Chief of Surgery jobs in Dallas, TX

The UT Southwestern Department of Surgery is seeking to hire a fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon to serve as the Division Chief of Endocrine Surgery and director of the multidisciplinary endocrine tumor program at UTSW. The ideal candidate possesses direct experience in integrated clinical care and has demonstrated excellence in clinical practice. The new chief will have a distinguished academic career including a leadership role within a multifaceted academic endocrine surgery division. The chief will have a highly regarded clinical background, with a track record of scholarly achievements and peer-reviewed publications.  Applicant must be Board Certified in General Surgery and be eligible for a Texas Medical License. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

The Division is composed of 5 faculty surgeons and has a Texas Medical Board approved endocrine surgery fellowship program.  The Division has provided 3,485 outpatient visits and performed 994 OR cases in the past year.

UT Southwestern, one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The institution’s faculty has received six Nobel Prizes and includes 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 13 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators. The full-time faculty of more than 2,800 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. UT Southwestern physicians provide care in about 80 specialties to more than 117,000 hospitalized patients, more than 360,000 emergency room cases, and oversee nearly 3 million outpatient visits a year.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/covid-19/work-on-campus/

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/why-work-here/diversity-inclusion/.