James M. Galloway, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA
Regional Health Administrator, Region V, Chicago
States: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
RADM James Galloway was appointed to the position of RHA in March, 2007 by the Assistant Secretary of Health (ASH) and is the principal federal public health official and the senior USPHS officer for Region V. He also serves as the Senior Federal Official for Health for Pandemic Influenza and Bioterrorism for DHS Region C (DHHS Regions V and VI).
Dr. Galloway has been deployed to work with Admiral Thad Allen, Deepwater Horizon Incident Commander as the HHS Senior Health Official for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the HHS Secretary’s representative to the National Incident Command where he serves as the government-wide coordinator of the health issues related to the response under the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response.
Prior to his appointment as RHA, Dr. Galloway was assigned to the University of Arizona and served as Director of the Native American Cardiology Program. Before coming to Chicago, Dr. Galloway organized and provided direct cardiac care to Native Americans in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, California and New Mexico. He was the senior cardiologist nationally for the Indian Health Service and the director of the National Native American Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program.
Dr. Galloway received his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia and completed his residency at the University of Vermont. He is board-certified in both internal medicine and cardiology; a fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Galloway has published over 170 articles, abstracts, book chapters and one book, “Primary Care of Native American Patients: Diagnosis, Therapy and Epidemiology.” He has received numerous awards, including being named the Outstanding Clinician for the Indian Health Service nationally in 1997 and has been twice awarded the Secretary of Health and Human Services Award for Distinguished Service. He has been awarded several Public Health Service medals, including the Commendation Medal.
Dr. Galloway was selected by U.S. Surgeon General as the Governor for the American College of Cardiology to represent the United States Public Health Service and was subsequently elected as the FACC Governor for Arizona. Dr. Galloway works with the American College of Cardiology in its efforts with the American Diabetes Association in the “Make The Link” Program, an educational and public health approach focusing on the link between diabetes and heart disease. For this work, Dr. Galloway received the national American Diabetes Association’s C. Everett Kook Award for Health Promotion and Awareness on behalf of the American College of Cardiology.