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Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD

(Douglas Galasko, MD)

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Specializes in: Psychiatry & Neurology, General Practice and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Professional interests include: memory disorders, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and more.

9444 Medical Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

(858) 657-8540

Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD is a null in San Diego, CA specializing in psychiatry & neurology, general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

9444 Medical Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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150 Muir Road Va Northern California (612)
Martinez, CA 94553

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The findings preclude testing higher doses of deferiprone and argue against further exploring the drug in Parkinson's disease, noted Douglas Galasko, MBBCh, of the University of California, San...”—"Brain Iron Chelation Linked With Worse Outcomes in Early Parkinson's", MedPage Today, December 2022

“"It makes sense to try different approaches for Alzheimer's, and because aging is a risk factor for Alzheimer's, it is possible that drugs that target pathways implicated in aging may have...”—"Treating Alzheimer's by treating aging", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2019

“We asked two experts on Alzheimer's disease - Dr. Douglas Galasko, a board-certified neurologist and co-director of the Shiley-Marcos ADRC at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Dr. James Brewer,...”—"Early detection is key in slowing Alzheimer's", The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	173

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	19
Dementia	63
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	67
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	178

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	72
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	169

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	29
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	69
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2017

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	75
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	217
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	25
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	75
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	235
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	35
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	75
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	193

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2020

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	14
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	221

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	122
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	75
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	45
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	65
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD treated as a null in San Diego, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	193
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	118
Hispanic	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	64
85 and over	12
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	40

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD treated were dementia, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	7
Dementia	64

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD graduated from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Neurology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Neurology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

UC San Diego Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Biogen, Inc.	$54,398 ADUHELM $9,181	SPINRAZA $85	$45,131
Roche Diagnostics International Ltd	$14,309 PDCDReagentsandDiseaseStates $11,709	MD Research and Development $2,600
EISAI INC.	$5,730 Leqembi $5,730
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4,200 $4,200
GE Healthcare	$2,600 VIZAMYL $1,800	DATSCAN $800
Other	$2,529 Xeomin $36	NORTHERA $36	AZILECT $25	GOCOVRI $25	Hizentra $15	Other $2,391

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$63,290
Travel and Lodging	$12,998
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$7,066
Food and Beverage	$411

Research Payments

Dr. Douglas R. Galasko, MD has received 109 research payments totaling $1,414,089.

Biography

Dr. Douglas Galasko is a specialist in general practice and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Galasko's areas of clinical interest consist of parkinson's disease, dementia with lewy bodies (DLB), and frontotemporal dementia. He is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Dr. Galasko trained at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University for his residency.