James Taggart Priestley II (April 7, 1903 – February 9, 1979) was a senior surgeon at the Mayo Clinic[1] and a pioneer of pancreatectomy.
At the Mayo Clinic, he became a staff member in 1933 and the head of a section of surgery in 1934, retaining the post for then next 34 years.
[1] Activated in January 1943, the 71st Army General Hospital personnel were commanded by Drs Charles W. Mayo and James T. Priestley II.
These hospitals provided the first treatment for casualties evacuated by air from the campaign against Japanese occupation in this area.
[1] He wrote surgical reports with his colleagues, including Edward Starr Judd (1878–1935), Waltman Walters (1895–1988), Howard Kramer Gray (1910–1955), and John M. Waugh (1905–1962).