Colorectal Surgery Faculty Position - Duke Health, Durham NC

Duke University Health System; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 240,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Dental

Vision

CME

Moving allowance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Duke University Medical Center is inviting applications for a fellowship-trained, BC/BE Colorectal Surgeon to join our faculty in Durham, NC. The role emphasizes minimally invasive colorectal surgery and collaboration across Duke Health facilities.

The ideal candidate will participate in clinical research and educate medical students, NP/PA residents, and surgical trainees while contributing to a high-volume, multidisciplinary cancer program.

Qualifications

• Fellowship-trained, BC/BE colorectal surgeon.
• Interest in minimally invasive colorectal surgery.
• Commitment to clinical research and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Teach medical students, NP/PA residents, General Surgery residents, and specialty fellows.
• Participate in clinical research and education across Duke Health institutions.
• Provide colorectal surgery across Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional, and affiliated centers.

Job description

Join Duke Surgery in Durham, NC!

Colorectal Surgery Faculty Position-Duke Health, Durham/Raleigh NC

The Department of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center is seeking a fellowship-trained, BC/BE Colorectal Surgeon to join our faculty. The ideal candidate will have skill and enthusiasm for minimally invasive colorectal surgery and will want to participate in clinical research and the education of medical students, NP/PA residents, General Surgery residents, and specialty fellows.

• The section currently consists of six colorectal surgeons enjoying the full breadth of our specialty service. Our group includes a robust team of Advanced Practice Providers.
• Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, and the Durham VA provide a high volume of complex open and MIS abdominal surgery as well as tremendous untapped potential for expansion in colonoscopy, benign anorectal, and pelvic floor practice.
• This is a busy practice in colon and rectal cancer, working closely with colleagues in GI, medical oncology, and radiation oncology.
• The position is strictly colorectal surgery. Each operating site is equipped with full robotic and invasive approach operations. We enjoy access to freestanding surgery centers within close proximity to the main campus.
• The Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Regional, and Duke Raleigh centers provide comprehensive cancer multidisciplinary clinics and research opportunities.
• Duke Digestive Disease Program is a joint effort of colorectal surgery and IBD GI specialists specifically collaborating around this patient population.

Salary and rank will be commensurate with training and experience. The department offers a generous compensation plan that rewards clinical productivity and academic excellence. Additionally, faculty members enjoy Duke's comprehensive benefit package including 401K, dental, vision, CME, moving allowances, and tuition assistance.

The greater Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill offers wide-ranging options in housing and choices for active outdoor and social lives. The Research Triangle Park, a globally prominent high-tech research and development center conceived around the three academic centers in the region, has made the area culturally diverse, economically resilient, and nationally recognized as an excellent place to live and work.

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.