Dr. Alex Gallagher, MS, DVM, DACVIM

Dr. Alex Gallagher is a 2001 graduate of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a rotating internship at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine before spending two years in private general practice.

After an internal medicine internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Maitland, FL, Dr. Gallagher completed a residency in small animal internal medicine at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, earned a Master’s degree in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, and became board-certified in 2008.

Afterwards, Dr. Gallagher spent 14 year on faculty at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine as a Clinical Assistant and then Clinical Associate Professor.

In August 2022, he left UF to join Columbia Veterinary Emergency Trauma and Specialty in South Carolina as a staff internist. Dr. Gallagher’s interests include gastroenterology, endocrinology, and image-guided interventions which allow minimally invasive options for diagnosis and treatment of diseases. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, authored several book chapters, and lectured nationally and internationally on these topics. Dr. Gallagher recently served as President of the Veterinary Interventional Radiology and Interventional Endoscopy Society (VIRIES). In his free time, Dr. Gallagher enjoys hiking, cycling, traveling, and
photography.