Liver Transplant Surgeon

WVU Medicine

10d • Onsite

About The Position

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Surgery seek a Liver Transplant Surgeon qualified for appointment at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. The successful candidate will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV. The successful candidate will practice in the areas of Liver Transplant Surgery. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. This is a unique opportunity to help play a foundational role in the development of a comprehensive liver transplant program within a growing academic medical center. The successful candidate will work closely with surgical and medical leadership to build clinical infrastructure, develop protocols, and establish a culture of excellence, safety, and innovation, including the development of a strong living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) program.
The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance is West Virginia’s first and only multi-organ transplant center. WVU Transplant Alliance completed its first heart transplant in 2019 and kidney transplant in 2020. Since then, our team has helped many patients from West Virginia and surrounding regions to navigate complex medical challenges, explore transplant candidacy, and make informed decisions regarding their health. Our multidisciplinary teams work together with the mission of providing exceptional, patient-centered organ transplant care in West Virginia. We work tirelessly to reach those suffering from chronic or end-stage heart or kidney disease, offering trusted, state-of-the-art care in an area with some of the highest rates of both heart and kidney disease in the nation. We do this by: Using novel approaches to care Demonstrating excellent outcomes in transplant success Empowering staff and clinicians to provide a tailored, comprehensive experience for each patient
You will join a highly skilled surgical team making an extraordinary difference in the lives of patients across our entire state. Ours is a collaborative atmosphere that encourages innovation and growth. The Department of Surgery is committed to the mission of building an outstanding academic department and to recruiting highly qualified faculty. Successful candidates will embody the clinical, educational, and research missions.

Requirements

• Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license
• Successful candidate must have completed General Surgery residency program, as well as transplant fellowship program
• Successful candidates must be board certified/ eligible in transplant surgery
• All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment

Responsibilities

• Practice in the areas of Liver Transplant Surgery
• Provide excellent patient care
• Actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows
• Help play a foundational role in the development of a comprehensive liver transplant program
• Work closely with surgical and medical leadership to build clinical infrastructure
• Develop protocols
• Establish a culture of excellence, safety, and innovation
• Development of a strong living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) program

What This Job Offers

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