Assistant Professor - Critical Care/Acute Care Surgery

Description

Tulane University School of Medicine's Department of Surgery is seeking candidates for a clinical faculty position in Acute Care/Critical Care Surgery at the assistant professor level.

The clinical practice associated with this position will be for elective general surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical intensive care unit.  The Acute Care Surgery Service is based out of East Jefferson General Hospital in the metro New Orleans area.  East Jefferson General Hospital is the main teaching hospital for Tulane University SOM.  The candidate will help grow and expand an elective general surgery practice, with opportunity to do robotic or minimally invasive cases.  SICU duties will include post-operative abdominal transplant patients, acute care surgery patients, as well as post-operative care of other subspecialties like surgical oncology, ENT, orthopedics.  Additional responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate medical education. This is an excellent opportunity for an acute care surgeon interested in the education of residents and medical students in our busy academic program. Applicants should have special interest in basic science and/or clinical research.

Qualifications

Applicants must have an M.D. or equivalent degree.  

Candidates should have satisfactorily completed a training program in general surgery and surgical critical care accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and be board certified, or eligible if recently trained, and eligible for licensure in Louisiana. Fellowship training in surgical critical care is required.

Application Instructions

Questions can be addressed to Sharven Taghavi, MD, Division Chief, at e-mail staghavi@tulane.edu

Applicants will be accepted until qualified candidates are identified.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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