Academic Hepatology Physician

WVU Medicine

10d • Onsite

About The Position

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine seek a full-time hepatologist at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank to join a growing academic program in Morgantown, West Virginia. The ideal candidate is board certified or board eligible in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.

Clinical work includes outpatient hepatology clinic, general endoscopy, and service on the inpatient gastroenterology/hepatology consult service, approximately one week in eight. With sufficient growth, the division plans to establish a separate inpatient hepatology consult service. The physician will provide patient care and teach medical students, residents, and fellows. The gastroenterology fellowship has 12 fellows, with four in each year.

The GI and Hepatology service offers diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and care for a medically diverse population with clinically challenging cases. The physician will join 11 gastroenterology physicians, including three hepatologists, and five advanced practice providers, including a full-time hepatology nurse practitioner. The expanding endoscopy center has state-of-the-art suites for advanced procedures, including ERCP, interventional EUS, and endobariatrics. The program has support from interventional radiology, hepatobiliary surgery, and GI pathology, as well as institutional support for academic pursuits and opportunities to build clinical and research programs.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree, or foreign equivalent.
• Eligibility for a state medical license.
• Completion of an accredited internal medicine residency program.
• Completion of a gastroenterology fellowship.
• Completion of a transplant hepatology fellowship.
• Board eligibility or board certification in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient hepatology care.
• Perform general endoscopy.
• Attend on the inpatient gastroenterology/hepatology consult service, approximately one week in eight.
• Provide excellent patient care.
• Teach medical students, residents, and fellows.
• Build clinical and research programs within the academic center.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree