Clinician Researcher in Solid Tumor Oncology with a Breast Cancer Specialization >>>

Position Summary

Tulane University’s Deming Department of Medicine is seeking a hematologist-oncologist to serve as a Clinician Researcher in Solid Tumor Oncology with a Breast Cancer Specialization to join the faculty. This is a full-time position within the Section of Hematology & Medical Oncology.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional outpatient care in solid tumor malignancies focusing on Breast cancers with a minimum of 3.5 days of clinic a week.

• Participate in consult services and provide care to patients with and without fellows-in training.

• Participate in quality initiatives and improvement projects.

• Comply promptly with billing, documentation, credentialing, and other administrative requirements.

• Train and mentor fellows, residents, and medical/graduate students in clinical trials and medical oncology.

• Supervise and mentor fellows-in-training in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

• Provide educational activities—including giving periodic Medical Grand Rounds lectures to faculty, fellows, residents, and students.

• Participate in quarterly evaluations of fellows-in-training.

• Work closely with laboratory scientists to advance translational research.

• Develop and lead investigator-initiated and collaborative clinical trials supported by the Tulane Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office.

• Participate with fellows in research opportunities or self-directed research.

• Engage with Tulane Cancer Center leadership and the broader university community.

Research & Innovation

• Contribute to the clinical and translational research in breast cancer and other solid tumor cancer care.

• Collaborate with institutional and national partners on clinical trials and grant-funded projects.

• Encourage faculty and fellows to engage in research, publications, and presentations at national and international conferences.

• Pursue research projects that contribute to the understanding and management of breast cancer and other solid tumor diseases with the goal of publishing these findings.