
Gary L. Gallia, MD, PhD
Neuro-Oncology
Skull Base Surgery
Brain and Tumor Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Gary L. Gallia
Professional Titles
- Surgical Director of the Pituitary Center
- Director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Center
- Director of Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Background
Dr. Gary Gallia's specialty is endoscopic endonasal surgical approaches to skull base pathologies with a focus on neurosurgical oncology. He utilizes the latest techniques in preoperative imaging, computer-guided surgical navigation, intraoperative monitoring, and minimally invasive and Neuroendoscopy approaches in the management of patients with benign and malignant brain tumors, metastatic tumors to the brain, skull base neoplasms, and pituitary tumors. He is the director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Center and surgical director of the Johns Hopkins Pituitary Center.
Dr. Gary Gallia graduated summa cum laude from the Gibbons Scholar MD/PhD program at Jefferson Medical College and Thomas Jefferson University. He completed his general surgery internship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was awarded surgical intern of the year. He then completed his neurological surgery residency and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-oncology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Following residency, he completed a minimally invasive and endoscopic neurosurgery fellowship with Dr. Charles Teo at the Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Sydney Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Centers and Institutes
Videos
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Can a pinworm drug help brain cancer patients like John McCain? Baltimore Sun (July 20, 2017)
2/27/19 Muscle Gene Mutations Implicated in Human Nasal/Sinus Cancer. (Feb. 27, 2019)
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Professor of Oncology
Research Interests
Brain tumors, gliomas, skull base tumors, model development, genetics, preclinical testing
Lab Website
Chordoma Lab - Lab Website
- Chordoma research is led by a comprehensive team including Gary Gallia, M.D., director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Tumor Center. The laboratory focuses on developing new therapies for brain and skull base tumors, and has established the first primary skull base chordoma xenograft mouse model. The team is also exploring high throughput drug screening using the chordoma model, and the molecular pathways responsible for tumor maintenance and growth.
Research Summary
One of Dr. Gallia's research focuses is the development and validation of novel model systems of brain and skull base tumors including malignant gliomas as well as skull base tumors such as chordoma. In addition to model development, he has focused on testing and developing new therapeutic options for patients with brain and skull base tumors.
Selected Publications
Agarwal N, Ahmed AK, Wiggins RH 3rd, McCulley TJ, Kontzialis M, Macedo LL, Choudhri AF, Ditta LC, Ishii M, Gallia GL, Aygun N, Blitz AM. Segmental imaging of the trochlear nerve: anatomic and pathologic considerations. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021;14:e7-15.
Duan D, Wehbeh L, Mukherjee D, Hamrahian AH, Rodriguez FJ, Gujar S, Khalafallah AM, Hage C, Caturegli P, Gallia GL, Ahima RS, Maruthur NM, Salvatori R. Preoperative BMI Predicts Postoperative Weight Gain in Adult-onset Craniopharyngioma. J Clin Endocinol Metab. 2021:106:e1603-e17.
Gallia GL, Holdhoff M, Brem H, Joshi AD, Hann CL, Bai RY, Staedtke V, Blakeley JO, Sengupta S, Jarrell TC, Wollett J, Szajna K, Helie N, Mattox AK, Ye X, Rudek MA, Riggins GJ. Mebendazole and temozolomide in patients with newly diagnosed high-grade gliomas: results of a phase 1 clinical trial. Neurooncol Adv 2021;3:1-8.
Medikonda R, Srivastava S, Kim T, Xia Y, Kim J, Jackson C, Weingart J, Mukherjee D, Bettegowda C, Gallia G, Brem H, Redmond K, Stearns V, Kleinberg L, Lim M. Development of new brain metastases in triple negative breast cancer. J Neurooncol 2021;152:333-8.
Perlman JE, Johnston PC, Hui F, Mulligan G, Weil RJ, Recinos PF, Yogi-Morren D, Salvatori R, Mukherjee D, Gallia G, Kennedy L, Hamrahian AH. Pitfalls In Performing And Interpreting Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling: Personal Experience and Literature Review. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; (epub ahead of print).
Rajaii F, Aronow ME, Campbell AA, Boahene KDO, Gallia GL, Rodriguez. A case of metastatic giant cell tumor of soft tissue of the orbit associated with PALB2 variant. JAMA Ophthalmol 2020; 138:1322-1324.
Honors
Baltimore's Top Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 2024
Memberships
- North American Skull Base Society
- Subcortical Surgery Society
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 5, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-6406
- fax: 410-955-6402
Expertise
Education
Prince of Wales Children's Hospital
Fellowship, Neurosurgery, 2008Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Neurosurgery, 2007Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Medical Education, MD PhD, 2000Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
89 ratings, 33 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/13/2025
Very good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/21/2025
Dr spent a lot of time explaining all my options, very professional and informative
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/16/2025
Very good
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/9/2025
Dr. Gallia is very seasoned, knowledgeable and pleasant. He was grounded and genuine and made me feel comfortable and answered any questions we had. He seemed confident which is assuring.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/12/2024
Dr. Gallia is very knowledgeable and kind, and always treats me with respect. He explains things clearly and listens very well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/12/2024
Visit and care from Dr Gallia exceeded my expectations. He was thorough and caring, while also direct with his communication.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/12/2024
Knowledgeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/10/2024
Dr Gallia is very easy to talk to. He listens and knows my history. It always makes me feel better.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/5/2024
Dr. Gallia started the appointment by clarifying a typo in the MRI report, which greatly alleviated concerns raised by the report. He also stated that he had looked at the actual scans and concurred with the corrected report's conclusion of NO significant changes.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/7/2024
Dr. Gallia is patient, professional and humble and absolutely brilliant. He takes the time to listen and explain things in a way that is easy to understand and process. I highly recommend him.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/31/2024
Pleasant and attentive
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/22/2024
Very kind and knowlegeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/10/2024
He addresses every concern and questions I have. He takes his time and I don't feel rushed. Always ends my visit with " Contact me if you have any additional questions, concerns or changes in my health".
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/26/2024
Dr. Gallia is amazing. He saved my life. I'll never be able to thank him enough!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/18/2024
Was very personal, professional, caring, sensitive, empathetic. And listening.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/5/2024
Comfortable being there. He listened to all my questions and answered each one.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/29/2024
Dr. Gallia was personable, empathetic, and compassionate. He spoke, answered our questions and explained pertinent information at an understandable level. His knowledge base is vast and we appreciated his straight forward manner with respect to developing an individualized care plan. We would highly recommend this provider.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/29/2024
Listened to my concerns
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/27/2024
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/22/2024
Very much satisfied
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/22/2024
Dr. Gallia is a brilliant doctor who is very sympathetic to my diagnosis and I trust him completely to perform my delicate surgery
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/18/2024
This was a second opinion I received because the initial provider I met with was not thorough or helpful and didn't seem to take my concerns seriously. Dr.Gallia was so professional, and thorough, and I left the meeting feeling a lot more confident about my prognosis and next steps.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/18/2024
Excellent doctor
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/6/2024
Dr. Gallia is excellent. He has taken care of me over 10 years and cannot say enough about the his care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2024
Always ralks to me so I understand. Very professional
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2024
Dr. Gallia was amiable, patient, and concerned about my medical issue, my treatment, and my understanding of both. He seemed to be thorough in his analysis of my problem and consideration of treatment options. He carefully explained my condition, its symptoms and possible sequelae, and possible treatments.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2024
Dr. Gallia is an amazing provider! He's so respectful and listens to his patients fully even if it's taking more time out of his day. I value his opinion and appreciate how he works with the rest of the team of doctors to provide the best care possible for his patients.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/9/2024
Dr. Gallia was very understanding about my health concerns, reviewed my MRI and provided peace of mind of no new issues with my previous surgery.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/25/2024
Dr. Gallia is a very patience physician who listened to and answered all of my questions and addressed my concerns immediately. I am well-pleased with the level of services he has provided thus far.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/23/2024
Dr. Gallia was very kind to address my symptoms at the end of my wife's appointment. Without any prior knowledge of my case, he reviewed the MRI I had with me and initiated a course of treatment with Hopkins.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/23/2024
Dr. Gallia provided excellent care!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/11/2024
Dr Gallia clearly studied my medical records in detail prior to my appointment. He did an exceptional job of explaining my medical condition and helping me understand/prioritize treatment options.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/9/2024
Outstanding. Superior