Open Rank Professor - Transplant Surgery, Memphis

Methodist Transplant Institute, in partnership with The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery is accepting applications for an Assistant/Associate Professor experienced in multi-organ abdominal transplant surgery. This is a full-time, non-tenure-track position and faculty rank is commensurate with experience and credentials. Tenure-track may be offered at the Associate or Professor rank.

Preferred candidates will have experience with living donor transplantation and hepatico-biliary and pancreatic surgery, including robotic surgery. Cross training in kidney transplantation, laparoscopic kidney donors and experience with pediatric transplants is required.

As a leader in the field of organ transplantation for more than 40 years, we are pleased to offer Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Living Organ Transplantation, Hepatobiliary, and Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Transplantation, and Transplant Research.

Qualifications

• M.D., or equivalent degree
• American Board-of Surgery certified/eligible or foreign equivalent.
• Committed to providing quality clinical care, student/resident teaching and research.
• ASTS Abdominal Transplant Surgery fellowship training and/or certification is required.
• Qualification for unrestricted medical license issued by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.

Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is the flagship statewide, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering integrated, collaborative, and inclusive education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UTHSC contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Science Center is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT's doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UTHSC spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UTHSC is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state's largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a v ibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley's Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.