DIRECTOR OF THE ORGAN TRANSPLANT CENTER

The Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation and the Organ Transplant Center at the University of Iowa Health Care is seeking an abdominal transplant surgeon for the positions of Director of the Iowa Health Care Organ Transplant Center and Director, Division of Transplant Surgery in the Department of Surgery. Appointment rank must be at the Associate or Full Professor level in either the tenure or clinical track consistent with clinical experience and research interest. The ideal candidate will have expertise in liver transplant surgery as well as leadership experience.

University of Iowa Health Care has supported a UNOS approved solid organ transplant program for over 40 years and the Iowa Health Care Organ Transplant Center (OTC) is recognized as a regional and national Center of Excellence ( www.UIHealthcare.org/transplant ). The OTC is a multi-disciplinary, cross-institutional collaboration between the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa Physicians practice group, and the Carver College of Medicine (and between Departments within the CCOM) designed to manage patients across the arc of their care, in a single locus, to best align the goals and missions of these stakeholders by putting the patient in the center of its focus. The Director of the OTC leads a dedicated team of more than 70 professionals dedicated to the care of kidney, liver and pancreas transplant and advanced, complex hepato-biliary surgery patients. The Division Director in the Department of Surgery leads 4 additional solid organ transplant surgeons and is responsible for the academic, administrative, financial, quality and operational aspects of the division under the auspices of the Chair of Surgery. Iowa Health Care represents the integrated health care enterprise of the University of Iowa, which includes the UI Hospitals and Clinics, UI Stead Family Children's Hospital, UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and UI Physicians. As one of the nation's leading academic medical centers and the state's only comprehensive academic medical center, University of Iowa Health Care is committed to excellence in medical education, research and patient care and service. To learn more, visit our website at https://www.uihealthcare.org/

University of Iowa Health Care offers a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.

Persons with disabilities may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 orfsds@uiowa.edu, to inquire or discuss accommodation needs.

Candidates must hold an MD, DO, or an equivalent degree

Candidates must have completed training in all phases of General Surgery

Candidates must possess transplant training from an ASTS-approved liver transplant fellowship, preferably to include training in kidney, kidney-pancreas transplantation as well as deceased and laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy

• Candidates must meet OPTN criteria to be the Primary Surgeon for Liver Transplant Programs
• Candidate must provide appropriate documentation of meeting primary liver surgeon and, if able, living donor liver surgeon requirements as outlined in the OPTN By laws
• Applicants with established research are preferred and appointment to the tenure track requires research experience at a level which enables procurement of outside funding
• Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.
• The successful candidate should demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, be committed to ongoing performance improvement, and to providing care as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, research, and clinical excellence is required.

Applicants must possess board eligibility/certification in Surgery from the American Board of Surgery

• Five years of experience as a post-fellowship trained, attending liver transplant surgeon is highly desirable
• Prior leadership experience in a transplant program is preferred
• Experience in living donor liver transplantation desirable
• Experience with Normothermic Machine Perfusion & Normothermic Regional Perfusion desirable

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