Professor

About the role

Tulane University School of Medicine’s Nephrology & Hypertension and Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant and HPB surgery is seeking candidates for a full-time clinical faculty position. Tulane University is one of the premier medical schools in the southern United States and was among the first in the country to start organ transplant surgery. The Tulane Transplant Institute has seen remarkable growth in the past two years and is projected to perform over 250 transplants this calendar year. The applicant will join an established group of four abdominal transplant surgeons, alongside support from trainees and allied health professionals. The abdominal transplant program has a dedicated OR, clinic space, and inpatient unit. In addition, the hospital is growing a centralized DCD unit, and the OPO has a Donor Care Unit where brain dead donors are transferred to.

Responsibilities

• Participation in the academic and research missions of the Tulane Department of Surgery.
• Clinical duties at East Jefferson General Hospital and New Orleans Children’s Hospital.
• Strong interest and active participation in the education of residents and medical students.
• Perform liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants, along with organ donation using NRP and organ pump technology.
• Experience with living liver donation is highly desirable; the candidate would take a leadership role in this.

Qualifications

• ABS certified in general surgery (or foreign equivalent).
• Completed an ASTS‑approved two‑year transplantation fellowship by the start date at Tulane University; accreditation in liver and kidney transplantation is mandatory.
• UNOS qualification for living donor liver transplantation surgeon is strongly preferred.
• Experience in living donor nephrectomy is preferred.
• Ability to present up‑to‑date surgery case logs from the fellowship and current practice, if applicable, upon request.
• Commitment to teaching residents and medical students.
• Include three professional references in the CV.

Questions can be addressed to Robert Hoover, MD, Professor, Chief, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension at rhoover3@tulane.edu and Anil Paramesh, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Transplant and HPB surgery at aparames@tulane.edu.