Rheumatology – Scleroderma Director - Coastal Charleston, SC

Join a team that’s Changing What’s Possible – The Medical University of South Carolina’s Division of Rheumatology and Immunology is actively recruiting for a Scleroderma Director.

We are seeking candidates with:

• D./Ph.D. to lead Systemic Sclerosis Disease Center within the Rheumatology division
• Lead outreach efforts to improve outcomes in at risk patients with interstitial lung disease
• Coordinate interdisciplinary conferences and case boards related to interstitial lung disease
• Mentor junior physicians and physician scientist faculty and fellows
• Incumbent will provide a minimal amount of inpatient and outpatient services with a focus on systemic sclerosis and interstitial lung disease within adult Rheumatology as well as participate in bedside and didactic teaching activities

About MUSC’s Rheumatology Program:

• Collaborative and intellectually stimulating team composed of 13 physicians with comprehensive administrative support
• Internationally recognized for its patient care and research relating to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Vasculitis and Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
• The MUSC Rheumatology Fellowship Program recruits top candidates from across the country annually
• Ranked 14th best in the country by S. News & World Report and has consistently placed in the top 20 annual rankings for the past 14 years

Learn more about the Rheumatology and Immunology Dept at: https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/dom/divisions/rheumatology-and-immunology

Charleston, South Carolina, is a city where cobblestone streets weave between confection-colored antebellum mansions, and historic church steeples dot the skyline. It has been named the #1 city in the US multiple times by Conde Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazine. More than four million people visit our city each year to experience 90 miles of pristine coastline, and to enjoy world-class shopping and culinary arts. Our region boasts a growing economy, top-ranked schools, year-round outdoor recreation, and some of the friendliest people in the country.   

We invite you to join a team committed to changing what’s possible in healthcare, and to do so in one of the most exciting cities in the country. Your life in Charleston awaits! 

Founded in 1824 in Charleston, MUSC is home to the oldest medical school in the South as well as the state's only integrated academic health system, with a unique charge to serve the state through education, research and patient care. Each year, MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and 850 residents and fellows in six colleges: Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. With $298 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022, the collaboration between faculty, staff, students, and our partners accelerates the movement of scientific discoveries that improve lives.

The Medical University of South Carolina's College of Medicine is leading the way in all areas of the MUSC mission – medical education, patient care, and biomedical research – at our main campus in downtown Charleston and across the state.

The College of Medicine is comprised of both clinical and basic science departments that are involved in education, clinical care, and research in the basic, translational and clinical sciences.

The largest and oldest academic medical center in South Carolina, we serve a diverse group of more than 740 medical students, 850 trainees in residency and fellowship programs, and patients throughout our state and beyond.

The medical University of South Carolina is a part of MUSC Health, as the clinical health system of the Medical University of South Carolina, MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality and safe patient care while training generations of compassionate, competent health care providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. Close to 25,000 care team members provide care for patients at 14 hospitals with approximately 2,500 beds and 5 additional hospital locations in development, more than 300 telehealth sites and nearly 750 care locations situated in the Lowcountry, Midlands, Pee Dee and Upstate regions of South Carolina. In 2022, for the eighth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named MUSC Health the No. 1 hospital in South Carolina.