Burn Surgeon - Assistant or Associate Professor

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City seeks a Burn Surgeon at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to deliver clinical burn care and surgical critical care. The role emphasizes strong teaching, patient-centered care, and participation in research within an ABA-verified burn center.

Board certification or eligibility in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, plus Burn fellowship training, are required, with opportunities for academic leadership.

Qualifications

• Board certification in General Surgery or eligibility required.
• Burn fellowship training is required.
• Strong interest in clinical education and research within burn care.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical burn and critical care services.
• Lead and participate in clinical education within the department.
• Engage in translational/outcomes research within burn care.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teaching

Research interest

Education

Burn fellowship training

Board certification or eligibility in General Surgery

Board certification in Surgical Critical Care

Job description

University of Utah / Department of Surgery Posted Sep 18, 2026

Salt Lake City, UT

Burn Surgeon - Assistant or Associate Professor

The Department of Surgery at the University of Utah Health is in search of a full-time academic surgeon to specialize in burn surgery and surgical critical care. Successful applicants should be qualified at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. The successful candidate should possess excellent clinical skills and strong interest in providing clinical education. An interest in supporting research as part of an academic group is desired, but the position is primarily clinical. Board certification or eligibility in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care are required along with Burn specialty fellowship training. The opportunity exists to focus on delivery of burn care in a stable, nationally- and internationally-recognized, ACS/ABA-verified regional adult and pediatric burn center. Our center provides acute burn critical care, acute burn and soft tissue surgery and burn reconstructive surgery with high performance teams supporting all aspects of inpatient and outpatient burn care.

The University of Utah Hospital Burn Center currently admits 350-400 patients yearly with 7,000+ clinic and TeleBurn visits annually providing care for the Intermountain West. The University of Utah Department of Surgery also maintains ACGME-accredited training programs in general surgery, surgical critical care, acute care surgery and all surgical sub-specialties. More recently, we have established an ABA Verified Burn Surgery Fellowship that is a 1-year combined ACGME SCC/Burn surgery fellowship. A successful candidate will anticipate a robust clinical practice with opportunity to fulfill their interests in all aspects of a flourishing surgical career including access to Department of Surgery research programs, Global Surgery infrastructure and international relationships, burn outreach and re‑integration programs, and other areas of innovation in collaboration with faculty across the University of Utah Health Sciences institution.

For more information, please contact: Shannon Boseman, Administrative Assistant at [e-mail]

The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, acceptance, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty, and patients from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

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