Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Job Description

Job Description

Pediatric Gastroenterologist Opportunity

Boston Children?s Health Physicians (BCHP), affiliated with Boston Children?s Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics at New York Medical College (NYMC), is seeking a full-time Pediatric Gastroenterologist to join the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at a location in Norwalk, CT with privileges at Norwalk Hospital.  This will also include privileges at the Maria Fareri Children?s Hospital (MFCH), Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.

The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology has a dedicated team of eleven pediatric gastroenterologists providing comprehensive care for gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders.  Two of our Division members are hepatologists.  We are the major referral center for gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders in the lower Hudson Valley.  Our relationship with many specialists allows us to treat a wide variety of disorders.  This includes care for all the common GI disorders as well as a multidisciplinary approach to feeding disorders, intestinal rehabilitation, Aerodigestive disorders, and advanced liver disease with liver transplantation and pre- and posttransplant care.  The Maria Fareri Children?s Hospital provides us with an opportunity to take care of complex patients and their associated gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders.

We are looking to add a member to our busy and thriving practice in Norwalk, CT. We have an excellent facility there and a large referral base.  This individual will be fully incorporated into our division.  We have three other physicians that see patients at Connecticut locations.  Procedures will be performed at Norwalk Hospital, the Norwalk Surgery Center, and the Maria Fareri Children?s Hospital.

Services that our practice provides are endoscopy, therapeutic endoscopy, esophageal and anorectal manometry, MII-pH studies, Endo Flip, capsule endoscopy, and hydrogen breath testing.

We have a Pediatric Gastroenterology fellowship program.  Our providers participate in education and research with academic affiliation at NYMC.

About our organization:

Boston Children?s Health Physicians is a diverse, multispecialty pediatric group practice of over 300 pediatric physicians, that collaborates with Westchester Medical Center to provide the pediatric medical services at Maria Fareri Children?s

Hospital. These specialty services include Adolescent Medicine, Cardiology, Critical Care, Developmental Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Hematology-Oncology, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology, Sleep Medicine, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, and Rheumatology. Maria Fareri Children?s Hospital is the only children?s hospital in the lower Hudson Valley, offering stateof-the-art tertiary and quaternary care in a truly family-centered environment. BCHP also includes a network of 33 pediatric primary care practices serving the Hudson Valley region of NY and Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Maria Fareri Children?s Hospital, a 150-bed children?s hospital located on the 600acre Westchester Medical Center campus, includes an 18-bed PICU and a 55-bed NICU. It serves as the regional hub for pediatric care and is home to the WMC Pediatrics Residency and Fellowship Programs.

Competitive Package : Enjoy a competitive salary and an extensive, comprehensive benefits package that includes, malpractice coverage; life, dental, and health insurance which includes fertility benefits; 401k retirement plan; CME; generous paid time off.

Ideal Candidate:

• Board-certified/eligible in Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Demonstrated success in clinical care, education, and research
• Passionate about advancing pediatric gastroenterology in a collaborative and innovative setting
• Salary $220,000 ? $240,000 per year

BCHP will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.