James McAvoy

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Clinical Focus

Anesthesia
Critical Care Medicine

Academic Appointments

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Administrative Appointments

Rotation Director: Management of the Cardiac Patient Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine; Stanford School of Medicine (2024 - Present)
Question Author, Critical Care Medicine Examination, American Board of Anesthesiology (2024 - Present)
Director of Quality Improvement, Department of Anesthesiology; County of Santa Clara (Santa Clara Valley Medical Center) (2023 - 2023)
Anesthesiology liaison, Trauma Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, County of Santa Clara (Santa Clara Valley Medical Center) (2021 - 2023)
Chair, Transfusion Review Committee, County of Santa Clara (Santa Clara Valley Medical Center) (2021 - 2023)

Honors & Awards

Graduating Resident of the Year, Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (2019)
Chief Resident, Stanford University Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (2018-2019)
Transitional Intern of the Year, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (2016)
Charles T. Schechtman, MD ’26 Award for Excellence in Clinical Care, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2015)
John E. Mazuzan Jr. MD ’54 Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2015)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2014)
Gold Humanism Honor Society, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2014)
Durwood J. Smith Award for Excellence in Pharmacology, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2013)
Ephiram Woll Award for Excellence in Pathology, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2013)
Ernest Hiram Buttles Award for Excellence in Pathology, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2013)
Henry & Phyllis Wasserman Phorplus Prize for Excellence in Basic Sciences, The University of Vermont College of Medicine (2013)
Phi Beta Kappa, The University of Massachusetts Amherst (2011)

Professional Education

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine (2020)
Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia (2020)
Fellowship: Stanford University Critical Care Medicine Fellowship (2020) CA
Residency: Stanford University Anesthesiology Residency (2019) CA
Internship: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Dept of Medicine (2016) CA
Medical Education: University of Vermont College of Medicine (2015) VT

Contact

Academic jcmcavoy@stanford.edu

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Anesthesia Department 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3580 MC 5640 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 723-5728 Fax: (650) 725-8544

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

2023-24 Courses

Critical Illness: Patients, Physicians, and Society
ANES 70Q (Spr)

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