Division Chief — Trauma & Critical Care Surgery (Academic)

University of Kentucky; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kentucky invites applications and nominations for Chief of the Division of Trauma, Acute Care, and Critical Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery. The division leads a Level I trauma program with regional impact across central and southeastern Kentucky.

The Chief will foster clinical excellence, education, and scholarly activity, growing the division's national profile through innovation, quality improvement, and outreach initiatives.

Qualifications

• Visionary physician leader with distinguished record in academic surgery.
• Demonstrated success in trauma systems, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care.
• Proven ability to lead, recruit, and mentor faculty and trainees.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for a nationally recognized trauma, acute care surgery, and surgical critical care program.
• Oversee clinical, educational, research, and outreach missions of the division.
• Partner with hospital leadership to advance trauma system development and regional outreach.
• Promote multidisciplinary collaboration across surgical and medical services.
• Maintain an active clinical practice while growing regional and national reputation.
• Support accreditation, quality improvement, and faculty development.

Skills

Leadership

Academic surgery

Trauma systems

Acute care surgery

Surgical critical care

Faculty leadership

Job description

University of Kentucky invites applications and nominations for Chief of the Division of Trauma, Acute Care, and Critical Care Surgery in the Department of Surgery. The division leads a Level I trauma program with regional impact across central and southeastern Kentucky.

The Chief will foster clinical excellence, education, and scholarly activity, growing the division's national profile through innovation, quality improvement, and outreach initiatives.