Dr. David Andrew Stump

He received a BA from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 1972 and ultimately a PhD in Clinical Neuropsychology-Physiological Psychology from the University of Houston, Houston, Texas. He was a practicing psychologist from 1976 until he moved in 1977 to Winston-Salem, NC after being recruited by Dr. James Toole and the late Dr. Lawrence McHenry to set up the Cerebral Blood Flow Laboratory and run the Outpatient Neuropsychology Clinic at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (at the time called Bowman Gray School of Medicine).

Initially, Dr. Stump’s professional career at Wake Forest centered on cerebral blood flow and ultimately his research interests solidified into studying brain injury after cardiac bypass. This career-long research resulted in writing or managing 56 NIH grants, most of which centered on modifications to cardiac bypass and testing for subtle, but significant brain damage after surgery. Dr. Stump was a world renowned investigator, authoring 97 peer reviewed scientific papers. He was a visiting professor and lectured at numerous prestigious medical institutions and medical meetings all over the world. At the time of his retirement in 2015 he was a full Professor with appointments in both the Department of Anesthesiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery.

David was an avid outdoorsman for his whole life and engaged in numerous outdoor activities and adventures on many continents. He and his wife Paula regarded their Chihuahuas as “surrogate children”, and at one time there were as many as nine in their household.

He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Paula Reid Stump, two sisters, Jeannie Stanfield and Anna Nedeau, both of Kansas City, MO , Uncle Carl Puett of Marquez, TX, Sisters-in-law Rose Jackson(R.A.) and Jackie Frank(Joe) along with numerous nieces & nephews.

We would like to acknowledge the wonderful care David received at Wake Forest University Hospital, the Cardiology Department and in particular, the medical teams and caregivers in the Cardiac ICU.

A celebration of life will be held at 3PM Sunday, February 14th at Frank Vogler & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Clemmons. The family will receive friends at a catered reception immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, please consider contributing to Paws Assisting Wounded Warriors (www.pawws.org).