Dr. Patrick Gallus is one doctor who doesn’t like to play the waiting game.
Maybe it was all the years he spent as an emergency doctor in Prescott, Arizona, where he served as chief of staff at Yavapai Regional Medical Center. There, Dr. Gallus developed two emergency departments, and his staff of 18 physicians saw 72,000 patients per year.
Now, the 1981 Butte Central graduate is back in his home town, seeing walk-in patients at the Mercury Street Medical Group at 300 W. Mercury St.
There, you can expect to get in and out quickly and on with your recovery. That is because Dr. Gallus does not like you waiting any more than you like waiting.
Dr. Gallus graduated from the University of Montana. After working as an athletic trainer and physical therapist in San Diego, where he worked with the Clippers of the NBA and the Chargers of the NFL, Dr. Gallus obtained his D.O. at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, and he completed his emergency medicine residency at Texas A&M University.
After two decades in Prescott, he decided to come home to be closer to his parents and the Big Hole River.
The second of Dr. John and Anna Gallus’ seven children, Dr. Patrick Gallus spent his childhood in the outdoors. One summer, he said he went to the river and did not come back for a month and a half. He also might have the high school record in Butte for the most days spent skiing during the school year.
Listen in to this podcast as Dr. Gallus talks about growing up in Butte and how he started to learn how to be a good student when he was in college. Listen as he talks about his time in residency and working in Arizona.
Listen to why he moved back to town and why he is the guy to see if you don’t enjoy waiting forever to see a doctor.
Today's podcast is brought to you by Casagranda's Steakhouse. Eat where the locals eat. Intro music by Tim Montana. For more from the Elk Park native, go to timmontana.com. For more from Bill Foley, go to ButteCast.com.
