The Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University seeks to fill several academic surgeon positions in the Divisions of Abdominal. Currently, the Division performs liver transplantation, adult-to-adult living donor liver transplant, adult-to-pediatric living donor liver transplant, kidney transplantation, robotic and open hepatobiliary surgery, laparoscopic donor nephrectomies, and pediatric kidney and liver transplants. Experience in robotic renal transplant, machine perfusion or pediatric transplant is a plus. These faculty positions will be at the Assistant, Associate, or full Professor level (based on the candidate’s qualifications). The primary location for these positions will be at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, with the potential for a percentage of time dedicated to Nemours Children’s Hospital.

The successful candidate should have an MD or MD/PhD, and must be board eligible/certified in general surgery. Applicants are required to have completed a 2-year ASTS certified fellowship, fulfilled requirements for abdominal organ procurement certification, and have a Pennsylvania and/or Delaware State Medical License.

The Division of Transplantation values faculty who will help foster an inclusive academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and outlooks. Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these goals.

Thomas Jefferson University is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching, and clinical missions.

Applicants should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

Should you have any questions, please reach out to:

Ashesh P Shah, MD

Director, Division of [Register to View]

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. [Register to View] target="_blank">Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. [Register to View] target="_blank">Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. [Register to View] target="_blank">Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

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