Surgery - Breast Physician

ECU Health Physicians and the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, located in Greenville, North Carolina, are seeking a fellowship-trained breast surgeon. The successful candidate will join an established academic division at the Assistant Professor rank. Applicants should be board-eligible or board-certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Completion of an SSO-approved Breast Surgical Oncology fellowship or Complex Surgical Oncology fellowship is required. Interest and experience with ultrasound-guided office-based procedures and development of a high risk breast program desired.The Department of Surgery has a high-quality general surgery residency program with five categorical residents in each year who are competitively prepared for fellowships, academic positions, and direct entry into private practice. The Brody School of Medicine matriculates 92 students each year and is approved for class size expansion and construction of a new medical education building.Highlights:Employment by ECU Health Physicians-Academic employment modelHospital privileges at ECU Health Medical Center, a 974-bed academic medical centerOpportunity available due to program expansionEstablished division inclusive of three surgical oncologists, two colorectal surgeons, one breast surgeon, and one PhD faculty memberDivision is clinically productive, highly respected, and actively involved in the training of medical students, residents and fellowsHigh volume surgical programClinical practice treating both benign and malignant breast conditionsWell established multidisciplinary American College of Surgeons-Commission on Cancer (ACS-COC) accredited cancer program with identified disease specialists in all areas of oncology including breast oncologyNational Accreditation Program for Breast Centers certifiedDedicated breast imaging center and multidisciplinary tumor boardWireless localization and other state-of-the art techniques availableOpportunity to operate at the ECU Health Surgicenter29-county referral networkFixed term or tenure track faculty positionComprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insuranceAdditional supplemental insurance benefits options Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and VisionECU HEALTHECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 185 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.ECU Health Physicians includes an academic practice model (ECU employment) and a community practice model (health system employment). There is shared leadership and shared services to support the overall group and to ensure alignment for clinical care, research, education and strategy.This innovative structure creates opportunities within ECU Health Physicians ranging from acute to ambulatory, academic practice to community practice, regional to rural, and everything in between.ECU HEALTH CANCER CARE AT THE EDDIE AND JO ALLISON SMITH TOWERECU Health Cancer Care is ECU Health s system-wide approach to eliminating cancer throughout eastern North Carolina, one patient at a time. ECU Health Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower in Greenville, located on the campus of ECU Health Medical Center, serves as the hub of ECU Health Cancer Care across the system. The 418,000-square-foot facility features 96 inpatient rooms, 60 infusion areas with a view of outdoor healing gardens and 58 different clinics centered on patient care. An image renewal center provides access to wigs, prosthetics, compression sleeves and garments. A resource center offers additional services to patients and families, including psychotherapy, support groups and complementary therapies.GREENVILLE, NCWidely recognized as the thriving cultural, educational, economic and medical hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is the 10th largest city in the state with a metropolitan population of nearly 100,000. The Dickinson Avenue Arts District offers a vibrant arts, music, culinary and festival scene in the Uptown Greenville district. Greenville is also home to East Carolina University, the Brody School of Medicine, and Pitt Community College. , Excellent affordability, convenient location and natural resources combined with all of the amenities of a metropolitan university town, Greenville is the perfect place to live, work and play! Learn more about Greenville, NC.Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh, a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of NCHome to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 studentsNumerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and campingMild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activitiesCost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and privateInvestment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses, and residents to the area