Surgical Pathologist (Assistant Professor)

Summary

The Department of Pathology & Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is seeking an academically oriented, highly skilled, and motivated Surgical Pathologist with outstanding diagnostic expertise to join our team. The ideal candidate must have strong surgical pathology diagnostic skills and expertise and desire to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The candidate is expected to contribute to the educational, scholarly, and translational research activities of the department. The candidate should be eligible for appointment at the Assistant Professor rank.

 

The role is primarily suited to BCM sites within the Texas Medical Center (the world's largest medical center) with a focus at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC). Annually, our BCM pathology faculty in Texas generate diagnoses on over 170,000 surgical specimens that include a plethora of complex resections and biopsies. The successful candidate will be working closely with our solid organ transplant center and NCI designated Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Regular opportunities are available for teaching in the School of Medicine and the Graduate School.

Job Duties

The candidate will be responsible for signing out a variety of anatomic pathology specimens to include general surgical pathology, cytopathology, subspecialty pathology (to include but not limited to breast, GU, head, and neck, or thoracic) and general frozen sections. Given the educational mission, teaching residents and fellows is also required. Administrative position ( Assistant Director of Cytology) is also available for this role.

 

The role filled will determine if supervisory duties are required.

Minimum Qualifications

• The candidate must be board eligible or board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology through the American Board of Pathology. Additional subspecialty training and board certification or eligibility in cytopathology is strongly recommended. Subspecialty surgical pathology fellowship training is not required but is desired in the areas of head and neck pathology, breast, gyn, or genitourinary pathology. Candidates must also be eligible for an unrestricted Texas Medical License.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience is desired, but new graduates are welcome.
• Fellowship training is desired.

 

 

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

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