Academic Scholar – Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology

State University of New York at Buffalo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan contributions

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Malpractice coverage

CME support

Job summary

The University at Buffalo’s Department of Pediatrics invites applications for an Academic Scholar – Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Pediatric Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology, affiliated with Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. The position emphasizes clinical care, teaching and scholarly activity within a leading pediatric program.

Ideal candidates are board-certified in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine and in Allergy/Immunology (or eligible).

Qualifications

• Board-certified in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine.
• Board-certified or Board-eligible in Allergy/Immunology.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care for infants, children and adolescents with asthma, immunologic diseases and related disorders.
• Teach allergy/immunology fellows, rotating residents and medical students at UBMD Pediatrics and affiliated sites.
• Participate in educational conferences, curriculum development and mentorship of junior faculty and fellows.

Education

Board-certified in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine

Board-certified or Board-eligible in Allergy/Immunology

Job description

Academic Scholar – Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology

Position Title Academic Scholar – Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Pediatric Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology

The Department of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo (UB) and Golisano Children’s Hospital ( GCH ) of Buffalo is actively recruiting for a Pediatric Allergist/Immunologist to expand the inpatient and outpatient Allergy/Immunology services at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.

This individual will provide direct expertise and consultation for a diverse patient population with asthma, ectopic diseases and primary immunodeficiencies. We have an active oral immunotherapy program, with a strong infrastructure. We are a New York State SCID Newborn Screen Specialty Care Center and a FARE Network Center of Clinical Excellence. Our division collaborates closely with the allergy physicians in the Department of Medicine to train our fellows in our ACGME -accredited, combined Pediatric-Medicine Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Program.

This position involves consultations, management and planning for infants and children with severe allergies and immunologic disease, high-risk conditions, those undergoing planned interventions and operative procedures and those requiring immunomodulating therapies.

This individual will work closely with our multidisciplinary team that includes Advanced Practice Providers, pharmacists, nutritionists, nurses and social workers to ensure that neonates, infants, children and adolescents across Western New York receive standard-of-care and cutting-edge therapies and treatments.

The Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo’s Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care unit ( NICU ) provides support and is referral center for multiple lower level NICUs throughout Western New York and has its own Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team and dedicated Neonatal Ambulance providing emergency stabilization and transport to our GCH Buffalo NICU .

The Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo has a 20-bed combined medical-surgical ICU and is building a Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Program and has its own Pediatric Critical Care Transport team and dedicated Pediatric Ambulance providing emergency stabilization and transport to our GCH Buffalo PICU .

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo has achieved national recognition with US News and World Report ranking it among the top 20 pediatric hospitals in the country and ranked 5th in New York State (and first in Upstate NY). This modern pediatric acute and emergency care hospital provides diagnostic and treatment services to Western New York and is Upstate New York’s only free-standing Children’s Hospital. Golisano of Buffalo is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and can accommodate 185 inpatients including medical/surgical, ICU and neonatal patients, and adult maternity patients. The hospital admits nearly 28,000 patients annually and treats 123,000 patients in the emergency department or one of its 45 specialty clinics. Golisano has 48 inpatient pediatric beds, a 20 bed pediatric intensive care unit, a 64 bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, dedicated bone marrow transplant and pediatric epilepsy beds and admits more than 1300 children per year.

Golisano Children’s Hospital of Buffalo is on the city’s medical campus, bridge connected to Buffalo General Hospital, the Gates Vascular Institute and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center for children and adults and is across the street from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

This candidate will participate in strategic planning and execution of expansion of our Allergy and Immunotherapy Programs, focused on diagnosis and management.

This candidate will support our robust Allergy/Immunology Fellowship, assisting with education for our fellows as well as pediatric and Medicine-Pediatric residents and medical students from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Ideal candidates will have robust clinical experience and excellent clinical, teaching and communication skills, as well as interest in scholarly and quality improvement initiatives. Protected time and resources will be available to encourage academic productivity and pursuit of external funding for those wishing to pursue a Physician-Scientist career.

Division & Program Highlights

• Excellent research support and track-record
• Excellent administrative, study coordinator and biostatistician support
• Excellent mentorship available for faculty at all levels

Teaching and Mentorship Responsibilities

• Teach allergy/immunology fellows, rotating residents and medical students
• Participate in educational conferences and curriculum development for fellows and junior faculty
• Provide mentorship to junior faculty and fellows in allergy/immunology and management of immunodeficiencies and oral immunotherapies
• UBMD Pediatrics – largest pediatric subspecialty group in Western New York
• Strong administrative, research and operational support
• State-of-the-art facilities at the only free-standing Children’s Hospital in NY State adjacent to Buffalo General and Gates Vascular Institute and across from Roswell Comprehensive Cancer Center and the School of Medicine
• Beautiful state-of-the art 64 bed NICU ; each room able to accommodate twin/multiple gestation keeping families together
• Excellent robust Pediatric Critical care multi-disciplinary team and Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care team.
• Robust clinical program including ECMO , CRRT and plasmapheresis with experienced nursing team
• Experienced and excellent “STAT team” providing nursing and respiratory therapy for critical emergencies throughout GCH of Buffalo
• Superior respiratory therapy support including all modalities of positive pressure and negative pressure ventilation.
• Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Transport teams with dedicated ambulances for stabilization and transport
• Critical Care Sedation service
• Pediatric Anesthesia, Interventional radiology and surgical support and specialists

Compensation & Benefits through UBMD

• Retirement plan contributions, no employee contribution required
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Malpractice coverage
• CME support

Why Buffalo?

• Affordable housing and excellent schools
• “The City of Good Neighbors”
• Commute-friendly
• Family-friendly community
• Proximity to Toronto and major Northeast cities
• Buffalo International Airport
• Medical campus with Children’s hospital, Cancer center, Adult Stroke center/Adult hospital and Medical School on site.

UBMD Pediatrics

UBMD Pediatrics is one of 16 practice plans within UBMD Physicians’ Group, the single largest medical group in Western New York. We provide premier health care to infants, children, adolescents and adults. In addition to primary care pediatrics, we have 15 pediatric subspecialties. Our physicians make up the academic teaching faculty within the Department of Pediatrics at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and Golisano Children’s Hospital.

About The University at Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and the largest, most comprehensive institution in the 64-campus State University of New York ( SUNY ) system, and a member institution of the prestigious Association of American Universities ( AAU ). Over 30,000 undergraduate, masters and doctoral students are enrolled at UB across 13 colleges/schools. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

The successful applicant must share our unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity, collegiality, antiracism, and respect for the inclusion of individuals with diverse backgrounds.

Minimum Qualifications

• Board-certified in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine and Board-certified or Board-eligible in Allergy/Immunology

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic/scholarly activity

Physical Demands

Driving Requirements This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

$0.00

Additional Salary Information

The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Job Type

Full-Time

Campus

Downtown Campus

UB is an EOE and welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Arrangements will be made if an applicant has a disability in order to provide access to the application, interview and selection process upon request. Reasonable accommodation requests must be made in a timely manner by email at [e-mail] or by phone [phone].