Scott Farrell Gallagher
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery 2019
3404 Wake Forest Road, Suite 202, Raleigh, NC 27609
scott.f.gallagher@duke.edu (919) 576-8155
Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, Surgery, University of South Florida 2005
Advanced GI & Bariatric Surgery Research Fellowship, Surgery, University of South Florida 2002 - 2004
General Surgery Residency, Surgery, University of South Florida 1997 - 2002
M.D., Ohio State University College of Medicine 1997
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University 1993
Instructor in the Department of Surgery, Trauma, Acute, and Critical Care Surgery, Surgery 2018 - 2019
Banks, Peter A., Thomas L. Bollen, Christos Dervenis, Hein G. Gooszen, Colin D. Johnson, Michael G. Sarr, Gregory G. Tsiotos, Santhi Swaroop Vege, and Santhi Swaroop Acute Pancreatitis Classification Working Group. "Classification of acute pancreatitis--2012: revision of the Atlanta classification and definitions by international consensus.." Gut 62, no. 1 (January 2013): 102–11. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302779.
Ross, Sharona, Alexander Rosemurgy, Michael Albrink, Edward Choung, Giovanni Dapri, Scott Gallagher, Jonathan Hernandez, et al. "Consensus statement of the consortium for LESS cholecystectomy.." Surg Endosc 26, no. 10 (October 2012): 2711–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-012-2478-y.
Nguyen, Ninh T., Gregory Dakin, Brad Needleman, Alfons Pomp, Dean Mikami, David A. Provost, Daniel J. Scott, et al. "Effect of staple height on gastrojejunostomy during laparoscopic gastric bypass: a multicenter prospective randomized trial.." Surg Obes Relat Dis 6, no. 5 (September 2010): 477–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2010.03.294.
Gallagher, Scott F., Krista L. Haines, Lynette G. Osterlund, Matt Mullen, and John B. Downs. "Postoperative hypoxemia: common, undetected, and unsuspected after bariatric surgery.." J Surg Res 159, no. 2 (April 2010): 622–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2009.09.003.
Gallagher, Scott F., Krista L. Haines, Lynn Osterlund, Michel Murr, and John B. Downs. "Life-threatening postoperative hypoventilation after bariatric surgery.." Surg Obes Relat Dis 6, no. 1 (January 2010): 102–4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2009.04.009.
Kuruba, Rajesh, and Scott F. Gallagher. "Current management of adrenal tumors.." Curr Opin Oncol 20, no. 1 (January 2008): 34–46. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0b013e3282f301fd.
Gallagher, Scott F., Monika Wahi, Krista L. Haines, Kathryn Baksh, Jonathan Enriquez, Tien-Min Lee, Michel M. Murr, and P Jeff Fabri. "Trends in adrenalectomy rates, indications, and physician volume: A statewide analysis of 1816 adrenalectomies.." Surgery 142, no. 6 (December 2007): 1011–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2007.09.024.
Kuruba, Rajesh, Taghreed Almahmeed, Ferdinand Martinez, Tracy A. Torrella, Krista Haines, Lana G. Nelson, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Bariatric surgery improves urinary incontinence in morbidly obese individuals.." Surg Obes Relat Dis 3, no. 6 (November 2007): 586–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2007.08.007.
Almahmeed, Taghreed, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Lana G. Nelson, Krista Haines, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Morbidity of anastomotic leaks in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.." Arch Surg 142, no. 10 (October 2007): 954–57. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.142.10.954.
Peng, Yanhua, Celia A. Sigua, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Protein kinase C-zeta is critical in pancreatitis-induced apoptosis of Kupffer cells.." J Gastrointest Surg 11, no. 10 (October 2007): 1253–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0193-0.
Murr, Michel M., Taylor Martin, Krista Haines, Tracy Torrella, Robert Dragotti, Ali Kandil, Scott F. Gallagher, and Scott Harmsen. "A state-wide review of contemporary outcomes of gastric bypass in Florida: does provider volume impact outcomes?." Ann Surg 245, no. 5 (May 2007): 699–706. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.sla.0000256392.04141.04.
Haines, Krista L., Lana G. Nelson, Rodrigo Gonzalez, Tracy Torrella, Taylor Martin, Ali Kandil, Robert Dragotti, William M. Anderson, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Objective evidence that bariatric surgery improves obesity-related obstructive sleep apnea.." Surgery 141, no. 3 (March 2007): 354–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2006.08.012.
Gonzalez, R., K. Haines, S. F. Gallagher, and M. M. Murr. "Does experience preclude leaks in laparoscopic gastric bypass?." Surg Endosc 20, no. 11 (November 2006): 1687–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-004-8253-y.
Peng, Yanhua, Scott F. Gallagher, Regine Landmann, Krista Haines, and Michel M. Murr. "The role of p65 NF-kappaB/RelA in pancreatitis-induced Kupffer cell apoptosis.." J Gastrointest Surg 10, no. 6 (June 2006): 837–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2005.12.013.
Nelson, Lana G., Rodrigo Gonzalez, Krista Haines, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Spectrum and treatment of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.." Surg Obes Relat Dis 2, no. 3 (May 2006): 377–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2006.02.013.
Gonzalez, Rodrigo, Krista Haines, Lana G. Nelson, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Predictive factors of thromboembolic events in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.." Surg Obes Relat Dis 2, no. 1 (January 2006): 30–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2005.10.003.
Nelson, Lana G., Rodrigo Gonzalez, Krista Haines, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Amelioration of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for clinically significant obesity.." Am Surg 71, no. 11 (November 2005): 950–53.
Gonzalez, Rodrigo, Scott F. Gallagher, Krista Haines, and Michel M. Murr. "Operative technique for converting a failed vertical banded gastroplasty to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.." J Am Coll Surg 201, no. 3 (September 2005): 366–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.04.022.
Gallagher, Scott F., Yanhua Peng, Krista Haines, Kathryn Baksh, P. K. Epling-Burnette, Jun Yang, and Michel M. Murr. "Fas/FasL play a central role in pancreatitis-induced hepatocyte apoptosis.." J Gastrointest Surg 9, no. 4 (April 2005): 467–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2004.12.008.
Sung, Jimmy, Mike Wessel, Scott F. Gallagher, Jorge Marcet, and Michel M. Murr. "Failure of Medicare health maintenance organizations to control the cost of colon resections in elderly patients.." Arch Surg 139, no. 12 (December 2004): 1366–70. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.139.12.1366.
Gonzalez, Rodrigo, Lana G. Nelson, Scott F. Gallagher, and Michel M. Murr. "Anastomotic leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass.." Obes Surg 14, no. 10 (November 2004): 1299–1307. https://doi.org/10.1381/0960892042583978.
Gonzalez, Rodrigo, Krista Haines, Scott F. Gallagher, Geremy Sanders, Mitchel Hoffman, and Michel M. Murr. "Management of incidental ovarian tumors in patients undergoing gastric bypass.." Obes Surg 14, no. 9 (October 2004): 1216–21. https://doi.org/10.1381/0960892042387039.
Yang, Jun, Scott F. Gallagher, Krista Haines, P. K. Epling-Burnette, Fenqi Bai, William R. Gower, Stephen Mastorides, James G. Norman, and Michel M. Murr. "Kupffer cell-derived Fas ligand plays a role in liver injury and hepatocyte death.." J Gastrointest Surg 8, no. 2 (February 2004): 166–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gassur.2003.10.016.
Murr, Michel M., and Scott F. Gallagher. "Technical considerations for transabdominal loading of the circular stapler in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.." Am J Surg 185, no. 6 (June 2003): 585–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9610(03)00063-1.
Gallagher, Scott F., Magdalena Banasiak, John P. Gonzalvo, Daniel P. Paoli, Janice Allwood, Debra Morris, Michel M. Murr, and David H. Shapiro. "The impact of bariatric surgery on the Veterans Administration healthcare system: a cost analysis.." Obes Surg 13, no. 2 (April 2003): 245–48. https://doi.org/10.1381/096089203764467144.
Al-Saif, Osama, Scott F. Gallagher, Magdalena Banasiak, Sherene Shalhub, David Shapiro, and Michel M. Murr. "Who should be doing laparoscopic bariatric surgery?." Obes Surg 13, no. 1 (February 2003): 82–87. https://doi.org/10.1381/096089203321136647.
Gallagher, Scott F., Brian Williams, Cathie Gomez, Christine DesJardins, Sherry Swan, Rodney M. Durham, and Lewis M. Flint. "The role of cardiac morbidity in short- and long-term mortality in injured older patients who survive initial resuscitation.." Am J Surg 185, no. 2 (February 2003): 131–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01208-4.
Rasheid, Sowsan, Magdalena Banasiak, Scott F. Gallagher, Anna Lipska, Shadi Kaba, Daniel Ventimiglia, W McDowell Anderson, and Michel M. Murr. "Gastric bypass is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with clinically significant obesity.." Obes Surg 13, no. 1 (February 2003): 58–61. https://doi.org/10.1381/096089203321136593.
Murr, Michel M., Jun Yang, Adam Fier, Scott F. Gallagher, Gay Carter, William R. Gower, and James G. Norman. "Regulation of Kupffer cell TNF gene expression during experimental acute pancreatitis: the role of p38-MAPK, ERK1/2, SAPK/JNK, and NF-kappaB.." J Gastrointest Surg 7, no. 1 (January 2003): 20–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1091-255x(02)00053-7.
Lopez, Jose, Jimmy Sung, Wayne Anderson, Jack Stone, Scott Gallagher, David Shapiro, Alex Rosemurgy, and Michel M. Murr. "Is bariatric surgery safe in academic centers?." Am Surg 68, no. 9 (September 2002): 820–23.
Wang-Rodriguez, Jessica, Keith Cross, Scott Gallagher, Marcia Djahanban, Janet M. Armstrong, Noel Wiedner, and David H. Shapiro. "Male breast carcinoma: correlation of ER, PR, Ki-67, Her2-Neu, and p53 with treatment and survival, a study of 65 cases.." Mod Pathol 15, no. 8 (August 2002): 853–61. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.MP.0000022251.61944.1D.
Gallagher, S. F., S. B. Ross, and M. M. Murr. "Reoperative Gastric Surgery." In Handbook of Reoperative General Surgery, 31–47, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470760260.ch3.
Gallagher, S. F., L. C. Carey, and M. M. Murr. "Open splenectomy." In Atlas of Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, 953–59, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68866-2_93.
Gonzalez, R., S. F. Gallagher, M. G. Sarr, and M. M. Murr. "Gastric bypass as a revisional procedure." In Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, 301–10, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68062-0_34.
Gonzalez, R., S. F. Gallagher, L. S. Koche, and M. M. Murr. "Preoperative evaluation and intraoperative care of the obese." In Management of Morbid Obesity, 49–59, 2005.
Peng, Yanhua, Scott F. Gallagher, Krista Haines, Kathryn Baksh, and Michel M. Murr. "Nuclear factor-kappaB mediates Kupffer cell apoptosis through transcriptional activation of Fas/FasL.." In J Surg Res, 130:58–65, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2005.07.030.
Gallagher, Scott F., Sharona B. Ross, Krista Haines, Sherene Shalhub, P Jeff Fabri, Richard C. Karl, and Michel M. Murr. "Realistic expectations and leadership in the era of work hour reform.." In J Surg Res, 126:137–44, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2004.11.027.
Gallagher, Scott F., Jun Yang, Kathryn Baksh, Krista Haines, Heather Carpenter, P. K. Epling-Burnette, Yanhua Peng, James Norman, and Michel M. Murr. "Acute pancreatitis induces FasL gene expression and apoptosis in the liver.." In J Surg Res, 122:201–9, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2004.05.019.
Profanter, Christoph, Gerold J. Wetscher, Michael Gabriel, Tonja Sauper, Michael Rieger, Peter Kovacs, Reto Bale, and Rupert Prommegger. "CT-MIBI image fusion: a new preoperative localization technique for primary, recurrent, and persistent hyperparathyroidism.." In Surgery, 135:157–62, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6060(03)00396-9.
Shalhub, Sherene, Anna Parsee, Scott F. Gallagher, Krista L. Haines, Chris Willkomm, Stephen G. Brantley, Haim Pinkas, Lisa Saff-Koche, and Michel M. Murr. "The importance of routine liver biopsy in diagnosing nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in bariatric patients.." In Obes Surg, 14:54–59, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1381/096089204772787293.