Brian J. Galinat, M.D., MBA

Brian J. Galinat's Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Born in Connecticut, he received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Randolph-Macon College and his M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia.

After completing orthopedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University he did the shoulder/sports fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

• Fellowship – The Hospital for Special Surgery, NY
• Residency – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Medical school – Medical College of Virginia
• Undergraduate – Randolph-Macon College

• Top Doctor by Delaware Today: 1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Board certifications:

• Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Professional memberships:

• American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons Society
• Current President-Elect of the Medical Society of Delaware
• Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association Board Member
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons  
• Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society   
• Delaware Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons  
• New Castle County Medical Society  
• American Medical Association  
• Wharton Healthcare Management Alumni Association

He is the first and currently only surgeon in Delaware to be elected as a full Active member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society. He is the only orthopedic surgeon in Delaware to have ever been elected to serve on the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors. He has served on the AAOS Board of Councilors, and the AAOS Coding, Coverage and Reimbursement Committee. He is the only private practice surgeon in Delaware to be elected to the American Orthopedic Association and the Twentieth Century Orthopedic Association. He is a Past President of the Delaware Society of Orthopedic Surgeons and is the current President-Elect of the Medical Society of Delaware. He has served on the Boards of the Eastern Orthopedic Association, the YMCA of Delaware and he is currently on the Board of the Twentieth Century Orthopedic Association. He is past Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Medical Director of the Musculoskeletal Service Line at Christiana Care Health System. He is involved with education of residents and therapists in our area. His interests outside of work include his family, golf, turning bowls, photography and visiting our National Parks.

As Drs. Jeffery Lynch and Mike Reynolds have joined DOS, he has been able to decrease his clinical activity but has expressed hopes to continue to see patients a few days a week well into the future.