Transplant Hepatology: Growth-Driven Assistant Professor

UTHealth Houston; Texas, United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is seeking an Assistant Professor in Transplant Hepatology. This role involves developing a liver disease clinical program to expand transplant pools and support investigative programs.

Successful applicants will possess an M.D. degree and board certifications. The position requires establishing new clinics and enhancing hepatological presence in partner facilities.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible with equivalent qualifications towards U.S. board certification.
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Texas.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve liver disease clinical program.
• Build relationships in partner facilities for Hepatology expertise.
• Establish new transplant hepatology clinics in Texas Medical Center.

Education

M.D. degree

Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship program

Job description

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is recruiting an Assistant Professor, focusing on Transplant Hepatology.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and evolve the growth of our liver disease clinical program which in turn will expand the liver transplant pool and support clinical investigative programs within the Ertan Digestive Disease Center at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and UTHealth Houston.
• Develop relationships and clinical activities in partner facilities within the Memorial Hermann system with a concentration on providing Hepatology expertise and transplant evaluations in areas where we currently do not have a clinical presence.
• Develop between two to three new transplant hepatology clinics at target locations in the Texas Medical Center and the Houston area.
  
  

Qualifications:

• M.D. degree
• Board-certified or board-eligible, or possess equivalent qualifications through an approved pathway toward U.S. board certification
• Eligible for licensure in the State of Texas
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship program, or equivalent advanced GI/hepatology training from a recognized international program
  
  

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, have the potential to be outstanding in their field of expertise, and share an interest in fulfilling the common goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.