Vascular Surgeon - Aortic Center Director (Assistant/Associate Professor)

ISTH Congress; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 395,000 - 514,000; Full time

Job summary

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) seeks an Aortic Center Director to provide strategic, clinical, and academic leadership for a comprehensive multidisciplinary center focused on aortic disease.

The role combines high-volume open/endovascular surgery practice with education, research, and collaboration across divisions to advance patient care, outcomes, and resident training. Leadership ensures seven-days-a-week service and ongoing program development.

Qualifications

• MD/DO with Board Certification in Vascular Surgery.
• Advanced fellowship training in aortic surgery (open and/or endovascular) or equivalent high-volume experience.
• Eligibility for state medical licensure and hospital privileges.
• Documented proficiency with complex aortic surgery and perioperative management.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary programs or teams and experience with quality improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, change management, and team-building skills.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring; academic track record appropriate to rank.
• Ensure vascular surgery services available seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day by participating in group scheduling and call responsibilities.
• Participates in daily multi-disciplinary rounds on nursing units.
• Performs broad vascular procedures with open and endovascular emphasis.
• Documents care including H&Ps and operation notes.
• Develops referral base for vascular patients.
• Opportunity for research, resident education, and participation in conferences.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for the Aortic Center.
• Drive program growth, quality, safety, and care pathway standardization.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and referral development across services.
• Engage in complex open and endovascular aortic care, imaging, and planning.
• Maintain high-volume ambulatory and surgical practice within Vascular Surgery.
• Mentor junior faculty and Advanced Practice Providers; partner to optimize workflows.
• Support Residency and Fellowship education with a structured aortic curriculum.
• Collaborate with division leadership and Knight Cardiovascular Institute to expand research and trials.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Team-building

Education

MD/DO with Board Certification in Vascular Surgery

Advanced fellowship training in aortic surgery

Eligibility for state medical licensure

Academic track record appropriate to rank

Job description

Department Overview

The full-time annual base salary for this position is $394,789 - $514,099; commensurate with experience and equity.

The Division of Vascular Surgery at OHSU provides excellent patient care while maintaining educational and research-rich programs that train surgeons and researchers and enhance their understanding of the vascular system. A special interest in quality outcomes and measurement drives much of the division's research they offer a 2-year vascular and endovascular surgery fellowship as well as an integrated residency program. OHSU's vascular surgeons operate out of the Knight Cardiovascular Institute.

Function/Duties of Position

The Aortic Center Director provides strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary Aortic Center dedicated to the full spectrum of aortic disease, including aneurysms, dissections, and genetic syndromes. The Director is responsible for program growth; quality and safety performance; care pathway standardization; multidisciplinary coordination (cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, cardiology, radiology, anesthesia, genetics, ICU); referral development; and academic output in both education and research. The role includes active participation in complex open and endovascular aortic care, advanced imaging and case planning, and longitudinal patient surveillance.

In addition to Center leadership responsibilities, the candidate will maintain a high-volume ambulatory and surgical practice within the Division of Vascular Surgery. The Director will provide support and mentorship to junior faculty and Advanced Practice Providers and will partner with division leadership, perioperative services, and ambulatory operations to optimize clinical workflows across the division and institution.

The candidate will also support the Residency and Fellowship Program Director by contributing to the education of fellows and residents, including development and delivery of a structured aortic curriculum.

Finally, the Center Director will collaborate with the Division Head of Vascular Surgery, the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Surgery, and the Director of Research in the Knight Cardiovascular Institute to expand and strengthen the Center’s portfolio of clinical trials and research grants. This includes working with division leadership and departmental research administration on the development, oversight, and management of all extramural funding streams associated with the Center.

Required Qualifications

• MD/DO (or equivalent) with Board Certification in Vascular Surgery
• Advanced fellowship training in aortic surgery (open and/or endovascular) or equivalent high-volume experience.
• Eligibility for [state] medical licensure and hospital privileges.
• Documented proficiency with complex aortic surgery (e.g., arch, F/B-EVAR, TEVAR, TAAA, reoperations) and perioperative management.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary programs or teams and experience with quality improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, change management, and team-building skills.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring; academic track record appropriate to rank.
• Ensure that vascular surgery services are available seven (7) days per week, twenty-four (24) hours a day by participating in group scheduling and call responsibilities.
• Responsible for participating in daily multi-disciplinary rounds on nursing units.
• Performs a broad range of vascular surgical procedures with significant competence in both open and endovascular vascular surgery procedures, including aortic disease as well as peripheral arterial disease.
• Documents clinical care in an appropriate, timely and accurate manner including H & Ps, operation notes, progress notes and DC summaries.
• Develops a referral base for vascular surgery patients
• Opportunity for research, resident education, and participation in conferences as an OHSU faculty member

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply.