Emily R Gallagher, MD, MPH

Craniofacial Center, 22q Clinic

On staff since October 2014

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research

"During my residency here at UW/Seattle Children's, I quickly learned that providing excellent medical care requires a team. As a fellow in Craniofacial Medicine, I was fortunate to join a dedicated team of providers from various specialties working together to help patients reach their full potential. Whether meeting parents after a prenatal diagnosis, an infant with a newly diagnosed craniofacial condition, or an adolescent who has been through a lot of treatment, I am passionate about helping my patients and families find solutions to problems and improve health outcomes. I am inspired by my patients and feel honored to work with such courageous and resilient children."

• Biography

  Emily Gallagher, MD, MPH, is an attending physician at Seattle Children's Hospital and an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She completed her fellowship in Craniofacial Medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital in 2011.

  Dr. Gallagher's research focuses on improving standards of care and outcomes for craniofacial conditions. She is interested in identifying developmental and educational challenges that may be associated with specific craniofacial conditions and developing interventions to improve learning for these patients. She is also working on long term needs of children with certain craniofacial conditions to improve quality of care, particularly for children who have been treated for craniosynostosis. She is the co-director of the 22q clinic and is working to improve treatment and support for patients and families affected by 22q11.2-related disorders. Dr. Gallagher also enjoys teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

• Patient Testimonials

  • Thornton Eagle River Alaska 01.10.18

    Dr. Gallagher has served our family in quite a remarkable fashion, confidently and expertly guiding us through a very lengthy intensive care stay here at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Her devotion to genuinely learning the unique intricacies of our child has been nothing short of superb. She is very research driven, backs up her obervations with clearly conveyed data and maintains outstanding continuity between our family and numerous specialties. She is tremendously well-versed in genetic abnormalities and she has proven to be our family’s most reputable advocate for optimizing our child’s health and development.

  Recommend Emily R Gallagher, MD, MPH

• Awards and Honors

  Award Name	Award Description	Awarded By	Award Date
  Dempster Family Foundation Award	Awarded funding to establish a 22q Clinic at Oregon Health and Sciences University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital.	Dempster Family Foundation	2013
  University Fellowship Award		University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health	2005
  School of Medicine Alliance Award		Oregon Health and Sciences University	2005
  Woman of Accomplishment Award		Oregon Commission for Women and Oregon Board of Medical Examiners	2003

• Publications

  Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

  • Gallagher ER, Hing AV, Cunningham ML
    Evaluating fontanels in the infant skull: The pediatricians handshake
    Contemporary Pediatrics, 2013 Nov.
  • Gallagher ER, Evans KN, Hing AV, Cunningham ML
    Bathrocephaly: A head shape associated with a persistent mendosal suture
    Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2013 : 50(1)104-108
  • Urayama KY, Buffler PA, Gallagher ER, Ayoob JM, Ma X
    A Meta-Analysis of the Association between Day Care Attendance and Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
    International Journal of Epidemiology, 2010 : 39(3)718-732
  • Smuts CM, Borod E, Peeples JM, Carlson SE
    High-DHA eggs: feasibility as a means to enhance circulating DHA in mother and infant
    Lipids, 2003 : 38(4)407-414
  • Wharton KA, Cook JM, Torres-Schumann S, de Castro K, Borod E, Phillips DA
    Genetic analysis of the bone morphogenetic protein-related gene, gbb, identifies multiple requirements during Drosophila development
    Genetics, 1999 : 152(2)629-640
  • Borod E, Atkinson R, Barclay WR, Carlson SE
    Effects of third trimester consumption of eggs high in docosahexaenoic acid on docosohexanoic acid status and pregnancy
    Lipids, 1999 : 34(S231)
  • Heberlein U, Borod ER, Chanut, FA
    Dorsoventral patterning in the Drosophila retina by wingless
    Development, 1998 : 125(4)567-577
  • Borod ER, Heberlein U
    Mutual regulation of decapentaplegic and hedgehog during the initiation of differentiation in the Drosophila retina
    Developmental Biology, 1998 : 197(2)187-197

  Published Abstracts

  • Gallagher ER, Beaulieu K, Oliverio M, Brockman J
    A Unique Pilot Project using Reach Out and Read to Promote Speech Development in Children with Cleft Palate
    International Congress on Cleft Lip/Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies, 2013
  • Guitierrez Y, Gallagher E, Langham M, Dipple K, Nelson M, Cunningham M
    The Role of the Pediatric Care Provider in the Management of Care of Patients with Craniofacial Anomalies
    American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Meeting, 2012
  • Gallagher E, Evans K, Hing A, Cunningham M
    Clinical Presentation of the Persistent Mendosal Suture
    American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Meeting, 2011

  Other Publications

  • Buchanan E, Gallagher ER, LaMattina K, Shah V, Zue A, Edmond J.
    Ocular Manifestations of Craniofacial Disorders
    The Eye in Pediatric Systemic Disease, 2016
  • Gallagher ER, Ratisoontorn C, Cunningham ML
    Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome
    Gene-Reviews [Internet], 2014
  • Gallagher ER, Hing AV, Cunningham ML
    Evaluating fontanels in the infant skull: The pediatrician's handshake
    Contemporary Pediatrics, 2013 Nov.
  • Gallagher ER, Evans KN, Hing AV, Cunningham ML
    Bathrocephaly: a head shape associated with a persistent mendosal suture.
    21970727 The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2013 Jan. : 50(1)104-8
  • Emily R Gallagher and Joel Berg
    Clinical correlate: cleft lip and palate
    Mineralized Tissues in Oral and Craniofacial Science: Biological Principles and Clinical Correlates, 2012
  • Urayama KY, Buffler PA, Gallagher ER, Ayoob JM, Ma X
    A Meta-Analysis of the Association between Day Care Attendance and Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
    International Journal of Epidemiology, 2010 : 39(3)718-732

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• Presentations

  Presentations Title	Event	Location	Date
  Craniofacial Medicine: the face of a new pediatric subspecialty	Pediatrics Grand Rounds, Peace Health, Southwest Medical Center	Vancouver, WA	Nov. 26, 2013
  From Flat to Round and Everything In Between: Evaluation of Infant Head Shape	Pediatrics Review and CME	Portland, OR	May 16, 2013
  Head Shapes: To Refer or Reassure	Kaiser, Pediatric Grand Rounds	Portland, OR	June 26, 2012
  Multidisciplinary Care for Craniofacial Disorders	Portland Academy of Pediatrics	Portland, OR	Jan. 5, 2012