Outstanding Abdominal Organ Transplant Opportunity at Temple Health – Discover what makes this Leading Academic Medical Center one of the best places to work in Philadelphia!

Located in the heart of a diverse urban area, Temple Health is acutely aware of the impact of the national systemic problems related to the lack of health equity and access to affordable, culturally responsive healthcare. In response, Temple Health works to address issues that promote health equity through education, care delivery, workforce development, and research. We recognize that an environment enriched with persons from varied backgrounds working to address health disparity enhances scholarly work and the development of a culturally aware and responsive healthcare workforce.

The Opportunity

The Department of Surgery at Temple Health is seeking a fellowship-trained multi-organ transplant surgeon to join its growing program. The successful candidate’s clinical focus will be on kidney and pancreas transplantation, living donor nephrectomies, and vascular access, and will also participate in liver transplantation.  Additional responsibilities will include organ procurement and the potential to participate in pediatric kidney transplantation. The faculty is committed to the mission of providing the highest level of surgical care to all patients while striving for research and academic excellence and advancement.  Temple Health offers potential candidates a team-oriented practice environment emphasizing quality patient care, research, education, individual career development, and collegiality among faculty members.  The program also provides mentorship opportunities for new faculty.

The Abdominal Organ Transplant Service performs kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants and living donor nephrectomies. The service also performs pediatric kidney transplants at a local pediatric hospital. The service also provides coverage for deceased donor organ procurement for the local OPO.

Additional information about Temple Health’s transplant programs can be found here: Temple Health Transplant

Candidate Minimum Qualifications:

• M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent
• Active board certification in general surgery (planning to verify within the next year).
• Has completed or will be completing an ASTS-accredited AOT fellowship.
• Active participant in local, regional, and national organizations and committees.
• Ability to obtain an unrestricted medical license from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to employment.

Faculty Appointment, Benefits/Compensation

Annual compensation shall be determined based on the selected individual's experience and qualifications. In addition to a competitive salary, there is a comprehensive suite of benefits—including a generous 403b retirement match, 457b, health, dental, vision, life, malpractice, tuition remission, and CME, among others.

Procedure for Candidacy:

To be considered for this position, you must complete an online application. Your application will not be considered complete until you have submitted all the required documents and information.

Application materials should include: a curriculum vita, a personal statement stating your qualifications, professional goals and research/teaching interests, three professional references names/contact information and a statement describing participation in activities that promote diversity and inclusion and/or plans to make future contributions is strongly encouraged. 

Please address your application to: Antonio Di Carlo, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chief Abdominal Organ Transplant, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, C/O Michael R. Lester, Assistant Dean, Physician/Faculty Recruitment & Retention, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Email: michael.lester@tuhs.temple.edu.

The University is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their research, teaching, and/or service to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Temple University Hospital (TUH): As the chief clinical training site for the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, TUH is a teaching hospital where the latest procedures and techniques are pioneered and where students and other physicians come to learn. It is also a robust research center that is advancing the fight against disease, pushing the boundaries of medical science and altering the course of serious disease. All of this means that Temple physicians and staff are at the forefront of medical knowledge.

For more information about Temple University Hospital, please visit: https://bit.ly/2KyPg9I

Temple Faculty Physicians (TFP): Temple Faculty Physicians, the academic practice plan of Temple University Health System, is made up of more than 500 physicians who represent almost every subspecialty in modern medicine – from family medicine physicians to organ transplant surgeons.

For more information about Temple Faculty Physicians, please visit: https://bit.ly/3cNj4Lw

Lewis Katz School of Medicine (LKSOM): The School of Medicine and Temple University Hospital (TUH), its chief clinical training site, provide care for patients from throughout the region seeking advanced tertiary- and quaternary-level care. In addition, TUH serves one of the most vulnerable populations in the nation, providing more free and under-reimbursed care than any other hospital in Pennsylvania.

For more information about the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, please visit: https://bit.ly/2KtfMBj

Temple Health consists of:

• Temple University Hospital (TUH)
• Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus
• Fox Chase Cancer Center
• Temple University Hospital – Episcopal Campus
• Temple University Hospital – Northeastern Campus
• Temple University Hospital- Women's and Families
• Temple Health- Chestnut Hill Hospital (TH-CHH)
• Temple Faculty Physicians
• Temple Physicians, Inc.
• Temple Transport Team
• ReadyCare

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