Background
Galasko, Charles Samuel Bernard was born on June 29, 1939 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Son of David Isaac and Rose (Shames) Galasko.
Galasko, Charles Samuel Bernard was born on June 29, 1939 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Son of David Isaac and Rose (Shames) Galasko.
Bachelor of Medicine, BCh with 1st class honors, University Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa, 1962. Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin, University Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa, 1970. Master of Science (honorary), University Manchester, England, 1980.
House surgeon Johannesburg General Hospital, 1963-1964, senior house surgeon orthopaedic surgery, 1965, registrar orthopaedic surgery, 1965-1966. House surgeon Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1966-1967, surgical registrar, 1966-1967, director orthopaedic surgery, 1973-1976. Senior orthopaedic registrar Radcliffe Infirmary and Nuffield Orthopaedic Center, Oxford, England, 1970-1973.
Professor orthopaedic surgery University Manchester, 1976—2004. Honorary consultant orthopaedic surgery Salford (England) Royal Hospitals National Health Service Trust, director education and training, 2003^. Temporary advisor World Health Authority, 1981.
Lecturer in field; chair joint committee on higher surgical training in United Kingdom and Ireland, 1997-2000. Chairman Intercoll. Academy Board Sport Exercise and Medicine, 2002^.
Fellow British Orthopaedic Association, Manchester Medical Society, Royal College Surgeons of England (member county), Royal College Surgeons of Edinburgh. Member British Orthopaedic Research Society, Girdlestone Orthopaedic Society, International Orthopaedic Research Society (past president), Surgical Research Society, Metastasis Research Society (founder), South African Surgical Research Society, British Association Surgical Oncology (founder), British Nuclear Medicine Society, Brit.Rheumatol. Association (associate), British Medical Association, British Orthopaedic Travelling Association, British Children's Orthopaedic Surgery Society, British Skeletal Dysplasia Group, Rhino, Manchester Pediatric, ABC Orthopaedic, Manchester and Salford Medical Engineering (past president), British Olympic Association (medical subcommittee).
Married Carol Freyda Lapinsky. Children: Deborah, Gavin.