The Division of Surgical Transplantation at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health is currently recruiting for a fellowship trained Chief of Pediatric Abdominal Transplant Surgeon. Additional expertise in pediatric hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery is encouraged. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience with candidates likely at the Associate Professor or Professor level. Applicant must be American Board Certified in General Surgery, have completed an abdominal transplant surgery fellowship from an American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) accredited program (or a program of equivalent certification), and be eligible for a Texas Medical License.

Successful candidates will be pediatric abdominal transplant surgeon who is UNOS-certified or eligible as a Primary Surgeon and must meet requirements outlined in the UNOS/OPTN bylaws. In addition to ensuring compliance with all transplant regulatory bodies, this leader will provide leadership to Children's Health to ensure patient care in all current transplant programs (heart, liver, kidney, and intestine) and any future programs (lung, vascular composite allografts, and pancreas) under OPTN/UNOS oversight are delivered according to the highest professional standards. This leader will also be responsible for the strategy, growth, quality, and financial performance of the pediatric abdominal transplant program.

Successful candidates will be committed to patient care, trainee education, and scholarly activity that advance clinical medicine. Candidates will be an integral member of the surgical transplant team, with the opportunity for a secondary appointment in pediatric surgery. The position will entail clinical responsibilities at both Children's Health, Clements University Hospital and Parkland Memorial Health and Hospital System. A commitment to basic or clinical research will be supported.

UT Southwestern is an academic medical center, world renowned for its research, regarded among the best in the country for medical education and for clinical and scientific training, and nationally recognized for the quality of clinical care that its faculty provides to patients at UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics and affiliated institutions.

The Medical Center has four degree-granting institutions: UT Southwestern Medical School, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UT Southwestern School of Health Professions, and UT Southwestern School of Public Health.

• The schools train nearly 3,700 medical, graduate, and health profession students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows each year.
• Ongoing support from federal agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, along with foundations, individuals, and corporations, provides almost $554.4 million per year to fund faculty research.
• Faculty and residents provide care to more than 117,000 hospitalized patients, almost 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee approximately 3 million outpatient visits annually.
• UT Southwestern has approximately 18,800 employees and an operating budget of $4.1 billion.

The Dallas area boasts a low cost of living with diverse neighborhoods and great schools. The area has world-class quality of life options, with more than 175 museums and art galleries, premier performance halls, numerous parks, lakes, golf courses, and seven professional sport franchises.

Interested and qualified surgeons should apply online at: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/

For more Information:
Parsia Vagefi, MD
Professor and Division Chief
Surgical Transplantation
Parsia.Vagefi@utsouthwestern.edu

Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.