Associate Professor Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgeon

Company: National Medical Association
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

Emory Universitys Department of Surgerys Division of Transplant Surgery seeks a full-time fellowship trained Liver Transplant Surgeon at the rank of Associate Professor or higher to join a robust team. Candidates will be considered based on their experience and long-term career interests. Summary of Duties: Serve as a liver transplant surgeon for the Division of Transplant Surgery within the Department of Surgery with an active inpatient and outpatient practice, with coverage and practice responsibilities across Emory-owned and affiliated hospitals. Participate in efforts to provide outstanding clinical care, maintain/improve quality and patient safety, access to and management of clinical trials, and developing/refining innovative strategies in the field of adult abdominal transplant surgery. Have particular efforts focused in the areas of interest clinical or scientific research or quality improvement. Participate in committees, patient selection conference, peer review, present cases in the M&M case conferences, manage patient workups and procedures according department guidelines, and adopt any tools and/or technologies deemed part of the practice of abdominal transplant. Participate in clinical research within the Division as well as efforts to secure extramural funding. Participate in the education and mentorship of medical students, residents and fellows and other rotators through the transplant surgery service. Minimum Qualifications: Board certified in Surgery Completion of an ASTS fellowship in Abdominal Organ Transplant An abundance of experience in deceased donor, liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and living donor liver transplantation. A valid, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia A controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate The Department of surgery, together with Emory University School of Medicine, is fully committed to the shared values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence. We firmly believe that we best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of faculty and staff promoting a sense of inclusion and belonging for every member of our community. This climate for diversity, inclusion and excellence is critical to attaining the best scholarship, teaching, and research.

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