Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Section Chief

Skeletal Rad; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a Harvard Medical School affiliate, seeks a Section Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging to lead the MSK Section, drive research, education, and clinical missions, and advance careers of staff and trainees.

The MSK Section performs full imaging exams across BIDMC's main campus in Boston and affiliated sites, with extensive MRI/CT capabilities and a strong collaborative environment with Orthopedics and Neurology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Musculoskeletal Imaging section.
• Engage in research, education, and clinical service.
• Collaborate with Orthopedic, rheumatology, surgical and other clinical colleagues.

Job description

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Section Chief

BIDMC/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Section Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)

The Department of Radiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center , a Harvard Medical School affiliate, is seeking a superb individual to serve as ournextSection Chief ofMusculoskeletal Imaging.The idealcandidatewill continue to drive and will participate in the research, education, and clinical missionsof the section, as well as advancing the careersof our outstandingMSKstaffand trainees.

Ourbusy MSKSection currently hassixfull and part-time faculty members andtwo fellows in our ACGME-accredited program, and residents from our 44-person training program participate in this popular MSK rotation.All section membersparticipateinour plain filmcall poolandcollaborate closely with our Orthopedic, rheumatology, surgical, emergency medicine and other clinical colleagues.

In addition to being a Level 1 Trauma Center,BIDMC has alarge and comprehensiveDepartment of Orthopedics, that includes active orthopedic oncology, sports medicine, and orthopedic biomechanics groups that collaborate in research programs.MR and US neurography programs are run in collaboration with our department of Neurology.Excellent researchsupportexistsforboth MRI and CT, including pulse sequence development and image processing. In addition, the department will be engaged in the newly announced and exciting clinical collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, BIDMC, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP) to establish New England’s only free-standing adult inpatient cancer hospital. The collaboration will bring together world-class clinicians to deliver transformational, precision medicine in an environment solely dedicated to defying cancer.

TheMSKSection performs the full range ofmusculoskeletal imagingexamsand proceduresat the Medical Center’s main campus in Boston and at our affiliated community sites. Current facilities include 10 clinical MRI units (1.5T and 3T)and12 CT scanners. Network sites feed a commonPACSand the studies are read at BIDMC in Boston,as well as remotereading throughhome workstations.

BIDMC is a major Harvard Medical School-affiliated teaching hospital with 649 beds, a Level I trauma center, andhighly competitive residency and fellowship programs across the range of academic medicine.Candidates should be excited to work in an academic environment and committed toteachingmedical students, residents, and fellows.BIDMC is an anchor medical center for the Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) network, which includes 13 hospitals, 4,300 physicians,35,000 employeesand covers approximately1.3 million patientsin eastern Massachusetts.

Candidates for this position should have experience managing a clinical division, or equivalent level of operational experience, and be eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Candidates should be eligible for appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level at Harvard Medical School;salary and academic rank will becommensuratewith qualifications and experience.

HMFP/APHMFP offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and to all employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, ancestry, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.