Division Chief of Transplant Surgery and Immunology

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title
Division Chief of Transplant Surgery and Immunology

Position Number
968581

Vacancy Open to
All Candidates

Department
EHH BSOM Surgery Transplant

Department Homepage
https://surgery.ecu.edu/

Advertising Department
SURGERY-TRANSPLANT

Division
ECU Health/BSOM

Classification Title
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

Working Title
Division Chief of Transplant Surgery and Immunology

Number of Vacancies
1

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
1.0

Full Time or Part Time
Full Time

Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications.
Commensurate with Qualifications

Position Location (City)
Greenville

Position Type
Faculty (Teaching)

Job Category
Faculty (Physician)

Organizational Unit Overview

The Department of Surgery is a multi-faceted organization in a complex organizational structure. It is a department within the School of Medicine with the attendant responsibility for patient care, medical education and research. The Chair of the department is also the Chief of Surgical services for the hospital and, as such, has a broad range of activities including administration of the OR; allocation of scarce OR resources; adequacy of surgical beds; and credentialing of hospital surgical staff.

The department includes full-time faculty members in the sections of: general & bariatric surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, surgical oncology, transplant surgery, and trauma & acute care surgery. The department faculty provide surgical care to the people of eastern North Carolina, including pre-operative and post-operative care. The department provides surgical education to medical students and residents every day of the year. The department also has a vibrant research program including funded grants and clinical trials. The employees in the department support the clinical, education and research work of the department. To accomplish these tasks requires a highly competent, appropriately classified, and an adequately paid staff.

Job Duties

ECU Health Physicians and East Carolina University's Department of Surgery, located in Greenville, NC, is seeking a Transplant Surgeon to serve as Division Chief of Transplant Surgery and Immunology. Academic employment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, and tenure-track or fixed-term appointment is available.

The ECU Health Transplant Program delivers state-of-the-art care to patients with end-stage organ failure across eastern North Carolina. The program plans to launch a liver transplant service in the near future, with the Transplant Surgery Chief playing a key role in its development. Our 29-county service area serves 1.4 million patients and has the fifth highest incidence of renal failure in the country. The program has experienced rapid growth over the past few years with an annual volume of 120+ renal transplants, both cadaveric and living donor. The program is expanding into robotic donor nephrectomy for transplantation, having performed the first of these procedures in North Carolina. Candidates should have an interest in providing vascular access surgery and general surgery coverage for transplant patients.

Highlights:

• Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Academic Employment Model
• Hospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical center and eastern North Carolina's only level 1 trauma center
• Opportunity to operate at the ECU Health Surgicenter
• Established division inclusive of 4 surgeons
• Division is clinically productive, highly respected and actively involved in training of medical students, residents and fellows
• Active, collaborative clinical, teaching and research program
• High volume surgical program
• Access to DaVinci Xi and DaVinci DV5 Robots with teaching console
• Comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance

Minimum Education/Experience

• Applicants should be board certified in general surgery and must have completed an ASTS certified abdominal organ fellowship.

• Experience in patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team is required.

• MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution and conferred by the time of hire, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation

• North Carolina Medical License.

• Board certified with the American Board of Surgery.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

• Leadership experience and a strong background in clinical research is preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicant

East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:

Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Interest

List of Three References (noting contact information)

At the time of employment two to four original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required. Please be aware that if selected as candidate of choice, an automatic e-mail will be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Additional Instructions to Applicant

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.

Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire. Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.

Job Open Date
04/23/2026

Open Until Filled
Yes

Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date. If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date.

Initial Screening Begins
05/24/2026

Rank Level
Professor, Associate Professor

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/93024