Surgical Director, MGB Comprehensive Lung Recovery Program

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham's Department of Surgery seeks an exceptional academic leader to serve as Surgical Director of the MGB Comprehensive Lung Recovery Program. The role, at Associate Professor or Professor level at Harvard Medical School, provides strategic, clinical, operational, and scholarly leadership for a nationwide, multidisciplinary program.

The director will unify transplantation, ECMO, EVLP, and lung recovery efforts across MGB sites, drive research, education, equity, and

Qualifications

• MD or equivalent degree and board certification.
• Minimum 5 years in lung transplantation leadership.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements for transplant programs.
• Sustained record of peer-reviewed scholarship and extramural funding.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and academic leadership for the program.
• Integrate clinical care from pre- to post-surgical phases.
• Drive program growth and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Lead research, education, and faculty development.

Skills

Leadership

Lung transplantation

Regulatory knowledge

Research leadership

Teaching and mentorship

Communication

Education

MD or equivalent degree

Board certification

Tools

EVLP techniques

Transplant registry systems

Job description

Surgical Director, MGB Comprehensive Lung Recovery Program

The Department of Surgery at Mass General Brigham is seeking an exceptional academic leader to serve as Surgical Director, MGB Comprehensive Lung Recovery Program. This position is expected to be at the Associate Professor or Professor level at Harvard Medical School.

The Surgical Director of the MGB Comprehensive Lung Recovery Program provides strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for a nationally recognized multidisciplinary program within a tertiary and quaternary academic medical center. The Program encompasses the full spectrum of advanced lung recovery therapies, including lung transplantation, extracorporeal life support (ECMO), mechanical respiratory support, donor organ optimization, ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP), lung volume reduction surgery, and investigational therapies.

The MGB Surgical Director serves as the practicing lung transplant surgeon leader responsible for integrating surgical innovation, multidisciplinary clinical care from pre- to post-surgical phases, research, education, and program growth across the continuum of advanced pulmonary disease and recovery across all MGB sites, including the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

The Surgical Director of the MGB-CLR Program is accountable for ensuring that, in all functional respects, MGB lung transplantation operates as one integrated MGB surgical program with shared governance, aligned clinical pathways, common quality metrics, coordinated regulatory oversight (with the MGB Transplant Center), and a unified vision for programmatic growth and specialization. In addition, the Surgical Director will also serve as the architect of the surgical aspects of the MGB Comprehensive Lung Recovery Program - an integrated center that unifies transplantation, extracorporeal life support, advanced surgical lung therapeutics, translational science, education, and innovation into a destination program recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in patient care, discovery, and surgical leadership. Together with the Medical Director of the MGB-CLR Program, focused on preserving and rescuing native lung function through advanced medical therapeutics, this comprehensive, patient-centered approach to medical and surgical innovations for lung recovery and replacement, will establish new standards for restoring health and extending life for patients with advanced pulmonary disease.

The successful candidate will hold an MD or equivalent degree, be appropriately board certified and licensed, and possess demonstrated leadership experience in lung transplantation for at least 5 years. The candidate must have a strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements governing transplant programs, excellent communication and consensus-building skills, and a demonstrated commitment to ethical practice, equity, transparency, and patient-centered care. Candidates will have an established national or international reputation in surgical outcomes research, health services research, implementation science, healthcare delivery science, or a related field. Candidates should demonstrate a sustained record of peer-reviewed scholarship, successful extramural funding, and leadership of multidisciplinary research programs. A strong commitment to teaching, mentorship, faculty development, collaboration, and advancing innovative research that improves healthcare delivery is essential.

Yolonda Colson, M.D., Ph.D. and Shimul Shah, M.D., MHCM
Co-Chairs, Search Committee
Department of Surgery
Email: [e-mail]

Mass General Brigham and the Department of Surgery are committed to ensuring our community feels welcome, cared for, and valued. Candidates who have experience working with a broad range of faculty, staff, and patients, are encouraged to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.