Dr. Todd Stapley was appointed to the position of Chief of Staff for VA Maine HCS in May 2020.
He has held additional roles while employed by VA Maine such as Hospitalist, Assistant Chief of Medicine and Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Education. Dr. Stapley is a Veteran, he joined the Air Force in 1977 and served from 1977-1981 as a medic in Minot, North Dakota. Upon discharge, he worked in a free-standing Emergency Room in Newark, Delaware as a medical technician while attending the University of Delaware. He then transferred to West Chester University in Pennsylvania while continuing to work, this time in the field of environmental chemistry utilizing some of the skills he obtained from his college classes. Dr. Stapley graduated from WCU with a bachelor’s degree in Biology in 1989 and was then employed with SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline) until attending the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994. He completed an internal medicine residency at Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania in 2000 and became board-certified in Internal Medicine in 2001. Upon completing his medical training, he moved to Belfast, Maine, and started a private practice He was also a member of the Waldo County General Hospital medical staff. Dr. Stapley left private practice in 2005 and became one of the first hospitalists at VA Maine. He is honored to be part of the VA Maine Healthcare System.
