Academic Gastroenterology Physician

The West Virginia University Health System, the state’s largest health system and largest private employer, comprises 18 hospitals throughout the state and bordering states. In addition, it includes five institutes, as well as providing management services for other local hospitals through affiliate agreements. Whether you are caring for our patients at one of the critical access hospitals, community sites, regional or academic medical centers, we are all one WVU Health System. Work Here. Thrive Here.

About the role

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine seek Gastroenterologists (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). Successful candidates will be expected to practice in Morgantown, WV and Fairmont, WV.

Responsibilities

• Practice in the areas of gastroenterology and hepatology.
• Provide excellent patient care.
• Achieve active involvement in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical license.
• Candidates must have completed an accredited internal medicine residency program and gastroenterology fellowship and be board eligible/board certified in gastroenterology and hepatology.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Skills

Our GI and Hepatology service line of professionals offer a complete range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, treats a medically diverse population, and has exposure to clinically challenging cases. We have a new and expanding endoscopy center including state-of-the-art suites for advanced procedures and ERCPs, as well as close access to adjacent specialty clinics. Tremendous institutional support for academic pursuits particularly pertaining to chronic viral hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease is available.

Benefits

We offer treatment to those in West Virginia as well as patients from five border states. There is a culture of professionalism and cooperation within the Department of Medicine. The growing Section of Digestive Diseases offers opportunities to build and design programs within a large referral academic center.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Shift: United States of America (Exempt)

Contact

To learn more, visit Gastroenterology & Hepatology | School of Medicine | West Virginia University and apply online at https://wvumedicine.org/careers/. For additional information, please contact Joe Lombardi, Physician Recruiter, at joseph.lombardi1@wvumedicine.org.

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.