After graduating from Edinburgh in 1988, Prof Stanley trained in Edinburgh, New Zealand, Australia and London, and completed his MD thesis in 1998. He was appointed Consultant Gastroenterologist at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1999 and Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow in 2018.
He has published over 160 peer-reviewed papers and several book chapters to date, and has co-authored several national and international guidelines in the fields of GI bleeding, endoscopic therapies, and Hepatology.
Prof Stanley was elected Vice-President (Medical) of the RCPSG (2019-22). He was a founder member of the BSG International committee and the RCPSG Global Health group, and is involved in a Gastroenterology training project in Malawi (2012-present).
He was appointed Senior Secretary of the BSG (2021-23) and was elected President of the Scottish Society of Gastroenterology (2022-24).