James J. Gallagher, M.D.

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James Gallagher, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery and Director of the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medicine. A board certified surgeon, Dr. Gallagher has extensive experience in the treatment of burns, surgical critical care, and international surgery. His areas of special interest include surgical education and international surgical outreach.Dr. Gallagher is committed to teaching and sharing his expertise in this field with the ultimate goal of improving burn care, preventing burn injuries, building surgical capacity and improving burn first aid throughout the world. It is this passion and dedication to burn care that led Dr. Gallagher to Tanzania where he helped develop bu...