James C. Stanley, MD, was the Head of the Vascular Surgery Service at the University of Michigan until 2004. He has also served as both the Director of Medical Student Education and Director of Resident Education in General Surgery.
Dr. Stanley was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, and received his Medical Degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1964. After an internship at Philadelphia General Hospital, he served as a medical officer at Brooke Army Medical Center. Subsequently, he completed his surgical residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He was an NIH trainee in Academic Surgery in 1969 and 1970. After completing his Chief Residency in 1972, he joined the University of Michigan faculty, rising to the rank of professor in 1980. Dr. Stanley has an extensive clinical practice in vascular surgery and maintains an ongoing interest in biomedical research. Dr. Stanley was the recipient of the first Conrad Jobst Award for Research in Vascular Surgery in 1972, the University of Michigan Distinguished Service Award in 1976, and the Michigan Medical Center Alumni Society Distinguished Achievement Award in 2000. He became an Honorary Fellow in the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in 1992, an Honorary Member of the National Academy of Medicine of Columbia in 1994, and an Honorary Member of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Section of Vascular Surgery, in 1995. He is a member of 30 Scientific Societies. He was President of the Society for Vascular Surgery in 1996-1997 and served as Editor of the Journal of Vascular Surgery from 1991 to 1996. |
Education & Background |
1960 BA, University of Michigan
1964 MD, University of Michigan |
Post-Graduate Training |
1967 – 1972 Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia
1967 – 1971 Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center 1971 – 1972 Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center |
Academic Appointments |
1972 – 1973 Instructor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
1973 – 1976 Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School 1976 – 1980 Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School 1980 - present Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School 2005 - present Marion and David Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School |