Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician (Motility Disorders) - San Antonio, Texas
About the role
The Division of Gastroenterology seeks a full-time physician to join the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine at CHRISTUS Children's. CHRISTUS Children's is a world-class 240-bed freestanding pediatrics hospital in San Antonio that serves as a focal point for pediatric services throughout the community. In 2013, CHRISTUS Health partnered with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to recruit, employ, and oversee physicians and advanced practice providers at CHRISTUS Children's. Baylor College of Medicine is a leading academic health science center renowned for excellence in education, research, clinical care, and community service, with multiple educational, healthcare, and research affiliates.
The successful candidate will join a division currently staffed with 8 clinical gastroenterologists and 3 advanced practice providers. The division has a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship program and a separate advanced endoscopy fellowship program. The division provides inpatient coverage at CHRISTUS Children's, as well as outpatient services at the hospital-based clinic and satellite locations. The division performs approximately 1500 procedures each year across the full spectrum of routine and advanced endoscopic procedures and routinely collaborates with surgical colleagues within colorectal, pancreaticobiliary, and bariatric programs.
Responsibilities
- Clinical responsibilities include ambulatory and inpatient care, consultative services, and performance of general GI procedures
- Participate in the supervision and education of medical students, residents, and fellows in Gastroenterology
- Provide outpatient and inpatient clinical care for children with the complete spectrum of intestinal, hepatic, pancreatic, and nutritional disorders
- Perform general pediatric gastrointestinal procedures (e.g., upper endoscopy and colonoscopy with related therapeutic procedures)
Requirements
- M.D., Ph.D. / M.D. / D.O. degree, or equivalent
- Completion of an ACGME-approved fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology (or equivalent)
- Licensed by the Texas Medical Board