Stafford

Dr. Harry Stafford

  • Title
    Chief Medical Officer
  • Email
  • Phone
    2055
Dr. Harry Stafford, M.D., joined the MEAC as Chief Medical Officer in January 2022 after having served the conference as chair of the MEAC’s Health & Medical Advisory Committee (which is made up of the conference’s team doctors and head athletic trainers).

He will continue chairing that committee in his new role, while also setting the overall health and medical strategy for the conference -- inclusive of mental health.

Dr. Stafford had previously served as head team physician at North Carolina Central University, as well as a sports medicine specialist for Duke Health. Dr. Stafford received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina in 2002, and he completed his residency in family medicine at Duke University Medical Center in 2005.

His clinical interests include non-operative orthopedic care, diabetes and athletics, general family medicine, and primary care sports medicine.