Richard Gallo
Richard L. Gallo, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics,
and Chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of
California, San Diego. His research focuses on the role of the innate
immune system in skin health and disease, focusing on antimicrobial
peptides and aspects of the basic functions of the skin immune system.
He has contributed several landmark observations to the field of
Dermatology including the first description of an antimicrobial peptide
in mammalian skin, the first demonstration that mammals depend on
antimicrobial peptides for defense against infection, and the first
association of a human diseases (atopic eczema and Rosacea) with a
defect in antimicrobial peptide production. His work has been seen in
some of the most prestigious scientific and medical journals and is well
supported by grants from the NIH, the Veterans Administration, and
private foundations.
Dr. Gallo trained in Dermatology at Harvard Medical School where he also
completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Cell and Developmental Biology.
He received his MD degree at the University of Rochester, where he also
received his PhD in Radiation Biology and Biophysics. Prior to
Dermatology Dr. Gallo trained in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Gallo's clinical practice is primarily located at the VA Medical
Center in La Jolla.