Chair, Department of Surgery

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) along with Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians (HMFP), the physician organization of BIDMC, is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Chair of the Department of Surgery.  An academic appointment as Full or Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School (HMS) will be commensurate with experience, training and achievements in addition to teaching activities.

The Department of Surgery at BIDMC is consistently ranked among the top surgery departments in the US, in terms of its research portfolio, educational programs and strong clinical efforts in all areas of the discipline. BIDMC is a Harvard teaching hospital, and serves as the flagship academic medical center for Beth Israel Lahey Health system.

Applicants should have a proven record of significant academic accomplishment, and demonstrate the leadership skills to nurture and enhance the research, teaching and clinical portfolios of an already superb department of surgery.  This individual will have far-reaching and impactful leadership responsibilities. Therefore, they must have exemplary administrative, operational, financial, academic mentoring and communication acumen, not only to lead a large and complex department, but also to engage with institutional, departmental, and divisional leaders, the Harvard community, as well as the regional, national and international surgical communities.

Prospective applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae addressed to:

Committee Chair:

Mark L. Zeidel, M.D.,

Chair, Department of Medicine and Physician in Chief, BIDMC

Herrman L. Blumgart Professor of Medicine, HMS