Professor

Tulane • New Orleans, LA

54d • Onsite

About The Position

Tulane University School of Medicine’s Nephrology & Hypertension and Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant and HPB surgery is currently seeking candidates for a full-time clinical faculty position. Tulane University is one of the premier medical schools in the southern United States and was among the first in the country to start organ transplant surgery. The Tulane Transplant Institute has seen remarkable growth in the past two years and is projected to do over 250 transplants this calendar year. The applicant will join an established group of four abdominal transplant surgeons, alongside support from trainees and allied health professionals. The abdominal transplant program has a dedicated OR, clinic space, and inpatient unit. In addition, the hospital is growing a centralized DCD unit, and the OPO has a Donor Care Unit where brain dead donors are transferred to.

Requirements

• Must be ABS certified in general surgery or have its foreign equivalent.
• Must have finished ASTS-approved two-year transplantation fellowship by the commence date at Tulane University.
• Accreditation of the finished fellowship in liver and kidney transplantation is mandatory.
• Must be able to present up-to-date surgery case logs during the fellowship and current practice, if applicable, upon request.
• Must be committed in teaching residents and medical students.
• Must include three professional reference in CV.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with living liver donation is highly desirable.
• UNOS qualification for living donor liver transplantation surgeon is strongly preferred.
• Experience in living donor nephrectomy is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participation in both the academic and research missions of the Tulane Department of Surgery.
• Clinical duties at East Jefferson General Hospital and New Orleans Children’s Hospital.
• Active participation in the education of residents and medical students.
• Performing liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants.
• Organ donation with use of NRP and organ pump technology.
• Taking a leadership role in living liver donation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed