Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Professional Focus
Dr. Catherine Gallo is a board-certified neurosurgeon with a special clinical interest in minimally invasive spine surgery and spine instrumentation. A Eugene resident since 1987, Dr. Gallo was a partner with Dr. Christopher Miller at the NeuroSurgery Group before establishing NeuroSpine. Dr. Gallo is listed as Becker’s Spine Review spine surgeon leader to know .
Case Study: Pinched Sciatic Nerve Due to Spinal Stenosis
Education & Training
- Louisiana State University: Undergraduate magna cum laude
- Tulane University School of Medicine: Medical Degree
- University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics: Intership in General Surgery, Residency in Neurosurgery
- Neurology Residency at University of Texas at Houston–Heimann Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center
Surgeries/Procedures
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- Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty (artificial disc replacement in neck)
- Posterior Cervical Decompression
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Lumbar and Cervical Artificial Disc
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Discectomy or Decompression with or without Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Complex Spinal Reconstruction
- Craniotomy for Brain Lesion and Trauma
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Micro Endoscopic Discectomy
- Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Microdecompression
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) and Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
FDA-Approved Clinical Trials
- Medtronic P04-8, Memphis, TN DIAM Spinal Stabilization System in the Treatment of Degenerative Disease
- Medtronic LSS-006-COA, Memphis, TN COAST Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis with X-stop Peek Spacer in Moderately Symptomatic Patients
- SUNBURST Neuromodulation St. Jude Medical, Plano TX
- RELIEF NEUROMODULATION Boston Scientific, Valencia CA