Abdominal Transplant Surgeon

American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts General Brigham's Division of Transplant Surgery seeks a full-time, board-certified multi-organ transplant surgeon for a faculty role with appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School at instructor/assistant/associate professor levels.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, multi-organ donor programs including laparoscopic and robotic donor nephrectomy, and a

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in general surgery and transplant fellowship experience.
• Experience in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation and multi-organ donor programs.
• Robotic and laparoscopic donor nephrectomy experience.
• Interest/experience in robotic surgery and research.

Responsibilities

• Educate transplant surgery fellows, residents, and medical students.
• Participate in education and clinical programs within the Division of Transplant Surgery.
• Contribute to research and advancement of transplant care.

Skills

Liver/kidney/pancreas transplantation

Multi-organ donor experience

Robotic surgery interest/experience

Academic/research experience

Education

Board-certified in general surgery

ASTS transplant fellowship

Massachusetts medical license eligibility

Tools

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

Robotic donor nephrectomy

Machine perfusion

Dialysis access

Job description

The Division of Transplant Surgery at Massachusetts General Brigham is seeking a full-time, board-certified multi-organ transplant surgeon for a full-time faculty position. This surgeon will have an appointment at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Womens Hospital and an academic appointment at Harvard Medical School, anticipated at the Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor level.

Qualifications:

• Candidates should be board certified or board eligible in general surgery, a graduate of an ASTS-approved transplant surgery fellowship program and be eligible for a Massachusetts State Medical License.
• Candidates must have experience in liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, as well as multi-organ donor experience, including laparoscopic AND robotic donor nephrectomy.
• Exposure in live donor liver transplantation is important but not mandatory.
• The ideal candidate should have strong interest in robotic surgery, machine perfusion, dialysis access and multi-organ transplantation.
• Interest and experience in basic, translational and/or clinical research.

The successful candidate will be joining the region’s most comprehensive about Abdominal Organ Transplant Program, which currently performs approximately 200 kidneys, 180 livers, and anticipate 5 kidney/pancreas transplants annually. Also, the Live Donor Program currently performs roughly 80 live kidney donor transplants and anticipate 20 live liver transplants annually.

In addition, the candidate will actively participate in the education of transplant surgery fellows, residents, and medical students and advances care providers (NPs and PAs). Faculty rank and financial compensation are commensurate with background and experience.

Mass General Brigham and the Department of Surgery are committed to ensuring our community feels welcome, cared for and valued. Candidates who have experience working with a broad range of faculty, staff, and patients are encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and as such all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

A selection committee, headed by Dr. Shimul Shah, Chief of the Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery at Mass General Brigham, will be reviewing all applications.