Classical Benign Hematologist (Assistant Professor)

Summary

The Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (DLDCCC) and the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, are recruiting a full-time classical benign hematologist with strong interest and expertise in the management of hematological disorders and translational/clinical research to join our growing Section of Hematology/Oncology at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level. The successful candidate will attend on the hematology inpatient and consult services and teaching at the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC). A multitude of opportunities as well as protected time is available for engaging in translational and/or clinical research.

The DLDCCC, and NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center is affiliated with BSLMC, Ben Taub Hospital, the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Texas Children's Hospital. The outpatient adult cancer center services at BSLMC (our primary academic medical center) recently moved to its state-of-the-art 470,000 Sq Ft space, featuring an 80-chair infusion center including a Phase I unit. The 450 members of the DLDCCC generate more than $130 million annual direct costs in cancer-related research funding, including more than $44 million in direct costs from the NCI. Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recruitment awards are available on a competitive basis. The DLDCCC is composed of 6 well-funded research programs and 10 Cancer-specific Disease Working Groups that bring basic scientists and clinical researchers together for collaborative translational research, supported by a well-staffed Clinical Trials Support Unit. Ten shared Resources, as well as the Human Genome Sequencing Center, the Center for Drug Discovery, and the Therapeutic Innovation Center are available to DLDCCC members.

Interested candidates must have an M.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree and be board-certified in Internal Medicine and board-certified or board-eligible in Hematology or Oncology and eligible for a medical license in Texas.

Applications should include a letter outlining the candidate's academic interests, a curriculum vitae, and the names of four references.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.