Thomas H. Gallagher, MD, MACP

Thomas H. Gallagher is a general internist who is Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Bioethics & Humanities at the University of Washington. Dr. Gallagher is also Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. Dr. Gallagher’s research addresses the interfaces between healthcare quality, professional self-regulation, and transparency. Dr. Gallagher has published over 160 articles and book chapters, which have appeared in leading journals. He is also Executive Director of the Center for Harm Response, a national organization dedicated to supporting the spread of highly reliable Communication and Resolution Programs that is based at the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and at the University of Washington (https://harmresponse.org). In 2017, his work advancing Communication and Resolution Programs was recognized with the receipt of the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Individual Achievement, presented by the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission. He served as President of the Society of General Internal Medicine in 2017, and was recognized as a Master of the American College of Physicians in 2019.

Enhancing the Disclosure of Medical Errors