Ophthalmology, Pediatric Surgeon, Assistant/Associate Professor (1793)

Pediatric Ophthalmologist Position

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale School of Medicine is expanding the clinical practice and seeks an outstanding Pediatric trained Ophthalmologist for one available position as an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. The rank will be determined based on experience. The department is rapidly growing its clinical footprint and seeking a candidate to join our team. Candidates who have an interest in management of ROP are preferred.

The department has a long-standing tradition of excellence in clinical care and research in multiple subspecialty areas of ophthalmology. Our faculty provides clinical services for patients at Yale Medicine Ophthalmology, the Dana Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital, and the West Haven Veterans Affairs Hospital. We have a strong and competitive residency program, which consists of 15 residents, along with two fellowship programs.

The Department is affiliated with the Yale New Haven Health System, a growing healthcare system including Yale-New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, and Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. We have outpatient offices in New Haven, Guilford, Norwalk, Madison, Waterford, Greenwich, and Stratford. Our department is growing, with plans to increase our clinical and academic footprint over five years, adding multiple new clinical and research faculty members to coincide with this geographic expansion.

This is an outstanding opportunity for candidates who are interested in building a solid career in academic medicine in a superb setting for clinical practice, education, and research. The ideal candidate will be devoted to clinical excellence and have a firm commitment to the education of residents and medical students. Candidates should have an MD degree, have completed an ophthalmology residency and a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology, and be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Connecticut. They should be board certified or board eligible in ophthalmology.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Should you have any questions, please reach out to Debra Kieslich (View email address on click.appcast.io).

Please submit a cover letter, a current curriculum vita. All application materials should be submitted electronically to:

Lucian V. Del Priore, MD, PhD, MA (Honorary)

Robert R. Young Professor of Ophthalmology

Chair, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Yale School of Medicine

Chief of Ophthalmology

Yale-New Haven Health System

Yale New Haven Hospital

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law.

The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.