ThomasHenryGallagherMD
Internal Medicine • Seattle, WAHospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
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Office
Uwmcroosevelt
4245 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105Phone+1 206-598-8750
Summary
- Dr. Thomas Gallagher is a general internist who is Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, where he is Associate Chair for Patient Care Quality, Safety, and Value. Dr. Gallagher has published over 120 articles and book chapters on patient safety and error disclosure, which have appeared in leading journals. He is also Executive Director of the Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement, an organization dedicated to advancing the spread of Communication and Resolution Programs. In 2017, his work advancing Communication and Resolution Programs was recognized with the receipt of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Individual Achievement, presented by the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission.
Education & Training
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
WA State Medical License 2002 - 2027- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Effective Communication for Preventing and Responding to Oncology Adverse Events Start of enrollment: 2008 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ensuring Safe Practice by Late Career Physicians: Institutional Policies and Implementation Experiences.Andrew A White, Thomas H Gallagher, Paulina H Osinska, Daniel B Kramer, Kelly Davis Garrett
Annals of Internal Medicine. 2024-12-01 - Crowdsourced Feedback to Improve Resident Physician Error Disclosure Skills: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Andrew A White, Ann M King, Angelo E D'Addario, Karen Berg Brigham, Joel M Bradley
JAMA Network Open. 2024-08-01 - Responding to Medical Errors - Implementing the Modern Ethical Paradigm.Thomas H Gallagher, Allen Kachalia
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2024-01-18
Journal Articles
- Another Medical Malpractice Crisis? Try Something DifferentWilliam M Sage, Thomas H Gallagher, JAMA
- Capturing Emergency Department Discharge Quality with the Care Transitions Measure: A Pilot StudyThomas Gallagher, Amber K Sabbatini, Stephanie White, Academic emergency medicine
Press Mentions
Why Doctors Stay Silent About Mistakes Their Colleagues MakeJune 14th, 2017
Perspectives on SafetyJanuary 20th, 2016
Grant Support
- Training Doctors To Disclose Unanticipated Outcomes To Patients: Randomized TrialAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2008–2011
- Communication To Prevent And Respond To Medical Injuries: WA State CollaborativeAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2010
- Using TEAM Simulation To Improve Error Disclosure To Patients And Safety CultureAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2006–2007
- Enhancing The Disclosure Of Medical Errors To PatientsAgency For Healthcare Research And Quality2003–2005
Professional Memberships
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