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John Galligan, MD

Board certified by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dr. John Galligan specializes in foot and ankle surgery. His medical education and training includes a medical degree and general surgery internship from Creighton University School of Medicine, an orthopaedic residency at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and a foot and ankle surgery fellowship at the Foundation for Orthopaedic, Athletic and Reconstructive Research (FOARR) in Houston. He joined NebOrtho in 2009 after spending several years as part of another orthopaedic surgery practice.

He has served as first aid stand physician for the Kansas City Royals baseball, physician management for the Houston Rockets and assisted with physician management for Rice University athletics. Throughout his training, Dr. Galligan received several awards and contributed to various publications and research. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Organization of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

EDUCATION

UNDERGRADUATE
Valley High School
West Des Moines, IA
Graduated 1989

Drake University
Des Moines, IA
June 1989-May 1990

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
August 1990-May 1991

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
August 1991-August 1994
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science- Exercise Science

GRADUATE
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, NE
June 1995-May 1999
Graduated with a Doctor of Medicine

INTERNSHIP
Creighton University
Omaha, Ne
General Surgery
July 1999-June 2000

RESIDENCY
University of Missouri- Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Orthopedic Surgery
July 2000-June 2005

FELLOWSHIP
Foundation for Orthopaedic, Athletic, and Reconstructive Research (FOARR)
Foot and Ankle Surgery
Houston, TX
August 2005-July2006

PRACTICE HISTORY

Methodist Physicians Clinic- Orthopaedic Surgery
Omaha, NE August 2006-January 2009
Nebraska Orthopaedic Associates
Omaha, NE January 2009- present

LICENSURE

Nebraska Medical License
Nebraska Physician Assistant Supervisor
Iowa Medical License

CERTIFICATION

Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

HONORS AND AWARDS

Richard H. Kiene Award
University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Recognition for Highest In-Training Score- 2002
Recognition for Highest In-Training Score-2005

Consultant of the Year-Orthopaedics
University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of Emergency Medicine- 2002
University of Missouri- Kansas City Department of Emergency Medicine-2004

First Place
Diagnostic/Management Problem Solving
40th Annual Musculoskeletal Pathology Seminar
University of Florida-2003

Rex L Diveley Award
UMKC, Department of Orthopaedics
Most Outstanding Resident-2005
The Pfizer Scholars in Pain Management Award-2005

PUBLICATIONS/RESEARCH/ABSTRACTS

Galligan JD, Williams JL, Schmidt TL, Hamilton JJ: Contribution of the Perichondrium to Shear Strength After Single Screw
Fixation in Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses.
Presented at 50th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons- Active Member
American Organization of Foot and Ankle Surgeons- Active Member

COMMUNITY/SERVICE/ACTIVITIES

Kansas City Royals Baseball Team- First Aid Stand Doctor, 2002-2005
Houston Rockets- Fellow participant in team physician management, 2005-2006
Rice University- Assistance in athletics physician management, 2005-2006

From student athletes to professional sports teams, NebOrtho is a leading authority when it comes to orthopaedic specialty care. Our fellowship-trained physicians provide expert care in sports medicine, arthroscopic joint surgery, hand and wrist, shoulder and elbow, hip and knee, foot and ankle, reconstructive joint replacement surgery, fractures and cartilage repair – through our network of specialty clinics throughout Omaha, Bellevue, Council Bluffs, Nebraska and western Iowa.