Juan Andres Gallego MD MS

Psychopharmacology

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Director, Early Phase Schizophrenia Biomarker Laboratory, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY. Assistant Professor, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY.

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75-59 263rd StreetGlen Oaks, NY 11004
Phone+1 718-470-4588

Summary

Dr. Juan Gallego is a psychiatrist based in Glen Oaks, NY, specializing in psychopharmacology and has extensive experience in schizophrenia, mental disorders, psychotic disorders, biomarkers, and first episode psychosis. He completed his psychiatry residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and a fellowship at Northwell Health. Dr. Gallego holds an MS in Clinical Research Methods from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Since 2012, he has served as an assistant professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Previously, he was a service chief at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medicine. His published works include studies on antipsychotic treatment response and neuroimaging biomarkers in psychosis. Dr. Gallego has conducted clinical trials on various treatments and interventions for psychotic disorders.

Education & Training

Albert Einstein College of MedicineMS, Clinical Research Methods, 2010 - 2012
Northwell HealthFellowship, 2008 - 2010
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2004 - 2008
Institute of Health Sciences Medellin Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2010 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Clinical Trials

PREvent First Episode Relapse (PREFER) Start of enrollment: 2004 Nov 01
Unknown status
Phase 4
Comparison of Aripiprazole and Risperidone for the Treatment of People With First-Episode Psychosis Start of enrollment: 2005 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 4
Omega-3 Dietary Supplements in Schizophrenia Start of enrollment: 2013 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Cerebellar-Cortical Connectivity and Prediction of Antipsychotic Treatment Response in First-Episode Psychosis.
Halil Aziz Velioglu, Julie Moehringer, Todd Lencz, Juan A Gallego, John Cholewa
Schizophrenia Bulletin. 2025-11-10
2 citations
Evidence for cytokine dysregulation in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A comparison of cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples.
Juan A Gallego, Robert K McNamara, Emily A Blanco, Santiago Castaneda, Laura D Jimenez
Psychiatry Research. 2024-05-01
3 citations
Replication of a neuroimaging biomarker for striatal dysfunction in psychosis.
Jose M Rubio, Todd Lencz, Hengyi Cao, Nina Kraguljac, Elvisha Dhamala
Molecular Psychiatry. 2024-04-01

Grant Support

Critical Research Issues in Latinx Mental Health/American Society of Hispanic PsychiatryFEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH2023–2028
Critical Research Issues in Latinx Mental Health/American Society of Hispanic PsychiatryFEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH2023–2028
NARSAD Young Investigator AwardBrain and Behavior Foundation2013–Present

Committees

Member, Program Committee, American Colllege of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019 - Present
Member, Education and Training Committee, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2018 - Present
Past Chair, Underrepresented Minority (URM) Task Force, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2018 - 2019