Stanford M. Noel, M.D., 87-year-old retired orthopedic surgeon of Los Angeles, California, died September 2, 2022, following a long illness. Dr. Noel
was a well-known and respected surgeon who practiced for over 50 years in Los Angeles, California, specializing in the treatment of hip disorders in both children and adults. Visitation was held at Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman, Texas on Monday, September 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Private burial was at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman.

Dr. Noel was born December 16, 1934, in Sherman, Texas, the son of Jewel H. and Oscar H. Noel. He attended Rice Institute as an undergraduate and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, for medical school. He served as a captain in the U. S. Army Medical Corps in Korea functioning as a general surgeon. Following discharge he went to Stockton, California, where he practiced general surgery for two years. He decided orthopedics was his calling, and went to Harbor General Hospital in Los Angeles for one year of orthopedic research with Dr. Marshall Orloff. He was then accepted in a three-year orthopedic residency at Orthopedic Hospital, L.A., followed by a three-year fellowship specializing in hip disorders

He formed a partnership with Dr. William Craig treating private patients with orthopedic problems with a focus on the hips of both children and adults.
Together they headed a hip clinic at Orthopedic Hospital for underprivileged children with congenital hip disorders

After Dr. Craig’s retirement, Dr. Noel continued the children’s hip clinic and a private practice which included many referrals from physicians and patients for the treatment of challenging and complex hip disorders. He had compassion for his patients and their families. They trusted him. He was rightfully proud of his work, and especially with the clinic children.

In the winter of 1969 he was one of the first orthopedic surgeons to go to England to study with Dr. John Charnley, the originator of total hip replacements. Later, Dr. Noel designed his own total hip prosthesis for special patient situations

Dr. Noel was president of the medical staff at Orthopedic Hospital for three terms and involved in a teaching program for residents at Orthopedic Hospital. He was a member of the National Hip Society. He was selected as one of two in the state of California for a three-year term as lobbyist of Congress in Washington representing the National Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

His hobbies included golf, fly-fishing at the family cottage in Canada, and research in depth on a variety of topics. He was extremely well read, and one could always look to Stanford for accurate information. He enjoyed lively intellectual discussions

Dr. Stanford Noel will be missed greatly by his family, friends, colleagues and patients. He was predeceased by his parents, Jewel and Oscar Noel, and
survived by his wife, Marcia Clark Noel, brother Harold Noel and wife Melinda, and sister Margie Noel, brother-in-law Dr. Robert Clark and wife Sherry, and beloved nephews Jeffrey and David Clark, and cousin Willies Ballou and wife Cathye.