Gallo Lecture
The Gallo Lecture was created by the OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery to honor the legacy and dedication to teaching and medical ethics of Anthony E. Gallo, Jr., M.D. A medical school graduate of Harvard University, Dr. Gallo was a highly respected pediatric neurosurgeon and throughout his career was devoted to the care of disabled children. He was a professor of neurosurgery at OHSU from 1968 to 1989.
The 3rd Anthony E. Gallo, Jr. Lecturer 2009: Joseph H. Piatt, Jr., M.D., F.A.A.P.
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009
Time: 8.30AM
Location: Vey Conference Center, 11th Floor, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Maps & Directions
Lectures
- Hydrocephalus: What I did not learn in training
- Neurosurgeons and Advocacy
Joseph Piatt, M.D., is professor of pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa. and chief of neurosurgery at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pa.
A graduate of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa., he earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his neurological surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., in 1986. In 1987, he completed fellowship training in pediatric neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario. He was a faculty member in the OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery, from 1989-2000.
Dr. Piatt's research interests include: brachial plexus birth injury, brain tumors, Chiari malformation, craniofacial deformities and craniosynostosis, endoscopic intraventricular surgery, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, spasticity, and spina bifida.
Past Gallo Lecturers
- Alan R. Cohen, M.D. — 2007
- Arnold Menezes, M.D. — 2008
