Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Board Certified
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- Company: Gallagher Medical Consulting, PLLC
- Phone: 248-765-2060
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine and PediatricsKeywords/Search Terms:
Neonatology, NICU, ELBW, Critical care, Jaundice, Hyoglycemia, Sepsis, Congenital infections, Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, Developmental delay, Neonatal resuscitation, Prematurity, Pulmonary hypertension, Meconium aspiration, Birth injury, Newborn nursery, Necrotizing enterocolitis, NRP, Exchange transfusions, PneumothoraxEducation:
B.S., University of Detroit Mercy; M.D., Wayne State UniversityYears in Practice:
10+Additional Information
Stephanie Gallagher, MD, FAAP is an Attending Neonatologist with over 13 years experience in urban academic and community level Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) since graduating medical school. Dr. Gallagher is double board certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She currently practices in a semi-academic level III NICU and level II special care nursery where she oversees and teaches medical students, residents, and neonatal nurse practitioners. Dr. Gallagher attends high risk and extremely preterm deliveries, manages complex patients, performs NICU-specific procedures, and provides prenatal consultations. She also rounds on well, less complex, newborns in the nursery. Dr. Gallagher received her bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Detroit Mercy, College of Science and Engineering. Her medical degree was obtained from Wayne State University, one month of which was spent in a Law & Medicine elective. Dr. Gallagher completed her residency in Pediatrics and her fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Her fellowship research focus included transport risk outcomes of infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Quality improvement work was completed in hearing screen follow-up outcomes. She has presented at regional and national conferences and currently attends for continued education. As an Expert Medical Witness, Dr. Gallagher is an advocate of the truth and provides factual points of view for both the plaintiff and the defense.