SENIOR LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGEON

Montefiore Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Health System's Montefiore Einstein Transplant Center in Bronx, NY seeks a senior liver transplant surgeon to lead our busy liver transplant and hepatobiliary surgery program and qualify as UNOS liver transplant surgical director. The successful candidate will bring demonstrable technical expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of academic achievement with at least five years post-fellowship experience.

Faculty appointment and rank will be commensurate with credentials.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years post fellowship in liver transplant surgery.
• Academic appointment or eligibility with Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
• Demonstrable technical expertise in liver transplant surgery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the liver transplant program and serve as UNOS liver transplant surgical director.
• Oversee multidisciplinary clinics, tumor boards, and hepatobiliary services.
• Mentor junior faculty and advance research in transplant hepatology.

Skills

Liver transplant surgery

Leadership

Academic research

Education

Fellowship in Liver Transplantation

Board-certified Surgeon

Tools

Perfusion Devices

Job description

City/State:

Bronx, New York

Grant Funded:

No

Department:

Surgery - Abdominal/Transplant CLIN OPS

Work Shift:

Day

Work Days:

MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours:

Hours Vary

Scheduled Daily Hours:

8 HOURS

Pay Range:

$560,000.00-$700,000.00

Montefiore Einstein Transplant Center is seeking a senior liver transplant surgeon for our busy liver transplant and hepatobiliary surgery program, who would qualify as UNOS liver transplant surgical director.

Montefiore Health System is a large University based health care system in NY with three tertiary care hospitals, a Children’s Hospital, and multiple regional affiliates and clinics. The Transplant Center of Excellence includes solid organ programs in adult and pediatric liver transplant, pediatric and adult kidney transplant, pancreas transplant, lung transplant, live donor liver and kidney, and pediatric and adult heart transplant. The liver transplant program has been at the forefront of innovation including early adoption of perfusion devices for liver preservation, split liver grafts, and advanced hepatobiliary surgery. The program has a large academically oriented hepatology practice with 9 transplant hepatologists, 2 adult Hepatology fellows (one ACGME approved), 2 ASTS transplant surgery fellows, and a dedicated liver medicine service supported by medicine house staff, hospitalists and PA’s. The current Department consists of 4 transplant PA/NPs, 2 clinic LPNs and 1 Hepatology NP. The program supervises multidisciplinary clinics and tumor boards for liver cancer in collaboration with Montefiore’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Transplant Surgery Division performs a large volume of hepatobiliary surgical cases. The Transplant Center structure includes a dedicated hospital administrative leader (Assistant VP) and assistant directors for Quality, Marketing, Practice Management, and Finance. The main transplant hospital center has a dedicated transplant floor for post patients combined with a pre-liver medicine service. There is an approved ASTS transplant fellowship.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable technical expertise in liver transplant surgery, leadership skills, a track record of academic achievement, andat least five years post Fellowship experience. Faculty appointment and rank in the Department of Surgery and Albert Einstein College of Medicine will be commensurate with the applicant’s record of achievement.

In addition to a competitive salary of $400,000-700,000, we offer productivity incentives (wRVU), paid malpractice, CME with stipend, 403(b) and 457 tax shelters, LTD, STD, health, dental, vision and much more.

Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history ofdisability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status,or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.