Surgical Oncology - Gastrointestinal - Faculty Opportunity

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTSThe Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Surgery seeks a full-time faculty Surgical Oncologist to join its Division of Surgical Oncology in the section of GI Surgical Oncology. Skill set should include minimally invasive approaches to GI malignancy, including hepato-pancreato-biliary and foregut malignancies. The candidate should also have a clinical interest in cytoreductive surgery/HIPEC and the surgical management of soft tissue malignancies.The successful candidate will have completed an ACGME approved Surgical Oncology fellowship and be Board-Certified or Board-Eligible in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology. The candidate must also demonstrate a dedication to clinical excellence, teaching, scholarly activity, and institutional service. The position is based at Loyola but will also have a dual appointment at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. For the right candidate and skillset, we will consider a surgeon-scientist position. There are a range of areas within research to consider, but areas of interest include translational research, clinical trials, outcomes, and informatics. Credentials and experience should be consistent with an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.This is an excellent opportunity for a Surgical Oncology physician to join the faculty of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.RECRUITMENT PACKAGELoyola University Medical Center offers an excellent compensation commensurate with professional experience and benefits package for the right candidate.ABOUT THE FACILITYLoyola University Medical Center

(LUMC) is a 547-licensed-bed quaternary hospital in Maywood, Illinois that includes the William G. & 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. Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

(

http://www.hines.va.gov/

), located on a 147-acre campus 12 miles west of downtown Chicago and bordering Loyola's medical center, offers primary, extended and specialty care and serves as a tertiary care referral center for VISN 12.COMMUNITY DESCRIPTIONChicago, Illinois

is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles with 2.7 million residents. Chicago's top sights bustle with activity all year round - ice skating in Millennium Park, sightseeing through Lincoln Park Zoo, playing at Navy Pier, shopping along the Magnificent Mile.For more information on Chicago, visit

www.choosechicago.comFor more information on Loyola University Health System, please visit

https://www.loyolamedicine.org.

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