Academic Division Chief - Surgery

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Academic Division Chief, Surgery provides strategic and academic leadership for the Surgery Division in partnership with HonorHealth and the Arizona State University John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering. The role leads the academic vision and strategy for clinical education, undergraduate and graduate medical education, faculty development, research, innovation, and scholarly activity while advancing excellence in patient-centered surgical care. The physician executive collaborates across HonorHealth, the HonorHealth Medical Group, surgical service lines, perioperative services, and ASU to develop an integrated academic environment that prepares future surgeons and physician-engineers to address evolving community health needs. The position provides visionary leadership for the Surgery Division’s academic programs and oversees its undergraduate and graduate medical education programs. It advances surgical care, education, research, and innovation through interdisciplinary academic programs; fosters research and scholarly activity; and recruits, develops, mentors, and retains faculty. The Chief builds partnerships, oversees academic budgets and infrastructure, supports fundraising, guides curriculum development, promotes an inclusive academic environment, and ensures compliance with applicable accreditation, regulatory, institutional, and professional standards. The role maintains active surgical practice and academic engagement appropriate to specialty, credentials, organizational needs, and leadership responsibilities.

Requirements

M.D., D.O., M.D./Ph.D., or D.O./Ph.D. from an accredited medical school.
Seven years of substantial clinical and academic experience in Surgery, including a strong peer-reviewed publication record.
Demonstrated leadership experience in an academic medical setting.
National reputation as a leading expert in the surgical field.
Strong research experience, including a track record of competitive funding.
Experience with medical education, faculty development, research, and scholarly activity.
Current Arizona physician license or eligibility to obtain Arizona licensure.
Current board certification appropriate to the surgical specialty.

Responsibilities

Provide visionary leadership and set the overall strategy for Surgery Division academic programs, aligning priorities with HonorHealth and ASU organizational goals.
Lead and oversee undergraduate medical education (UME) and graduate medical education (GME) programs, supporting high-quality teaching, mentorship, assessment, and learner experiences.
Integrate biomedical science, clinical disciplines, medical engineering, artificial intelligence, medical devices, and health systems science into academic programs.
Foster research, discovery, and scholarly activity, including collaborative research programs, peer-reviewed publications, and pursuit of competitive grants and other external funding.
Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain faculty; promote faculty engagement, academic advancement, teaching excellence, and scholarly productivity.
Build and maintain relationships across HonorHealth, the HonorHealth Medical Group, surgical and perioperative service lines, ASU, the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering, and affiliated clinical and academic programs.
Oversee academic departmental budgets, resources, facilities, and program infrastructure, supporting responsible stewardship.
Partner with HonorHealth and the ASU Foundation on fundraising and development activities supporting shared Surgery Division goals and academic initiatives.
Guide the development and continuous improvement of surgical curricula and educational experiences involving hands-on patient care, simulation, precision education tools, emerging technologies, and interdisciplinary learning.
Promote an inclusive academic environment and model effective communication, collaboration, professionalism, and respect across diverse teams and learner populations.
Maintain active surgical practice and academic engagement appropriate to specialty, credentials, organizational needs, and leadership responsibilities.
Ensure compliance with accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, medical staff bylaws, institutional policies, and professional and ethical standards.
Communicate academic performance, opportunities, risks, and resource needs to appropriate HonorHealth and ASU leadership groups.
Perform other duties as assigned.