Abdominal Transplant/Liver & Kidney Surgeon Opportunities in San Antonio, TX
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Surgery-General
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
78229
, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
6/13/24
Description
Specialization:
Surgery Transplant
Job Summary:
Texas Transplant Physician Group is searching for two abdominal transplant surgeons or a kidney transplant surgeon and a liver transplant surgeon to join our growing program in San Antonio, TX.Qualified Candidates:
- Candidates must be ABS board certified and have completed an ASTS accredited fellowship (accreditation of the fellowship in liver & kidney transplantation is mandatory)
- Must be eligible for an unrestricted Texas medical license
- Experienced physicians and new graduates will be considered
- Desire to work in a consensus model of very experienced group of hepatologists, nephrologists, and transplant surgeons with low resident participation
- The ability to independently perform deceased donor liver and kidney transplantation is required
- Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with split liver transplants, DCD liver transplants and who may satisfy the UNOS requirements for live donor liver surgeon
- Successful candidates will have experience and a passion for leadership, program building and working in a multidisciplinary approach with colleagues in numerous specialties
Incentive/Benefits Package:
- Employed opportunity
- Sign-on bonus
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental coverage and CME
- Relocation assistance
- Paid malpractice
- Enjoy a collaborative environment with a group of transplant physicians, transplant hepatologists, and a team of transplant nephrologists and APPs
About Methodist Hospital – Specialty & Transplant Liver Disease and Transplant Program:
- The Liver Disease and Transplant Program at Texas Transplant Institute, on the campus of Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, is nationally recognized for its successful outcomes
- Consistently ranked Best in Texas for survival rates greater than 95% for one-year and three-year survival
- Since the program’s founding in 2001, the expert medical staff have completed over 700+ liver transplants
- On a percentage basis, we have transplanted more medically urgent patients than any other transplant program in Texas
About Methodist Hospital Specialty & Transplant Kidney program:
- The kidney transplant program at Texas Transplant Institute, on the campus of Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, is the 4th largest kidney transplant program in the U.S. and cares for more than 3,000 patients throughout Texas.
- The kidney transplant program is the largest living donor transplant program in the U.S.
- The kidney transplant program is the largest single center paired donor program in the U.S.
- The kidney transplant program is the largest Hispanic transplant program in the U.S.
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