Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation - College of Medicine

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, in partnership with the Methodist Transplant Institute in Memphis, TN, is accepting applications for the Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation. This is a full-time non-tenure track Open Rank Professor position. As a leader in the field of organ transplantation for more than forty years, this transplant program provides liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation, living donor organ transplantation, and hepatobiliary surgery to patients with end-stage organ disease in the Midsouth. 

Responsibilities

Skilled leader with a track record of supporting excellent patient outcomes, fostering program growth, and ensuring compliance with UNOS and OPTN rules and bylaws. The director should have extensive experience in the care of patients with advanced liver disease at all levels, including evaluation of pre-transplant candidates, donor selection, proper maintenance of the waitlist and long-term post-transplant care of liver transplant recipients. The director should be able to build relationships with the community and internal partners. 

The current transplant program boasts active practice in deceased donor adult and pediatric liver transplantation. There is an existing foundation within the current program to build upon to reinitiate the living donor liver transplant program. The Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation would work to ensure high-quality patient outcomes while broadening the reach of the Transplant Institute. 

Participation in the training of medical students, general surgery residents, and transplant surgery fellows is expected. Opportunities to participate in clinical and translational research exist and are highly encouraged through our endowed Transplant Research Institute. Supervision of advanced practice providers is required. 

Qualifications

EDUCATION: MD/DO or equivalent degree. 

EXPERIENCE: Board-certified with a minimum of five (5) years of post-fellowship transplant surgery experience. Must meet the OPTN/UNOS certification for primary liver transplant physician. Must provide direct care for hepatology and liver transplant patients. Proven leadership ability, along with excellent team building, collaboration and exceptional verbal and written communication skills. 

LICENSES: Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. Licensed Physician by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners. 

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges -- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs. 

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