Biography:
Robert L. Galloway, Jr. is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering and
Neurologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Galloway earned the
BSE from Duke University in 1977, the ME from UVa in 1979 and the Ph.D.
from Duke in 1983, all in Biomedical Engineering. He teaches courses in
Medical Instrumentation, Medical Imaging and a new course in Therapeutic
Bioengineering. He won the School of Engineering Award for Excellence in
Teaching in 2003, the Mortarboard (Senior Honor Society) Professor of the
Year award in 1998, the University-wide Madison Sarratt Prize for
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 1992., the Engineering Council
Professor of the Year Award in 1990 and the Tau Beta Pi Award for Teaching
Excellence in 1988. Dr. Galloway's research entails the design of systems
for Interactive, Image-Guided Neurosurgery (a term he coined in 1988).
He has published 70 manuscripts in refereed journals, six book chapters,
edited one book and presented results of his work at over 90 scientific
meetings. In addition he holds 9 US and international patents on devices
arising from his research.

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