Full Job Description
The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, in partnership with the Methodist Transplant Institute in Memphis, TN, is accepting applications for an experienced multi-organ abdominal transplant surgeon. This is a full-time non-tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor position. Faculty rank is commensurate with experience and credentials.
The Methodist Transplant Institute is a large volume transplant center that performs on average, over 100 adult and pediatric liver transplants and 200 kidney transplants annually and boasts an active hepatic and pancreatic surgical practice. Recognized for its success with kidney, liver, kidney-pancreas and pancreas transplantation, robust clinical activity, innovation and interdisciplinary research, the Institute has been a leader in the field for more than 10 years.
Responsibilities
Participation in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows. Commitment to providing quality care, student/resident teaching, and research.
Qualifications
EDUCATION: M.D. or equivalent degree. Completion of an ASTS abdominal transplant surgery fellowship is required.
EXPERIENCE: Preferred candidates will have experience with liver transplantation, including living donor transplantation and hepato-pancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgery with experience in robotic surgery. Cross-training in kidney transplantation, laparoscopic and/or donor nephrectomy and experience with pediatric transplantation is required.
LICENSES: Board-certified or board-eligible by the American Board of Surgery or foreign equivalent. Qualification for an unrestricted medical license issued by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.
