Stanley A. Gall, MD
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health and
Professor of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville
Liaison Representative to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Stanley A. Gall, MD, is Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health and
Professor of Public Health and Information Services at the University of Louisville in Louisville,
Kentucky. He is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology with a subspecialty in maternalfetal medicine.
Dr. Gall received his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. He completed his internship at the University of Oregon Medical
School Hospitals and Clinics in Portland, Oregon and then returned to Minneapolis for his
residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Minnesota Hospitals.
After two years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at the Dewitt Army Hospital in Fort Belvoir,
Virginia, Dr. Gall joined the University of Miami Medical School, in Miami, Florida, as an
assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and rose to associate professor. He also
completed a fellowship in immunology.
Dr. Gall subsequently joined Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, where
he became Professor and Director in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and also served as
Associate Professor of Immunology. He then worked at the University of Illinois in Chicago,
Illinois for five years as Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Acting Head of the Department
of Obstetrics and Gynecology, before moving to the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY as
the Donald Baxter Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Immunology and infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology are major clinical interests for
Dr. Gall. Over the last decade he has concentrated his research efforts on vaccine research.
Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Gall has assumed leadership positions in many
professional organizations, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(ACOG), the Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG) and the
Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO). He also works with the state
of Kentucky on various health initiatives, such as the Kentucky Department of Public Health
Special Committee to Develop an Adult Vaccine Program.
Dr. Gall has authored and co-authored hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles, book
chapters, editorials and book reviews, as well as numerous reports as ACOG liaison to the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). He is an editorial board member for the American Journal of Reproductive
Immunology, Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Current Women’s Health
Reports. He is also a reviewer for a number of journals.
In 2007, ACOG honored Dr. Gall with its Distinguished Service Award at the Annual Clinical
Meeting in San Diego and Dr. Gall will receive the District Service Award at the 2009 Annual
Clinical meeting in Chicago. He is frequently listed in Best Doctors in America, Who’s Who in
America and Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
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