Physician Pediatric Hematology Oncology

About the role

The Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology is seeking a full-time BC/BE Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist. The successful candidate will be an energetic and collaborative individual committed to exemplary patient care, quality and safety, patient experience, and educational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosis and management of all primary hematological disorders including sickle cell disease, bleeding disorders, anemia, and thrombotic disorders
• Expertise in treating leukemia, lymphoma, solid tumors and an expanding neuro-oncology service
• Participation in multidisciplinary care with specialized nursing, pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, radiation oncology, pediatric neurology, pediatric psychology, interventional radiology, pediatric procedural sedation, pediatric anesthesiology, and child life specialists
• Collaboration with Children’s Oncology Group, offering clinical trials for the majority of pediatric cancers
• Participation in clinical and scholarly activities, including teaching and mentorship of medical students and residents
• Seeing patients across multiple clinics in Northeast Pennsylvania and expanding the footprint at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre

Work environment and affiliations

Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital is the region’s only dedicated 5-floor, 91-bed children’s hospital with a successful hospitalist service and a 14-bed pediatric intensive care unit staffed with 24/7 in-house attending coverage. The hospital provides care in over 30 pediatric specialties, including a 41-bed Level IV NICU and 14-bed Level I PICU. The Division maintains a bidirectional affiliation with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, enabling rapid access to quaternary capabilities such as Blood and Marrow Transplant, Proton Therapy, and CAR T-Cell Therapy.

Qualifications

• Board eligibility/certification in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• BC/BE in Pediatric Hematology Oncology
• MD or DO degree
• Licensed Medical Doctor in the State of Pennsylvania

Preferred qualifications

• Interest in or additional training in neuro-oncology

Teaching and research

Teaching and mentorship responsibilities include medical students from several affiliated institutions and residents in fully accredited categorical Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatric residency programs. An academic teaching appointment is available through Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Opportunities exist to conduct clinical and translational research within the Genomic Medicine Institute.