PHYSICIAN CEO Alumni Directory

Gerard J. Stanley Jr., MD is the physician CEO of SCULPT Contemporary Cosmetic Surgery, Laser, & Aesthetics in

Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Stanley grew up in a small rural Iowa town and is the son of a country family physician. He

attended Creighton University where he graduated with magna cum laude with a degree in Classical and Near

Eastern Civilizations. He then attended Creighton University School of Medicine where he served as class president

three of the four years and graduated with honors prior to attending his first training program in rural family

medicine and surgery at the Northern Colorado Medical Center. After completing his residency he served in the

National Health Service Corp as a rural family physician and surgeon in critically underserved communities and then

served his final year performing facial cancer surgery in a FQHC. After completing four years of service, he entered

into a year of cosmetic surgical training through the American Society of Cosmetic Physicians. After completing his

year of cosmetic surgical training, Dr. Stanley chose to focus his practice in minimally invasive procedures and

opened SCULPT in 2012.

Dr. Stanley admits that what drew him to cosmetic surgery is the inherent joy he can bring to people’s lives through

surgery as well as the fact that it allows him to practice medicine with more freedom than a practice based in

traditional insurance models. He states that his passion is for his patients and the experience that he can provide for

them. Professionally, Dr. Stanley sits on the Board of Directors and National faculty for the American Society of

Cosmetic Physicians and is an active speaker nationally and internationally for Merz Aesthetics and Cutera Lasers.

He is on the faculty of Creighton University School of Medicine and the Clarkson Residency Program, and has been

a guest lecturer at the University of Nebraska at Omaha College of Business, University of Northern Colorado

College of Nursing, and is the regional medical advisor for Kaplan University’s school of Medical Assistants. He

enjoys teaching students at a variety of levels and states that he is always gaining insights into the younger

generations through these interactions.

In his free time, Dr. Stanley has 3 young and busy sons ranging in age from 11 months to 8 years old. He is an active

coach of their athletic teams and volunteers in their school whenever he can. Dr. Stanley is an avid golfer and enjoys

playing whenever the time will allow. He jokes that after introducing his wife to golf he seems to play a lot more

now. He and his wife, Erin, enjoy cooking, entertaining, and traveling.