Thomas H. Gallagher is a general internist who is professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, where he is associate chair for Patient Care Quality, Safety, and Value. He is also a professor in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities. He also is executive director of the Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement, an organization dedicated to advancing the spread of Communication and Resolution Programs (CRPs). Dr. Gallagher’s research addresses the interfaces between healthcare quality, communication and transparency.

Dr. Gallagher received his medical degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Barnes Hospital, Washington University, St. Louis, and completed a fellowship in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of California at San Francisco.