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 5th Anthony E. Gallo, Jr., Lecturer 2011:
Tae Sung Park, M.D.
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Time: 8.30AM
Location: OHSU, School of Nursing Auditorium. Google Map Location
Oregon Health & Science University
School of Nursing Portland Campus
3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd.
Portland, Ore. 97239-2941
Lectures
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy for Spastic Cerebral Palsy/Birth Brachial Plexus Injury
- Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification
Tae Sung Park, M.D., is the Shi H. Huang professor of neurosurgery, and professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO. He is also chief of the division of pediatric neurosurgery and neurosurgeon-in-chief at the St. Louis Children's Hospital.
A graduate of Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea, he completed neurosurgery residency at the University of Virginia Hospital, then went to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville in 1976 to obtain additional training in pediatric neurosurgery. He began there as a craniofacial surgery fellow but later switched to a neurosurgery residency under Dr. John A. Jane. Subsequently, he completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada.
Dr. Park’s research interests include general pediatric neurosurgery, neurosurgery for cerebral palsy, surgical treatment of brachial plexus birth injury, CNS microvascular biology and injury, and syringomyelia in children. He is a recipient of numerous national and international awards, including the H. Richard Winn Prize from the Society of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Park currently serves as a vice-chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery, chairman of the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, and is the representative of neurosurgery for the American Board of Medical Specialties. He also serves on the editorial board of Neurosurgical Focus.
Past Gallo Lecturers
- Alan R. Cohen, M.D. — 2007
- Arnold Menezes, M.D. — 2008
- Joseph Piatt, M.D. — 2009
- P. David Adelson, M.D. — 2010
