Medical Director, Pediatric Sleep Studies, Department of Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics Division of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Allergy, and Immunology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the UVA Children's Hospital, seek candidates for a clinical faculty position at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, to join our growing team. The position is ideal for a highly motivated candidate with strong interest in advancing their academic carriers through excellence in clinical practice, teaching, quality improvement, and advocacy. Clinical and translational research opportunities will be available as well. The ideal candidate will have expertise in both pulmonary and sleep medicine, although we anticipate that sleep medicine will be the focus of their clinical effort. Rank, track and compensation are dependent upon qualifications.

The Division of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Allergy, and Immunology currently has five faculty members with a strong support staff including three nurse practitioners, three RN clinical coordinators, a respiratory therapist, pulmonary function technicians, and two administrative assistants. The medical center has just made a major commitment to expand pediatric sleep services and we are looking for a dynamic individual to oversee this aggressive growth plan in the role of Medical Director. We currently have one of the largest accredited pediatric sleep labs in the state of Virginia and a 100% expansion of the sleep lab has been approved, with the plan of hiring of a sleep psychologist and a sleep program coordinator in the coming months to go along with a recently hired advance practice provider focusing on sleep.

We have a dynamic pediatric pulmonary section with certified programs in cystic fibrosis (where we are also a member of the CFF-Therapeutics Development Network), primary ciliary dyskinesia program, and neuromuscular medicine. We also have growing programs for technology dependent children to go along with an expanding aerodigestive program. Patient care is provided on grounds in Charlottesville at our state-of-the art outpatient facility that is complemented by a robust satellite program in the Richmond area and anticipated creation of future satellite program(s). Outpatient care is complemented by an active inpatient consultation service. The division houses NIH-funded research and a strong teaching tradition.


The University of Virginia Medical Center and Children's Hospital are located adjacent to the main university grounds. The University is consistently ranked among the top public institutions in the United States. UVA Health comprises the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, University Physicians Group, and the Medical Center. As a world-class academic medical center, UVA Health features 735 beds, a Level 1 trauma center serving central Virginia, a NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, and a Level IV NICU. UVA Children's Hospital has been recognized as Virginia's #1 children's hospital by U.S. News and World Report for five consecutive years and holds national rankings in eight subspecialties.


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Newly announced October 2025: UVA Health Children's is the No. 1 children's hospital in Virginia for the 5th consecutive year as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Among children's hospitals, UVA was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 9 specialties:

• #28 in neonatology
• Top 50 in Pediatric and Adolescent Behavioral Health
• #30 in pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery
• #21 (tie) in pediatric nephrology
• #49 in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology
• #42 in pediatric orthopaedics
• #34 in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery
• #29 in pediatric pulmonology and lung surgery
• #39 in pediatric urology

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Applicants must be board certified/eligible in pediatric sleep medicine and have an M.D. degree or equivalent.

Application Instructions

To apply for this position please follow

Please complete your application online and attach the following documents:

• Cover letter
• CV/resume
• The names, titles and contact information, including email, for three references

For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Richard Kravitz, Division Chief, at View email address on click.appcast.io. For questions about the application process, please contact Karon Harrington, at View email address on click.appcast.io.

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