Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

Faculty Position

The purpose of this position is to provide faculty support to meet the teaching, research, and patient care needs of the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, and assist in fulfilling UTMB's threefold mission.

Essential job functions include leading the division, collaborating with UTMB Cancer program leadership, participating in Commission on Cancer and NAPBC activities, participating in tumor board, cancer leadership meetings, liaising with the current contractor Savista on Cancer Registry, leading compliance efforts for state mandated cancer reporting metrics, and facilitating care coordination for oncology services. The overarching goal is to stabilize and grow the oncology program and create a robust patient support structure under a robust divisional leader reporting to the incoming Chair for Surgery. Oncology patients are very complex and require optimal staffing to adequately support the care model, and ensure patient safety, follow-up, and quality of care.

The person in this role is responsible for providing direct patient care, including surgery, consultative services, outpatient services, and care of hospitalized patients. He/she participates in all teaching activities of the Department including conferences and lectures, bedside teaching, and rounds; house staff supervision in the operating room, clinics, and in-patient services; continuing medical education; and local, regional, and national meetings. This individual will also be responsible for advancing clinical knowledge through his/her scholarly and research efforts and will participate in either basic research (laboratory) or clinical research and publication of scientific articles. In addition, the person in this position will have administrative responsibilities including supervising and evaluating residents, providing medical direction, and participating in committee memberships at the departmental and health system level, as well as providing leadership to the division and actively participate in the cancer program.

Candidates should be a graduate of an approved medical school, have completed an approved residency training program, be Board Certified or Board Eligible (BC/BE) in Plastic Surgery, and have a Texas Medical license without restrictions.

Salary: Commensurate with experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity: UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.