
Overview
Dr. Gary Gallia's specialty is endoscopic endonasal surgical approaches to skull base pathologies with a focus on neurosurgical oncology. He utilizes the latest techniques in preoperative imaging, computer-guided surgical navigation, intraoperative monitoring, and minimally invasive and Neuroendoscopy approaches in the management of patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, metastatic tumors to the brain, skull base neoplasms, and pituitary tumors. He is the director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Center and surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center. Dr. Gary Gallia graduated summa cum laude from the Gibbons Scholar MD/PhD program at Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his general surgery internship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was awarded surgical intern of the year. He then completed his neurological surgery residency and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following residency, he completed a minimally invasive and endoscopic neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. Charles Teo at the Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Gallia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Olfactory Neuroblastoma, Chordoma, Pituitary Tumor, Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, and Awake Craniotomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 184 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Hypothalamic Tumor.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
Prashant Chittiboina is a Neurosurgery provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Chittiboina is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Cushing's disease, Hemangioblastoma, Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Syndrome, Pituitary Tumor, and Laminectomy.
Alessandro Olivi is a Neurosurgery provider in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Olivi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Glioma, Microvascular Decompression, and Craniectomy.
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Dr. Debraj “Raj” Mukherjee’s clinical focus is the treatment of patients with primary and metastatic brain lesions. His clinical work and research emphasize the development of individual treatment plans that optimize survival and quality of life in all patients. After receiving his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School, Dr. Mukherjee was recruited to Johns Hopkins, where he studied epidemiology, biostatistics and clinical design at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and served as Director of the Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Mukherjee completed neurosurgery residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar. He completed an open and endoscopic skull base fellowship with the Center for Skull Base Surgery at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was a Copeland Scholar. Throughout his career, Dr. Mukherjee has led patient-centered research pursuits in neuro-oncology including development of a national registry for patients with brain tumors, creation of disease-specific quality of life instruments for patients with skull base tumors, and development of innovative clinical trials in neuro-oncology. He leads the Meningioma, Brain Metastasis, and Neurosurgical Oncology centers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and he serves as Assistant Residency Program Director for one of the largest neurosurgical training programs in the country. His work has been supported by the American Medical Association, Glioblastoma Foundation, National Institute on Aging, and National Cancer Institute. Dr. Mukherjee can be contacted at drraj@jhmi.edu. Dr. Mukherjee is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypothalamic Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Pituitary Tumor, Brain Tumor, Awake Craniotomy, and Laminectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- ChordomaDr. Gallia isElite. Learn about Chordoma.
- Olfactory NeuroblastomaDr. Gallia isElite. Learn about Olfactory Neuroblastoma.
- Pituitary TumorDr. Gallia isElite. Learn about Pituitary Tumor.
- Distinguished
- Bone TumorDr. Gallia isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain TumorDr. Gallia isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Gallia isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- CraniopharyngiomaDr. Gallia isDistinguished. Learn about Craniopharyngioma.
- Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered RosettesDr. Gallia isDistinguished. Learn about Embryonal Tumor with Multilayered Rosettes.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Gallia isDistinguished. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Advanced
- AstrocytomaDr. Gallia isAdvanced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Brain Stem CancerDr. Gallia isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Stem Cancer.
- Cushing's diseaseDr. Gallia isAdvanced. Learn about Cushing's disease.
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET)
- Empty Sella SyndromeDr. Gallia isAdvanced. Learn about Empty Sella Syndrome.
- EncephaloceleDr. Gallia isAdvanced. Learn about Encephalocele.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Cystic LymphangiomaDr. Gallia isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Cystic Lymphangioma.
- Absence SeizureDr. Gallia isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- AcromegalyDr. Gallia isExperienced. Learn about Acromegaly.
- Arachnoid CystsDr. Gallia isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoid Cysts.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Gallia isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
