Academic Physician Gastroenterology

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 Gastroenterologist (ranks available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). Successful candidate will be expected to practice in Uniontown, PA.

Responsibilities

• Practice in the areas of gastroenterology and hepatology.
• Provide excellent patient care.
• Affiliate 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.

Benefits

Tremendous institutional support for academic pursuits particularly pertaining to chronic viral hepatitis and inflammatory bowel disease is available. We offer treatment to those in Pennsylvania, West Virginia as well as patients from other 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

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages tailored to each individual’s needs and qualifications.

Schedule

The successful candidate will work 40 hours per week on an exempt/non-exempt shift.

Uniontown, PA is located approximately an hour south/east of Pittsburgh, PA and approximately 30 minutes east of Morgantown, WV. Morgantown is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD.

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

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