HSOM - Surgery - GI (Colorectal Surgeon)

UAB SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, is recruiting a tenure-track colon and rectal surgeon with an interest in academic surgery. The candidate will meet clinical, research, and teaching needs with a focus on colorectal diseases such as cancer, IBD, diverticular and anorectal disorders, endoscopy, and other pathologies.

The division supports rural hospital practices in Alabama and hospital facilities in UAB-St.

Qualifications

• Fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon with an interest in academic surgery.
• Meet clinical, research, and teaching needs in the Department of Surgery.
• Practice focused on colorectal diseases including cancer, IBD, diverticular disease, anorectal disorders, endoscopy and other pathologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to clinical care in colorectal surgery and related hospital programs.
• Engage in basic and clinical research and scholarly activities.
• Participate in teaching residents and fellows within the division.

Skills

Clinical research

Teaching

Colorectal surgery expertise

Education

Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery

Job description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, is recruiting candidates for a tenure-track faculty appointment in the Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. We seek a fellowship-trained colon and rectal surgeon with an interest in academic surgery. The successful candidate will be expected to meet clinical, research, and teaching needs in the Department of Surgery with a practice focused on colorectal diseases including colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, anorectal disorders, endoscopy, and other colorectal pathologies. Our faculty also supports the general surgery practice of several rural hospitals in Alabama. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the support of these practices and also hospital facilities in UAB-St. Vincent Health System. Our faculty members are nationally-recognized experts in the field of gastrointestinal surgery including colorectal surgery. We are home to one of the highest-volume academic robotics programs in the country and our ACGME-accredited colorectal surgery fellowship program is only one in Alabama. The Division is significantly involved in both basic and clinical research and faculty have track-records of independent funding including from the NIH. In addition to our focus on patient care, we provide an environment that supports the education of health professionals and encourages advanced research to further medical science.

Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Our faculty are nationally-recognized experts in the field of gastrointestinal surgery. Our bariatric surgery program is one of only 10 programs in Alabama accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The Division is actively involved in clinical research aimed at quality improvement for surgical patients as well as basic science research including investigations into environmental exposures can change one’s risk for developing cancer. The Division also houses a minimally invasive surgery fellowship and a colorectal surgery fellowship. In addition to our focus on patient care, we also provide an environment that supports the education of health professionals and encourages advanced research to further medical science.