Dr. Stacie A. F. Vela is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at MUSC starting July 1, 2008. Dr. Vela attended the University of California, Los Angeles from 1994-1998 earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She then obtained her Doctorate of Medicine in 2002 from The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Vela then did internship and residency training at University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University. She completed postdoctoral training in Gastroenterology with specialty training in Endoscopic Ultrasound at MUSC.
Dr. Vela is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopists (ASGE). She has been honored appointment to the ASGE Post Graduate Education Committee and ASGE Diversity Committee for the past two years.