Background
Bigos, Stanley James was born on January 20, 1946 in Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. Son of Stanley Joseph and Dorothy Marie (Krumel) Bigos.
educator Orthopedic surgery spine specialist
Bigos, Stanley James was born on January 20, 1946 in Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. Son of Stanley Joseph and Dorothy Marie (Krumel) Bigos.
Associate of Arts, Fairbury (Nebraska) College, 1966; Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, U. Missouri, 1970; Doctor of Medicine, U. Missouri, 1975.
Chief physical therapist, Johnson & Carroll County Hospital, Warrensburg and Carrollton, Missouri, 1970-1971;
clinical instructor, U. Missouri Physical Therapy, Columbia, 1972-1976;
surgical intern, U. Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, 1975-1976;
resident orthopaedics, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1976-1980;
spine fellow, Alf Nachemson, Gothenburg, Sweden, Seattle, 1980-1981;
from assistant professor to associate professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1982-1991;
professor orthopaedics, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1991;
Adjunct Professor environmental health, since 1991. Adjunct Professor Environmental Health, since 1991. Founder, director Spine Resource Clinic, Seattle, since 1985.
Chairman panel guide Agency for Health Care Policy Research, Rockville, Maryland., since 1991. Consultant United Kingdom Low Back Guidelines Committee, 1993. Guest lecturer Clemenson Lecturers, Denmark, since 1993.
International guest lecturer in field. Testimony United States Congress on Science of Industrial Back Injury Claims.
Co-founder, member Patrons Cystic Fibrosis, Seattle, 1985. President 65 Roses Club, Seattle, 1986-1988. Fellow American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons (occupational health/outcomes committee since 1989, Kappa Delta award 1991).
Member American Orthopaedic Association, North America.Spine Society, Western Orthopaedic Association, International Association Study of Pain, International Society Study Lumber Spine (west coast representative 1987-1991), Patrons Cystic Fibrosis (vice president 1985-1986, award of merit 1987), Society Internat.de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie.
Married Karen Marie Hartnett Graybeal, March 31, 1970 (divorced February 1988). Children: Kristen Elizabeth (deceased), Jennifer Leah, John Bradley. Married Kathleen Marie Boyle, August 19, 1993.
