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Having joined Northwell Health in 2017, Robert Galler, DO, MPH, FACS,
FACOS is the Director of Neurosurgery at Peconic Bay Medical Center
and Neurosurgical Spine for the Eastern Region. Dr. Galler is a native
New Yorker, completing his undergraduate degree at Hofstra University,
his DO at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and his MPH at
Columbia University. He was an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and
Orthopaedics at Stony Brook for the first part of his career. Dr. Galler’s
clinical practice focuses on a wide variety of spinal disorders, being
dual fellowship trained in the fields of complex and minimally invasive
spinal techniques.
Education DO – New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; MPH – Columbia University
Mailman School of Public Health
Residency Neurosurgery – Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Fellowship Spine Surgery – Barrow Neurological Institute/St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Board Certification Neurological Surgery – American Osteopathic Association
Clinical Trial & Research Interest Neurotrauma and Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Biomechanics,
Outcomes and Healthcare Policy
Awards & Professional Recognition Board Examiner, American Board of Surgery/
Neurological Surgery, 2007–2016; Outstanding Surgeon Educator, Stony Brook OR, 2005
Professional Membership American Association of Neurological Surgeons; American
College of Osteopathic Surgeons; American College of Surgeons; AO Spine International;
Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Medical Society of the State of New York; National
Neurotrauma Society; North American Spine Society; Suffolk County Medical Society
Community & Humanitarian Involvement Madaktari Africa, Foundation for International
Education in Neurological Surgery (FIENS), 2010
Publications Galler, R.M., Theodore, N., Sonntag, V.K.H.: Ventral Cervical Discectomy
Without Fusion. E.C. Benzel (Ed) Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and
Management. Elsevier Press, 2004; Galler, R.M., Sonntag, V.K.H.: Surgical Approaches for
Tumor Resection and Reconstruction of the Cervical Spine. Dickman, C.A., Fehlings, M.G.,
and Gokaslan, Z.L. (Eds): Spinal Cord and Spinal Column Tumors: Principles and Practice.
Thieme Medical Publishers, 2006; Clatterbuck, R., Galler, R.M., Tamargo, R., Rafael, J., Chalif,
D.J.: Orthogonal Interlocking Tandem Clipping Technique for the Reconstruction of Complex
Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms. Neurosurgery, 2006; Galler, R.M., Dogan, S., Fifield, M.S.,
Bozkus, H., Chamberlain, R.H., Sonntag, V.K.H., Crawford, N.R.: Biomechanical Comparison
of Instrumented and Uninstrumented Multilevel Cervical Discectomy Versus Corpectomy.
Spine, 2007; Mesquita, R.C., D’Souza, A., Bilfinger, T.V., Galler R.M., Emanuel, A., Schenkel,
S.S., Yodh, A.G., Floyd, T.F.: Optical Monitoring and Detection of Spinal Cord Ischemia. PLOS
ONE, December 21, 2013.
Specialty
Neurological Surgery
Clinical Focus
Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine
Surgery
Cervical and Lumbar Degenerative Spine
Disorders
Neurotrauma and Spinal Injury
Revision Spinal Surgery and Spinal
Instrumentation
Hospital Affiliation
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Patient Office
Peconic Bay Medical Center at Manorville,
496 County Road 111, Building D,
Manorville, NY 11949, (631) 405-3245,
Fax (631) 281-1420
Director, Neurosurgery, Peconic Bay
Medical Center
Director, Neurosurgical Spine,
Eastern Region, Northwell Health
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Northwell Health Physician Partners
Robert M. Galler, DO, MPH, FACS, FACOS
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