ABOUT DR. DACUS
Four decades of medicine in Salinas
James Dacus, MD has spent much of his professional career caring for patients in Salinas and participating in the medical life of Salinas Valley Memorial.
James Dacus, MD received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1976 and completed his Internal Medicine residency through Michigan State University affiliated hospitals.
He subsequently served as a faculty instructor in Michigan State University’s Department of Medicine.
From 1983 to 1985, Dr. Dacus served at General Leonard Wood Army Hospital in Missouri, including leadership roles in Internal Medicine and the hospital’s Special Care Unit.
In 1985, he moved to Salinas, established his private medical practice and joined the Salinas Valley Memorial medical staff.
Dr. Dacus was elected Chief of Staff in 1996 and again in 2001.
The Chief of Staff participates in medical staff leadership involving clinical quality, credentialing, peer review and medical staff governance.
M.D. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; internal medicine residency, MSU Affiliated Hospitals
Faculty Instructor Michigan State University Department of Medicine
Chief of Internal Medicine and Director of the Special Care Unit, General Leonard Wood Army Hospital, Missouri
Established private practice in Salinas; James Dacus, MD, Inc., 230 San Jose Street Joined the Salinas Valley Memorial medical staff (40 years)
Elected Chief of Staff by the physicians of this hospital twice
Transition toward retirement from private practice
Corral de Tierra resident, father of two adult daughters, fly fisherman