Find Doctors and Dentists Near You
The location you tried did not return a result. Please enter a valid 5-digit Zip Code.

You can also search by physician, practice, or hospital name

James Gallagher

Dr. James J. Gallagher

Trauma SurgerySurgeryCritical Care Medicine

OVERVIEW

James Gallagher, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery and Director of the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. A board certified surgeon, Dr. Gallagher has extensive experience in the treatment of burns, surgical critical care, and international surgery. His areas of special interest include surgical education, international surgical outreach, the burned hand, burn resuscitation, and surgical care of the burn wound.Dr. Gallagher is known for his international experience in burn care. He is committed to teaching and sharing his expertise in this field with the ultimate goal of improving burn care, preventing burn injuries, and burn first aid. It is with this passion and dedication to burn care that led Dr. Gallagher to Tanzania where he has helped develop a comprehensive pediatric burn center. James Gallagher, M.D. received his B.S. Summa Cum Laude in Biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1988 and his M.D. from SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York in 1992. He completed his internship and residency training in general surgery at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania in June 1997.After completing training in General Surgery, he spent four years in private practice in Dansville, New York before deciding to sell his home and move his entire family to Cameroon, West Africa. For more than a year, Dr. Gallagher was the solo surgeon in a rural missionary hospital there and it was during this tieme that he was first exposed to patients with burn injuries and developed an interest in specializing in this field.Upon returning home to the United States, Dr. Gallagher completed fellowships in surgical critical care and trauma surgery at Stonybrook University and burn surgery at the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Gallagher was an attending burn surgeon at The Shriners Burns Hospital for Children and the Blocker Adult Burn Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He was appointed Chairman of performance improvement and infectious disease at The Shriners Hospital. While at Shriners he was part of a team of American and Mexican burn reconstructive surgeons who traveled to Guadalajara twice a year to treat children in need of surgical care to help relieve long term effects of burn scars on the growing bodies.In 2008, Dr. Gallagher and his family relocated to New York City and Dr. Gallagher rejoined the team at the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell for children and adults, which is the only burn center in the City of New York verified by the American Burn Association.Most recently, James Gallagher, M.D. has been featured on WABC for Operation 7 Save A Life, which is a half hour special devoted to increasing public awareness about fire safety and hazards in the home. He was able to answer questions and bring mindfulness to this cause.
View more

PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE

Takes time to answer my questions

Based on patient feedback. Read the reviews

RATINGS AND REVIEWS

Dr. Gallagher's Rating
1 Rating
Patient Perspective
3.0 Explains conditions and treatments
5.0 Takes time to answer my questions
3.0 Provides follow-up as needed
Office Rating
Showing ratings for:
525 E 68th St, New York, NY, 10065
n/a Average office wait time
n/a Office cleanliness
n/a Courteous staff
n/a Scheduling flexibility
Newyork Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 E 68th St
New York, NY, 10065

LOCATIONS

Newyork Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 E 68th St
New York, NY, 10065
111 Clara Barton St
Dansville, NY, 14437
525 E 68th St Fl 7
New York, NY, 10065
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Medicare Accepted
  • Medicaid Accepted
Mon9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
  • Accepting New Patients
  • Medicare Accepted
  • Medicaid Accepted
Weill Cornell Medicine Surgical Services
525 E 68th St Fl 7/8
New York, NY, 10065
Mon9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri9:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
815 Market St
Galveston, TX, 77550

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Medical School
Suny Upstate Medical University College Of Medicine
Graduated 1992

INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED  (78)

Please verify insurance information directly with your doctor's office as it may change frequently.
  • Empire HMO Bronze Individual via Exchange
  • Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • UHC Options PPO
  • CIGNA Open Access Plus
  • Oxford Metro
  • Aetna HMO
  • Empire PPO
  • UHC Navigate HMO
  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
  • Empire HMO
  • Oxford Liberty
  • Humana Choice POS
  • Oxford Freedom
  • MVP Preferred PPO
  • Empire Prism EPO Blue Priority
  • Aetna Elect Choice EPO
  • CIGNA HMO
  • UHC Navigate POS
  • Aetna Choice POS II
  • Affinity Essential Qualified Health Plans
  • Aetna NYC Community Plan
  • CIGNA PPO
  • Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
  • UHC Choice Plus POS
  • Highmark Community Blue PPO
  • Harvard Pilgrim PPO
  • Aetna Select
  • BCBS PPO
  • Aexcel PPO
  • BluePPO HSA
  • Empire Blue Priority NY
  • Excellus BCBS SimplyBlue/SimplyBlue Plus
  • Fidelis Care Essential Plan
  • MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
  • MVP EPO/PPO
  • MVP Liberty EPO/PPO
  • Oxford Garden State
  • PPO 6000 Series
  • Savings Plus of Metro NY
  • UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
  • UHC Nexus Open Access
  • BCBS WNY PPO
  • BCBSA Blue Card High Performance Network
  • BCBSA High Performance Network - Tiered
  • Blue Shield NE NY PPO 6000 Series
  • EmblemHealth Millennium HMO
  • Empire BCBS Blue Access Employer Sponsored
  • Empire BCBS Blue Priority NY
  • Empire BCBS Connection Employer-Sponsored
  • Empire BCBS Essential Plan
  • Empire BCBS Gatekeeper X HMO Bronze - NY
  • Empire BCBS National Blue High Performance Network HPN
  • Empire BCBS PPO
  • Empire Connection Blue HPN
  • Empire Individual Marketplace NYS QHP
  • Excellus BCBS BluePPO HSA
  • Fidelis Care Qualified Health Plans
  • Fidelis Individual Marketplace NYS QHP
  • Highmark BCBS PPO
  • Humana / ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  • Medica Choice With UHC
  • MVP Health Plan EPO/PPO
  • NYS Provider & Health Healthfirst NY Leaf
  • Emblem Health HIP Prime HMO
  • Highmark BCBS Blue High Performance Network
  • IBC Keystone HMO POS
  • IBC Personal Choice PPO
  • Highmark BCBS Community Blue Flex PPO
  • Connecticare Flex Connecticut
  • Emblem Health GHI CBP
  • Highmark BCBS Community Blue PPO
  • Highmark BCBS my Blue Access EPO
  • Highmark BCBS PPOBlue
  • IBC Personal Choice Tiered
  • Connecticare Passage
  • Fidelis Care All
View more

SIMILAR PROVIDERS

Data Transparency and Trust: Understanding WebMD Doctor Listings and Reviews

We know that finding the right doctor or provider is important to your health. That’s why we want to ensure you have confidence in the provider profiles and listings you see on WebMD Care. Our provider data is sourced from the physicians themselves as well as publicly available databases. Any doctor or provider who claims their profile by verifying themselves can update their information and provide additional data on their specialties, education, accepted insurances, conditions they treat, and procedures they perform.

All the physician and provider reviews on WebMD Care are provided by users just like you. Knowing these reviews provide insight into how other patients feel about a doctor, we maintain internal policies and protocols to ensure the quality and accuracy of all reviews. Providers are not able to remove or modify reviews on their own. Reviews can only be removed after an internal review by our customer service team.

We value your input and encourage you to reach out to our support team if you encounter any issues.