Dean, School of Medicine
University of California, Irvine
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA, United States
Michael J. Stamos, MD, joined UC Irvine (UCI) in 2002 and is currently dean of the School of Medicine, a position he has held since 2016. During his tenure, the School has steadily climbed in national rankings and has twice received the highest accreditation possible from the AAMC/AMA Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Over the past five years, the School of Medicine has averaged more than a 16% increase in research awards year over year. The school has also grown annual philanthropic fundraising from $25 million in 2016 to over $100 million in FY24 and FY25.
In a joint effort with the UCI Samueli School of Engineering, the School of Medicine has developed a cutting-edge medical education program called Physician Innovator Training Program that will train a future generation of physician-engineers to tackle the world’s most complex medical issues.
Dean Stamos was born in Miami, Florida and received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his surgery internship and residency at the University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Medical Center in Miami, Florida, and received additional fellowship training at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. Stamos then moved west where he joined the UCLA faculty and worked primarily at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California as a busy clinician and division chief for 11 years.
In 2002, he moved to UCI and in 2010 assumed the role as chair of the Department of Surgery and in 2016 was appointed Dean.
He is a past president of the ASCRS, the ABCRS, and the Research Foundation of ASCRS. Over the course of his career, Dr. Stamos has published more than 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 38 chapters, and has served as editor on nine textbooks, including the ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
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