Open Rank Clinical Faculty Position, Division of Transplantation

University-of-Virgini; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Virginia's UVA Provost's Office: School of Medicine: Surgery in Charlottesville, VA invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Surgery in Transplant Surgery. The role includes patient care, clinical teaching, and performing liver, kidney and pancreas transplants, with inpatient and outpatient responsibilities for transplant patients.

Candidates must have an MD or equivalent and Virginia licensure eligibility, meet UNOS requirements for donor surgery, and

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent and Virginia licensure eligibility.
• Must meet UNOS requirements for primary living donor surgeon in kidney and liver donation.
• Independent in laparoscopic and/or robotic assisted living donor nephrectomy.
• Expertise in laparoscopic, robotic-assisted kidney and pancreas transplantation.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care and clinical teaching in transplant surgery.
• Perform liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation.
• Inpatient and ambulatory care for pre- and post-transplant patients.
• Provide surgical care in general surgery for transplant recipients or non-transplant patients.
• Share transplant and deceased donor procurement call schedule, including travel to outlying hospitals for multi-organ recoveries and safe transportation of organs to UVA.

Skills

Laparoscopic transplant

Robotic-assisted nephrectomy

Kidney transplantation

Pancreas transplantation

Education

MD or equivalent

Job description

University of Virginia: UVA Provost's Office: School of Medicine: Surgery

Location

Open Date

Aug 20, 2026

Description

Assistant Professor of Surgery

The Department of Surgery's Division of Transplant Surgery at the University of Virginia, School of Medicine, is seeking applicants for a full-time position of Assistant Professor of Surgery in Charlottesville, Virginia. The duties are as follows: Provide patient care and clinical teaching, including performing liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation, inpatient and ambulatory care for pre-and post-transplant patients; as well as providing surgical care in general surgery cases on transplant recipients or non-transplant patients requiring the expertise of a transplant surgeon. There is also an expectation to share the transplant and deceased donor procurement call schedule, which includes travel to outlying hospitals for multi-organ recoveries and safe transportation of organs to UVA.

Qualifications

The position requires the following: MD or equivalent and currently have or be eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Must meet UNOS requirements for primary living donor surgeon in kidney and liver donation. Must be independent in laparoscopic and/or robotic assisted living donor nephrectomy, and have expertise in laparoscopic, robotic-assisted kidney, and pancreas transplantation. A successful background screening is required.