Transplant Surgeon, Department of Surgery (M89475)

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Department: Surgery

Duties & Responsibilities:

Mission or Goal of Unit: The mission of the Division of Transplant Surgery is to provide excellence in clinical care, the advancement of science through research, and the training of undergraduate and graduate students in our discipline. The Department fosters a level of professional activity essential to the graduate and to the professional growth of the faculty. The Division provides faculty with clinical and research experiences that prepare them for their professional careers. Finally, faculty have a responsibility to provide service to their profession and to the university community.

Chief Purpose of this position: The Department of Surgery at VCU/VCU Health System is recruiting for collateral, non-tenure track faculty position in the area of transplant surgery.  Duties will include all responsibilities of the team attendings (inpatient rounds, clinics, consults, transplant surgeries as primary and assistant surgeon, call, education, quality assurance). The transplant team procures its own donor organs, and this position will also serve in support of that mission. The faculty member will support the division in teaching responsibilities at VCU Medical Center.

Position Responsibilities:

Teaching: Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in all areas of transplant surgery.

Research: Faculty member will establish clinical research projects with a record of publication in refereed journals and external funding. They are expected to develop interdisciplinary collaborations to enhance the research program in at VCU. In addition, they will mentor both undergraduate and graduate students in their research laboratory.

Service: Faculty will serve on departmental and/or hospital committees as necessary and participate in regional and national professional organizations

Clinical: Clinical responsibilities will be in the care of the Transplant Surgery patients on the MCV campus of VCU, as well as community facilities, will include deceased and living donor kidney and liver transplantation, and pancreas transplantation. Additional opportunities exist with an extensive multidisciplinary hepato -biliary surgery practice as well as dialysis access (hemo and peritoneal).

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be board certified/board eligible in transplant surgery or equivalent
• ASTS fellowship training in multi-organ transplantation and procurement
• Able to meet licensing requirements in Virginia, and be UNOS certified or eligible
• Prior experience teaching residents and medical students
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

• Board certification in general surgery will be expected during the course of the appointment, commensurate with board requirements
• Training in robotic surgery

Salary Range: Commensurate

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Restricted Position: No

ORP Eligible: No

Rank: Open

Tenure: Ineligible

Months: 12 months

Contact Information:
Contact Name: Mary Waite
Contact Email: Mary.Waite@vcuhealth.org