Dr. Thomas Gallant

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Dr. Thomas Gallant

Gyn Surgeon specializing in endometriosis and complex benign gynecology

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Website
https://findadoc.bidmc.org/details/5870
Phone Number
617-667-2952

Surgeon in complex benign gynecology with a practice that focuses on treatment of complex pelvic conditions including endometriosis and adenomyosis. Also management of intrauterine adhesions or asherman’s syndrome

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Yes

At a glance

Gender
Male
Education
Georgetown/MedStar Residency
Cleveland Clinic Fellowship
Affiliations
BIDMC
I completed my Endometriosis Fellowship under ___________
Cara King and the team at Cleveland Clinic
Awards & Recognitions
Resident Teaching Award

Endometriosis Surgeon Questionnaire

What percentage of your patients have endometriosis?
80
Do you practice obstetrics?
No
In 40 words or less, how do you treat endometriosis? How do you approach adhesions?
Patient specific management with excision of disease and extent of surgery based on patient goals.
If you excise endometriosis, what is your goal for a sufficient margin size? If you use other methods of removing or destroying endometriosis, how do you approach this and under which circumstances?
I perform wide excision of endometriosis and all tissue is sent for pathology for microscopic evaluation.
On the scale of 1 (less experienced (I rarely treat/ mostly refer out)) to 5 (extremely experienced (the majority of my cases)) how would you rate your current experience level and comfort with stage 3/4 endometriosis and complex cases?
5
What is your opinion regarding GnRH agonists and antagonists? What is your opinion regarding hysterectomies?
This is all very patient specific and nuanced. It will depend on the patient's history, goals and clinical picture
What is your opinion on using Robotics (ie DaVinci) for the treatment of endometriosis? Do you use it?
I use it as a tool but I was trained in both straight stick laparoscopy and robotic surgery
Do you work with and/or refer patients to other healthcare providers? If so, which types (e.g. physical therapists, nutritionists, etc.) ?
Physical therapists
Nutritionists
GI physicians
Urologists or Urogynecologists
Colorectal surgeons
CT surgeons
How do you approach the following: bowel cases, urinary cases, thoracic cases and any other extragenital cases?
Typically will complete preoperative MRI followed by a discussion of combined surgery with surgical colleagues in the respective field.
Do you follow up with patients at regular intervals post-operatively? If so, what are your findings?
Yes, I follow up with patients post operatively but this time interval is really patient specific. I find the majority of patients do well after surgery but if they have a long standing history of pelvic pain it often times requires additional treatment modalities such as physical therapy.
What percentage of your patients require re-surgery? How do you track this?
This depends on the patient goals and the type of surgery performed. Endo excision alone, versus with hysterectomy or with oophorectomy. These percentages range from 0-30% and we enroll patients in an endometriosis registry to tack patient outcomes
Do you have any studies, talks, or publications you'd like to share?
No
What are some fun facts about you? Hobbies, interests, family life, languages, etc. that you would like to share to help patients get to know you as a person?
Happy to be practicing in the northeast after training in Washington DC and Cleveland, OH. Enjoy spending time outdoors and cycling.

Location

330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA
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