About The Position
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging within the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging. The role is for a physician committed to clinical excellence, education, collaboration, and academic scholarship. The successful candidate will provide nuclear medicine diagnostic and therapeutic services across Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Harris Health’s Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital and Smith Clinic, and UTHealth Houston outpatient imaging facilities. The section performs adult and pediatric general nuclear medicine, SPECT/CT, cardiac imaging, PET/CT, and integrated PET/MRI. Its expanding PET/MRI program supports oncologic and neurologic imaging, including brain tumor evaluation, epilepsy assessment, and dementia imaging using FDG, amyloid, and tau radiotracers. Therapeutic services include lutetium-177 PSMA, lutetium-177 DOTATATE, radioiodine, and radium-223. The faculty member may help grow molecular imaging and theranostics, develop clinical programs, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, and other specialties. The position includes teaching and supervising radiology residents, fellows, and medical students. Scholarly activity is encouraged and supported through opportunities in clinical research, multidisciplinary collaboration, and educational innovation. Faculty activities include clinical care, research, education, and administration.
Requirements
- ABR or ABNM certified and CAQ certified or eligible.
- Experience and expertise in protocoling, supervising, and interpreting a variety of nuclear medicine studies and therapies.
- Texas Medical license or qualification for a faculty temporary license.
- Commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, with potential to be outstanding in the candidate’s field of expertise.
Nice To Haves
- Board-certified radiologist with subspecialty training and expertise in nuclear medicine, or a board-certified nuclear medicine physician.
- Dual certification by the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.
- Credentials such as a diagnostic radiology residency and additional Nuclear Medicine training or Nuclear Medicine.
- Evidence of scholarship.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with strong potential for a leadership role within the department.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality interpretation of nuclear medicine examinations, including PET/CT, PET/MRI, and SPECT/CT, consistent with training, expertise, and clinical privileges.
- Evaluate and manage patients undergoing radiopharmaceutical therapy, including patient selection, treatment planning, administration, and follow-up.
- Teach, supervise, and mentor medical students, residents, and fellows in clinical and academic settings.
- Participate in multidisciplinary conferences and collaborate with referring clinicians to support patient-centered care.
- Contribute to research, scholarly publications, educational initiatives, and clinical program development.
- Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, radiation safety, and accreditation activities.
- Help develop and implement clinical protocols, policies, and procedures that promote safe, consistent, and efficient care.
- Collaborate with physicians, technologists, nursing staff, research personnel, and administrative teams to improve clinical workflows and service delivery.
- Support staff recruitment, evaluation, mentoring, and professional development, as appropriate to the assigned role.
- Serve on departmental, institutional, and hospital committees as appropriate.
- Demonstrate professionalism, sound clinical judgment, effective communication, and collaborative leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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