Assistant or Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine seeks a burn surgeon to join the Division of Burn Surgery within the Department of Surgery and the Johns Hopkins Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. The successful candidate will join a high-volume academic burn program and collaborate with the burn surgery and multidisciplinary burn care teams while developing an academic career in burn surgery, surgical critical care, reconstruction, research, education, quality improvement, or another area of interest.

The Johns Hopkins Burn Center is an American Burn Association-verified and Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services System-designated center, and the only adult burn center (age 15+) in Maryland. It provides comprehensive care throughout the continuum of burn injury, from acute resuscitation and critical care through operative management, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and long-term outpatient care. The center manages more than 700 patients annually across inpatient and observation settings, as well as thousands of outpatient encounters through dedicated Burn/Wound Clinics. Its facilities include a 10-bed Burn ICU, a 10-bed step-down unit, a dedicated operating room, and a specialized rehabilitation gym.

Faculty surgeons manage the full spectrum of acute burn surgery, including excision and grafting, complex wound management, critical care, and post-burn reconstruction. They work closely with trauma and plastic surgeons, advanced practice providers, specialized burn nursing staff, therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, social workers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have access to institutional resources in clinical and translational research, outcomes science, health services and policy research, surgical innovation, and medical education. Faculty participate in educating residents, fellows, medical students, and other burn care team members, and are encouraged to develop an academic program aligned with their interests and career goals. Faculty are expected to engage with the American Burn Association and contribute to the center’s clinical, educational, research, and quality missions. They will also participate in Burn Center quality improvement, American Burn Association verification activities, community outreach, burn prevention, and regional and national initiatives advancing burn care. Mentorship and support for academic advancement are integral to the position.

Requirements

• Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
• Board eligible or board certified in General Surgery through the American Board of Surgery or in Plastic Surgery through the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
• Board eligible or board certified in Surgical Critical Care through the American Board of Surgery.
• Eligibility for an unrestricted medical license in Maryland.
• Completion of a burn fellowship or equivalent training and experience in burn surgery.
• Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) provider certification, to be obtained within six months of appointment.
• Willingness to obtain ABLS instructor certification within two years of appointment.
• Demonstrated clinical experience caring for patients with acute burn injuries.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary, patient-centered burn care.
• Commitment to teaching residents, fellows, medical students, advanced practice providers, and other members of the multidisciplinary burn team.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Academic credentials appropriate for appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in developing an academic career in one or more areas including clinical or translational research, outcomes research, health services or policy research, quality improvement, surgical innovation, education, burn prevention, or advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care for patients with burn injuries across the continuum of care.
• Manage acute burn surgery, including excision and grafting, complex wound management, critical care, and post-burn reconstruction.
• Collaborate with the burn surgery team and multidisciplinary burn care team.
• Participate in educating residents, fellows, medical students, advanced practice providers, and other members of the multidisciplinary burn team.
• Develop an academic program aligned with individual interests and career goals in areas such as research, education, quality improvement, surgical innovation, or burn prevention.
• Contribute to the clinical, educational, research, and quality missions of the Division of Burn Surgery and Johns Hopkins Burn Center.
• Participate in Burn Center quality improvement and American Burn Association verification activities.
• Engage with the American Burn Association and contribute to community outreach, burn prevention, and regional and national initiatives advancing burn care.

What This Job Offers

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