Faculty Member of the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine

Adolph W. Galinski, D.P.M., FACFAS, Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences

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Chondromyxoid Fibroma - JAPMA, May 1996

Imaging of Digital Neuromas - JAPMA, Aug 1997

National Association of State Jury Verdicts - Expert Witness Directory

RE: this case:

On June 22, 1999, Dr. Gale filed his brief with Dr. Galinski. On July 9, 1999, the Board filed its reply brief with Dr. Galinski.

On July 20, 1999, Dr. Galinski issued his opinion (Tab 7) concluding that in all five cases that Dr. Gale failed to properly treat and/or care for the patient. However, in his written opinion, Dr. Galinski discussed in great detail that Dr. Gale’s medical record keeping in all five cases was unacceptable. 

At a Board meeting on August 11, 1999 in Jamestown, the Board and Dr. Gale entered into a Stipulated Modification to Settlement Agreement (Tab 8) since Dr. Galinski’s opinion discussed in detail Dr. Gale’s medical record keeping in all five cases and medical record keeping was not even an issue in the First Amended Complaint; thus it was agreed by the parties to not accept Dr. Galinski’s opinion. 

At the August 11, 1999 meeting in Jamestown, Dr. Gale provided information to the Board that his medical records had been audited by Blue Cross and Blue Shield twice with the latest audit being done in June 1997 and that both times the Blue Cross and Blue Shield medical record audits found Dr. Gale’s medical records adequate. Dr. Gale also provided information to the Board at the August 11, 1999 meeting in Jamestown that St. Alexius Medical Center had conducted an independent review by hiring Dr. Steven Kilwein to review 90 charts of Dr. Gale’s concerning operations that Dr. Gale had performed at St. A’s. This independent review conducted by St. Alexius determined that there were no concerns with any of the 90 surgeries Dr. Gale had performed at St. A’s. 

The parties stipulated that four members of the Board (Dr. Hofsommer, Dr. Stone, Dr. Deckert and Dr. Moen) would now act as independent reviewers in place of Dr. Galinski. Dr. Gale was given the choice of accepting Dr. Galinski’s decision or of allowing the Board members to review all the records and briefs. This was the only option given Dr. Gale. The President of the Board, Dr. Aaron Olson, was not permitted to be an independent reviewer due to the on-going hostility and animosity between Dr. Olson and Dr. Gale. Notably, however, Dr. Olson was present at this August 11, 1999 Board meeting and Dr. Olson continued to communicate with other Board members during the meeting. This August 11, 1999 stipulation between the parties specifically defined the role of the new reviewers stating that they : " . . . shall review all those briefs and documents, including x-rays, which were provided to and reviewed by Adolph W. Galinski, following which the reviewers may exercise the option of either making further oral inquiry of Dr. Brian Gale or making factual findings regarding whether Gale failed to properly treat and care for patients.