Assistant Professor of Pathology

EDUCATION:

University of Virginia, MD, 1997
Residency AP/CP, University of Virginia 1998 - 2003
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Columbus OH,  2003 - 2005

• Johnson TR, Mertz, SE, Gitiban N, Hammond S, LeGallo R, Durbin RK, Durbin JE. Role for innate IFNs in determining respiratory syncytial virus immunopathology.  J Immunol. 2005 Jun 1:174(11):7234-41.
• Reece TB, Ellman PI, Maxey TS, Crosby IK,Warren PS, Chong TW, LeGallo RD , Linden J, Kern JA, Tribble CG, Kron IL. Adenosine A2A receptor activation reduces inflammation and preserves pulmonary function in an in vivo model of lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 May;129(5):1137-43.
• Roman A, LeGallo R, McGahren ED.  Blocking of endogenous nitric oxide increases white blood cell accumulation in the rat lung.  J Pediatr Surg.  2004; 39(1):48-52.
• Schrecengost JE, LeGallo RD, Boyd JC, Moons KGM, Gonias SL, Rose CE, Bruns, DE.  Diagnostic accuracy of ELISA and latex D-dimer assays in the detection of venous thromboembolism in outpatients and hospitalized patients.  Clin Chem. 2003 Sep; 49(9):1483-90.
• Irvin WP Jr, LeGallo RD, Stoler MH, Rice LW, Taylor PT Jr,Andersen WA .  Vulvar melanoma: a retrospective analysis and literature review.  Gynecol Oncol. 2001; 83(3):457-65.

• Booth AM,LeGallo RD , Stoler MH,Waldron PE ,Cerilli LA.   Pediatric angiosarcoma of the heart: a unique presentation and metastatic pattern.  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2001; 4(5):490-5.