Transplant Surgeon - Faculty - Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia

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Faculty Opportunities: Abdominal Transplant Surgeons
Department of Surgery - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

The Department of Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, is recruiting outstanding academic surgeons to join the Division of Abdominal Transplantation. Faculty appointments will be made at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, depending on experience and qualifications.

The Division offers comprehensive services in liver and kidney transplantation-including adult and pediatric living donor liver transplant-as well as laparoscopic donor nephrectomy and both open and robotic hepatobiliary surgery. Expertise in robotic renal transplantation, machine perfusion, or pediatric transplant surgery is highly desirable.

These positions are primarily based at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, with potential clinical time at Nemours Children's Hospital.

Qualifications:

• MD or MD/PhD

• Board eligible or board certified in General Surgery

• Completion of a 2-year ASTS-accredited abdominal transplant fellowship

• Certification in abdominal organ procurement

• Eligible for medical licensure in Pennsylvania and/or Delaware

We seek individuals committed to clinical excellence, scholarly activity, and inclusive academic environments. Candidates are encouraged to highlight how their experience contributes to diversity and equity in academic medicine.

Application Instructions:
Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to:

Ashesh P. Shah, MD
Director, Division of Transplantation
Email: ashesh.shah@jefferson.edu

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.