KatherineE.GalluzziDOCMD, FACOPFd.

Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Professor & Chair, Dept. of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine

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4190 City Ave
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Philadelphia, PA 19131
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I have been practicing geriatric and palliative medicine in West Philadelphia for 30 years. i am Professor and Chair of the Department of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; I serve as Medical Director of both the PCOM Clinical Research Center and the Residentialist Group of home care providers in Philadelphia. My board certifications are in Geriatrics, Family Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Pain Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care, and I am a Certified Medical Director through the American Medical Directors Association.

I currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (local Area Agency on Aging) and am a member of the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians. A distinguished fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Physicians (ACOFP) I am also a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
My research interests mirror my clinical practice areas, including dementia, pain, geriatric function, and health promotion/disease prevention.

Virtua/Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine – Ambulatory ClinicsResidency, Family Medicine, 1985 - 1987
VirtuaInternship, Transitional Year, 1984 - 1985
West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1984

PubMed

52 citations
Topical therapies in the management of chronic pain.
Steven P. Stanos, Katherine E. Galluzzi
Postgraduate Medicine. 2013-07-01
7 citations
Modern care for patients with Alzheimer disease: rationale for early intervention.
Katherine E. Galluzzi, Denah M. Appelt, Brian J. Balin
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2010-09-01
74 citations
Consensus Recommendations on Initiating Prescription Therapies for Opioid-Induced Constipation
Charles Argoff, Michael J. Brennan, Michael Camilleri, Andrew Davies, Jeffrey Fudin
Pain Medicine. 2015-12-01

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