Robert Peter Gale

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Robert Peter Gale
Gale in 1986
Born (1945-10-11) October 11, 1945 (age 78)
Alma materHobart and William Smith Colleges
State University of New York
University of California
Occupation(s)Physician, medical researcher

Robert Peter Gale (born October 11, 1945) is an American physician and medical researcher. He is known for research in leukemia and other bone marrow disorders (such as aplastic anemia).[1]

Education

Gale received his A.B. degree with honors in biology and chemistry from

Leukemia Society of America
, where he was the Bogart Fellow and Scholar.

Career

From 1973 to 1993, Gale was on the faculty of the

UCLA School of Medicine
in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, where he focused on the molecular biology, immunology and treatment of leukemia. He also developed the bone marrow transplant program supported by the NIH. At UCLA, he was active in the Department of Psychology, where he and his colleagues studied interactions among stress, immunity and cancer.

From 1980 to 1997, Gale was Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), an organization of more than 400 transplant centers in over 60 countries worldwide working together to analyze and advance knowledge about blood cell and bone marrow transplants. From 1989 to 2003 Gale chaired the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Advanced Studies in Leukemia, a charity funding innovation leukemia research.

From 1986 to 1993, Gale was President of the

radiation poisoning incurred during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. He aided Dr. Alexander Buranov and Dr. Angelina Guskova
at Moscow's Hospital #6, a state hospital specializing in treating radiation sickness.

From 1993 to 1999, Gale was Senior Physician and Corporate Director of Bone Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation at Salick Health Care (SHC), Inc. in Los Angeles (now Aptium Oncology), a subsidiary of

RAND
and Value Health Sciences) and for studying medical aspects of managed cancer care.

From 2000 to 2004 he was Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs at

Imperial College, London
assigned to Hammersmith Hospital. He is an editor, co-editor and reviewer of many scientific journals in hematology, oncology, immunology, transplantation and internal medicine.

Gale is regarded as a world expert on the medical response to nuclear and radiation accidents and has participated in rescue efforts at

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster] would be only 0.002 percent for a member of the Japanese public".[2]

Bone marrow transplantation

Gale has contributed to basic science and clinical research in

hematopoietic stem cells
including fetal liver transplants.

Humanitarian activities

In 1986, he was asked by the government of the Soviet Union to coordinate medical relief efforts for victims of the

Myasthenia Gravis
Foundation Humanitarian Award.

Publications

Gale has published over 1150 scientific articles and more than 20 books,[

US-Soviet relations in articles for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal
.

In addition to his academic publications, Gale has written popular books on the Chernobyl accident and

Patrick Swazye). His latest book, Radiation: What it is, What you need to know, with Eric Lax, was published in February 2013.[5]

Awards

Awards for his scientific achievements include the Presidential Award,

Emmy award for his work on a 60 Minutes
special report about Chernobyl.

Personal life

Gale lives in

Big Sky, MT with his wife Laura.[6]

References

  1. ^ Today in Science History
  2. ^ "Experts Say Health Effects of Fukushima Accident Should be Very Minor". Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  3. New York Times
    . Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  4. ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 23, 1991). "Review/Television; 2 Docudramas Deal With Big Issues". The New York Times. p. 16. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  5. ISBN 978-0-307-95020-8
    . Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Robert Peter Gale MD, PhD, DSc (hon), FACP" (PDF). robertpetergalemd.com. September 1, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
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