Transplant Hepatologist

Position Overview

Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is seeking an Board-Certified Transplant Hepatologist. The ideal candidate would possess exceptional clinical and interpersonal skills to join our team at the LVHN-Cedar Crest Campus in Allentown PA.

The Liver Transplant Program at Lehigh Valley Health Network is a new extension of our existing Multiorgan Transplant Program. This program will include a dedicated liver cancer program and clinic an NIH supported liver research center and a biorepository. Live donor liver transplantation will also be part of the program in short order. It has clinical research support and strong hospital support for marketing and outreach. Given these resources this is a high-profile position within the medical center and nationally. The candidate would work in tandem with other transplant hepatologists in the network. The new medical director will also work very closely with Chief of Transplant Surgery and a group of exceptionally qualified surgeons and APCs to support the transplant program.

Some features of our LVHN Transplant Program are :

• The Multiorgan Program has over 30 years of experience
• It houses a high-volume kidney and pancreas program with liver program in development.
• It will be the only Liver Transplant program in the greater Lehigh Valley Region
• It sports a robust living donor kidney program.
• It has a highly functioning minimally invasive / robotic donor and recipient programs.
• It has considerable Advanced Practitioner resources.

Join a team of unmatched surgical expertise. Many of our physicians have trained at the nations best academic institutions and published promising research in prestigious medical journals. Our LVHN surgeons perform over 85000 surgeries every year 25 percent more than other centers in the region.

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EEO Statement

Individuals are required to adhere to all LVHN vaccination policies in effect at the time of hire. Employees will be subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol testing. Please note that safety sensitive positions cannot test positive for marijuana or its metabolites medical or otherwise.

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1