Liver Transplant Surgical Director Opportunity

The Department of Surgery and the Division of Intra-Abdominal Transplantation at Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is searching for an outstanding, highly motivated transplant surgeon to become the Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program.

The transplant program at LUMC has demonstrated an annual growth for the past three years, is a CMS/UNOS certified program, and is a member in good standing for liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation. To support the growth and fulfill the educational mission of LUMC, an ASTS Transplant Surgery Fellowship was established in 2020 to expand on the Institution's educational mission.

Enjoy a collaborative environment with a group of 6 transplant surgeons, 5 transplant hepatologists, and a team of transplant nephrologists, Surgical PAs, Transplant fellows and APPs.

The selected candidate will be expected to support outreach activities conducive to expanding and promoting innovation and high-quality care for patients with End Stage Live Disease.

Expectations include: 

• Outstanding outcomes in clinical care supporting the Institution's academic mission. 
• Administrative responsibilities related to the liver transplant program including outreach activities.
• Active participation in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows.

Certification Requirements:  

• Associate or Full Professor level 
• Must have completed an ASTS certified program or a program of equivalent certification.
• Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Surgery or equivalent.
• Licensed to practice in the State of Illinois at the time of hire. 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Successful candidates will have experience and a passion for leadership, program building and working in a multidisciplinary approach with colleagues in numerous specialties.
• The successful candidate must have 5-10 years of liver transplant experience, encompassing both deceased and living donor transplants.
• Experience in multi-organ donor recovery for both DBD and DCD is required. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with split liver transplants, with excellent track record in DCD liver transplants.
• Experience with Normothermic Machine perfusion and Normothermic Regional perfusion technology are highly desirable.
• Experience in Hepatobiliary Surgery is required. HPB Certification by the AHPBA is desirable. 
• Robotic skills in both hepato-biliary surgery and kidney transplantation are highly desirable.
• A proven academic track record as a transplant surgeon in education and research is highly desirable. Educational interests in medical student general surgery resident and transplant surgery residents and transplant fellows is expected. 
• Leadership/Administrative experience is highly desirable. 
• The candidate will participate in developing policy and procedures to meet regulatory standards and be actively involved in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiatives.
• Partner with the Medical Director to build a cohesive multidisciplinary team.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right Liver Transplant Surgeon to join Loyola University Health System.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

Loyola University Health System offers an excellent compensation and benefits package for the right candidate including:

• Employed opportunity
• Competitive salary commeasured to years of experience 
• Comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental coverage and CME
• Relocation assistance
• Paid malpractice

Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC) is a 61 acre medical center campus conveniently located in Maywood, 13 miles west of the Chicago Loop. LUMC is a quaternary care facility with 547 licensed beds, a Level I Trauma Center, nationally recognized Burn Center, renowned Transplant Center and a special 20-bed unit for patients undergoing stem cell transplant. The center provides top hospital care in all medical specialties, including orthopedics, nephrology, cardiology, cancer, ophthalmology and surgery.

LUMC's Stroke Center has been honored by the American Stroke Association for its expert collaboration of professionals from emergency medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, rehabilitative services, social work, nutrition, pharmacy and other specialties.

The medical center was again designated a Level III Perinatal Center by the Illinois Department of Public Health, a designation recognizing centers that have demonstrated the highest level of expertise in caring for women with high-risk pregnancies, their unborn babies and critically ill newborns.

LUMC has a close partnership with Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. Most faculty members have joint appointments at Hines and Loyola students and resident physicians rotate through Hines as part of their training. Researchers from Loyola and Hines collaborate closely on many federally funded studies

Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (LUCSSOM) is committed to scholarship and the education of medical professionals and biomedical scientists. The school, including its faculty, trainees, and staff are called to go beyond facts, experimentation, and treatment of disease to prepare people to lead extraordinary lives and treat the human spirit in an environment that encourages innovation, embraces diversity, respects life, and values human dignity.

LUCSSOM believes that thoughtful scholarly excellence, service, stewardship, and continuing reflection advance our ability to contribute high-impact research and provide the highest-quality education.

Loyola University Health System (LUHS) is a private, Catholic-Jesuit healthcare provider based in the western suburbs of Chicago. With 800 licensed beds and over $1B in revenues, LUHS is a nationally recognized academic medical center with a rich tradition of going beyond the illness to treat the whole person. LUHS believes that its Catholic heritage and Jesuit traditions of excellence, leadership, inclusiveness, respect and concern for others, and desire to help those who are less privileged in life advances the healing mission in the communities it serves. LUHS also believes that thoughtful stewardship, learning and constant reflection on experience improves all it does as it strives to provide the highest quality healthcare.

LUHS includes a core academic hospital (Loyola University Medical Center) located on its main campus in Maywood, a community hospital (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital) located three miles from the main campus in Melrose Park, and an extensive network of more than 28 specialty and primary care centers in Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUHS is home to approximately 7,000 staff members, 650 full-time faculty members, and 600 residents and fellows. LUHS is a member of Trinity Health, one of the largest Catholic Health Systems in the United States.

For more information on Loyola University Health System, please visit https://www.loyolamedicine.org.

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Trinity Health is one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. We serve people and communities in 22 states from coast to coast with more than 90 hospitals and 100 continuing care facilities – including home care, hospice, PACE and senior living facilities and programs that provide nearly two and a half million visits annually. Trinity Health employs more than 133,000 colleagues, including 7,800 employed physicians and clinicians.

Our mission: We, Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. We support this mission by living our core values of Reverence, Commitment to Those Who are Poor, Justice, Stewardship, and Integrity. Committed to recruiting talented physicians, we are looking for physicians who share our values and want to help us fulfill the health care needs of the communities we serve.

At Trinity Health, we value the physician relationship and focus on partnering with our physicians. Whether you are a practicing physician looking to relocate or a medical resident, we offer opportunities with the flexibility to fit your individual needs. If you would like to be part of Trinity Health, we encourage you to explore this opportunity at www.trinity-health.org.

If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to submit your CV, please email Trinity Health Recruitment at docopps@trinity-health.org.