Assistant or Associate Professor - Transplant Surgery 1

American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Emory University’s Department of Surgery’s Division of Transplant Surgery seeks a full-time fellowship trained Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to join a robust team. Candidates will be considered based on their experience and long-term career interests.

Position duties include leading transplant surgeries across Emory-affiliated hospitals, advancing patient care quality and safety, and engaging in clinical research and education for medical

Qualifications

• Completion of an ASTS fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplant.
• Extensive experience in deceased donor kidney and pancreas transplantation and living donor nephrectomy.
• Active and unrestricted medical license to practice in Georgia.
• Controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon with active inpatient and outpatient practice across Emory-owned and affiliated hospitals.
• Contribute to clinical care quality and patient safety, and participate in clinical trials and innovative strategies in abdominal transplant surgery.
• Focus efforts on research, quality improvement, or other academic activities as part of the Division.
• Engage in committee work, patient selection conferences, peer review, case presentations, and patient workups per departmental guidelines.
• Participate in clinical research and efforts to secure extramural funding.
• Educate and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows in the transplant service.

Skills

Kidney transplant

Pancreas transplant

Living donor nephrectomy

Medical license (GA)

DEA certificate

Education

ASTS Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship

Job description

Emory University\'s Department of Surgery\'s Division of Transplant Surgery seeks a full-time fellowship trained Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Surgeon at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to join a robust team. Candidates will be considered based on their experience and long-term career interests.

Summary of Duties

• Serve as a Kidney and pancreas transplant surgeon for the Division of Transplant Surgery within the Department of Surgery with an active inpatient and outpatient practice, with coverage and practice responsibilities across Emory-owned and affiliated hospitals.
• Participate in efforts to provide outstanding clinical care, maintain/improve quality and patient safety, access to and management of clinical trials, and developing/refining innovative strategies in the field of adult abdominal transplant surgery.
• Have particular efforts focused in the areas of interest clinical or scientific research or quality improvement.
• Participate in committees, patient selection conference, peer review, present cases in the M\&M case conferences, manage patient workups and procedures according department guidelines, and adopt any tools and/or technologies deemed part of the practice of abdominal transplant.
• Participate in clinical research within the Division as well as efforts to secure extramural funding.
• Participate in the education and mentorship of medical students, residents and fellows and other rotators through the transplant surgery service.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of an ASTS fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplant.
• An abundance of experience in deceased donor kidney and pancreas transplantation and living donor nephrectomy.
• A valid, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia.
• A controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate.

NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

Additional Details

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