Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant ProgramLoyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine seek an exceptional transplant surgeon to serve as Surgical Director of the Kidney Transplant Program in the Department of Surgery. The ideal candidate will be a recognized leader with demonstrated accomplishments in clinical care, education, and academic scholarship in kidney transplantation.
The Kidney Transplant Program is a core component of Loyola’s abdominal transplant services and includes living and deceased donor kidney transplantation, robotic kidney transplantation, pancreas transplant and participation in the National Kidney Registry. The program also includes collaboration with an affiliated VA kidney transplant program providing living donor services for veteran patients. The selected candidate will be committed to the continued growth, quality, and innovation of the kidney transplant program. Prior experience in leadership preferred.
Candidates must have completed an ASTSapproved fellowship or equivalent training, be Board eligible or Board certified by the American Board of Surgery and be eligible for licensure in the State of Illinois at the time of hire. They should also meet the criteria for UNOS/OPTN primary surgeon qualifications. The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,500 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, a certified comprehensive stroke center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Established in 1961, Gottlieb is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park with the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the Loyola Center for Metabolic Surgery and Bariatric Care and the Loyola Cancer Care & Research Facility at the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Center. MacNeal is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services, acute rehabilitation, an inpatient skilled nursing facility and a 68-bed behavioral health program and community clinics.
For more information, visit loyolamedicine.org. You can also follow Loyola Medicine on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter.
This opportunity offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including:
Competitive starting compensation between $159,000 – $985,945
Salary Based on Academic Rank and Experience
Excellent Benefits:
Trinity Health Benefits Summary
Paid Time Off Days
Paid malpractice, including post-employment tail coverage
Relocation Expense Reimbursement (in accordance withIRSguidelines)
CMEDays and Allowance
Additional Benefits fromLUCor VA (if applicable)
www.LoyolaMedicine.org
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
