer Affairs Committee of the General Executive Committee Massachusetts General Hospital.
1981 Cancer Education Subcommittee, Massachusetts General Hospital.
1983 EW/ONW Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital.
1989 Surgical Day Care Unit Throughput Committee
Massachusetts General Hospital.
1991 Massachusetts General Hospital PhysiciansÕ Corporation Contract
1981-84 The American Association for the Advancement of Science, member
1981 The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Committee.
Member, MGPC Practice Committee
1999 MGH/MGPO Contract Committee
2000 CTOC member Executive Committee
Professional Societies
1972-73 Boylston Medical Society, Harvard Medical School, member
1981 I. J. Henderson Society, Harvard Medical School,member
1981 - The Massachusetts Medical Society, member
1981 American Medical Association, member
1981 - Suffolk County Medical Society, member Surgeons, candidate member
1982 - American Burn Association, member
1982 - American Association for Hand Surgery, member
1983 - International Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery,member
1984 - New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1984 -Lipolysis Society of North American, Inc.
1984 Plastic Surgical Educational Foundation Research Council.
1984 - American College of Surgeons, Fellow.
1984 - American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
1984 - American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1984 - American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.
1984 - Northeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1984 - Massachusetts Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1985-86 Audiovisual Committee, American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1985-86 Chinese Exchange Committee, American Society of Reconstructive Surgeons.
1986 Massachusetts General Hospital Hand Club.
1987 - The Royal Society of Medicine, England.
1987-88 Plastic Surgery Product Assessment Committee, America
1987-88 Society ofPlastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1988 Association of Academic Chairman of Plastic Surgery.
1988-91 Treasurer, Massachusetts Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1989 - American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
1989-90 Chairman, Local Arrangements Committee, American Association for HandSurgery.
1990 Research and Education Committee, American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
1990-91 Scientific Program Committee, American Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1991 Secretary, Massachusetts Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
1991 - American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
1992 Symposium Committee, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
1992 CPT Coding Committee, American Association of Plastic Surgeons.
Community Service Related to Professional Work:
Editorial Boards:
1991 Editorial Board, Annals of Plastic Surgery
Awards and Honors
1967 National Science Foundation Award
1971 AAMC Fellowship
1975 Surgical Scientist Fellowship
1980 Distinguished Scientific Contribution, Boston Surgical Society
1980 Honorable Mention Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scholarship Contest
1984 Third Prize, Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scholarship Contest
1999 Honorable Mention, Ernst Haas Photo Competition
