Dr. Mike Stamos

Michael J. Stamos, MD, is the dean of UCI School of medicine, a position he has held since 2016. 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 UC Irvine and in 2010, he assumed the leadership role as chair of the department of surgery, a role he enjoyed until February 2016, when he assumed the role of dean. In his tenure, he has led the UCI School of Medicine to a successful LCME reaccreditation, and serves as leader of the UCI Health clinical integration and strategic plan initiatives. Dr. Stamos is a past president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS), as well as past president of the Research Foundation of ASCRS. He has published more than 235 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 38 chapters, and has served as editor on nine textbooks, including the ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. As a busy clinician, Dr. Stamos developed his leadership skills while maintaining his clinical interests. He is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of colorectal cancer and inflammatory bowel disease using minimally invasive surgery and sphincter-preserving techniques. His research background is centered on outcomes research and innovative clinical trials that have helped define approaches to patient care in his field. Since 1998, he has been continuously recognized in Best Doctors in America.