Oak Ridge Surgeon Co-authors Textbook

Surgeon David G. Stanley, at right, presenting
the "Textbook of Angiology" to Dan Bonk.

David G. Stanley, a surgeon on the medical staff of Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, recently donated "Textbook of Angiology" to the medical library at MMCOR.

Dan Bonk, Chief Administrative Officer at MMCOR, accepted the book on behalf of the hospital.

Stanley wrote a chapter in the book titled "Noninvasive Evaluation of Carotid Artery Disease." According to information from MMCOR, the chapter details the value to patients and physicians of accurate testing for vascular disease by an accredited vascular laboratory.

Stanley, who is associated with Oak Ridge Surgeons P.C., serves as medical director of the Vascular Diagnostic Center of Oak Ridge and is a member of the editorial board for the International Journal of Angiology.

He is past president of the International College of Surgeons and has contributed to numerous surgery textbooks and journals.

"Textbook of Angiology," with 1,304 pages and 807 figures, provides an integrated view of medical and surgical aspects of vascular and cardiovascular disease.

Medical institutions worldwide use the book as an instructional tool, the information states.

Angiologists, who study blood and lymph vessels of the body, vascular surgeons, cardiologists, and other specialists in the medical field use it as a reference tool, according to the information.

Stanley became involved in the book at the request of John Chang, a physician with the Long Island Vascular Center in Roslyn, N.Y. "Chang made the request because of Stanley's skill and special qualifications in general, vascular, and thoracic surgery, as well as his experience and accomplishments as medical director of the Vascular Diagnostic Center of Oak Ridge," the information states.

"The Vascular Diagnostic Center was one of the first three laboratories in Tennessee to receive certification by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories," the information quotes Stanley as saying.

"We endured an intensive process that scrutinizes all aspects of the lab including policies, testing techniques, equipment, staff credentials, and onsite evaluations," he states. "We received accreditation because we met the commission's strict standards."

The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of vascular Laboratories periodically reviews the laboratory for re-accreditation, according to the information.

Reprinted by permission of The Oak Ridger