Surgical Director, MGH Lung Transplant Program

Program Leadership and Integration

• Serves as the physician leader for lung transplantation within MGH in coordination with BWH Surgical Site Director, providing clinical direction and strategic leadership for the lung transplant programs across the MGB system.
• Leverages current governance and operations at the MGH site to establish a combined governance structure for system activities, with a focus on shared standards of care, common policies and procedures, and aligned quality and performance expectations across both sites.
• PARTNERS WITH HOSPITAL AND SYSTEM LEADERSHIP TO DEFINE AND ADVANCE THE LONG-TERM VISION FOR LUNG TRANSPLANTATION AT MGH, INCLUDING PROGRAM GROWTH, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY IN TANDEM WITH THE PROGRAM AT BWH.
• ENSURES CONSISTENT PATIENT ACCESS, EXPERIENCE, AND OUTCOMES ACROSS SITES, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OF CARE.
• WORKS WITH MGH MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ON: PROGRAM GROWTH STRATEGY AND VOLUME OPTIMIZATION, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND CAPACITY PLANNING (ICU, OR, STEP-DOWN, CLINIC), DONOR UTILIZATION AND ORGAN ACCEPTANCE PRACTICES.
• SERVES AS A VISIBLE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AMBASSADOR FOR THE MGB TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, REPRESENTING THE MGH CAMPUS.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• SERVES AS AN ACTIVE LUNG TRANSPLANT CLINICIAN, PARTICIPATING IN THE FULL SCOPE OF LUNG TRANSPLANT CARE, INCLUDING EVALUATION, TRANSPALANTATION, AND POST-TRANSPALANT MANAGEMENT, CONSISTENT WITH SPECIALTY AND SITE EXPECTATIONS.
• SUPPORTS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND PERFORMANCE AGAINST ESTABLISHED OUTCOME, QUALITY, AND SAFETY BENCHMARKS.
• REVIEWS AND GUIDES ADOPTION OF NEW SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGIES, THERAPIES, AND CLINICAL INNOVATIONS RELATED TO LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EX VIVO LUNG PERFUSION (EVLP) AND DONOR OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES.
• REINFORCES EXPECTATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT, MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, AND ADHERENCE TO APPLICABLE MEDICAL STAFF AND INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES.
• PROVIDES CLINICAL LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING COMPLEX ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, INCLUDING CANDIDATE SELECTION, ORGAN ALLOCATION, AND RETRANSPLANTATION.
• ENSURES ONGOING COMPLIANCE WITH OPTN/UNOS, CMS, AND OTHER APPLICABLE REGULATORY AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LUNG TRANSPLANTATION AT BOTH AMCS.
• OVERSEES COORDINATED RESPONSES TO REGULATORY INQUIRIES, SITE VISITS, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS IN COLLABORATION WITH PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP.
• MONITORS KEY CLINICAL OUTCOMES, INCLUDING PATIENT AND GRAFT SURVIVAL, COMPLICATIONS, READMISSIONS, AND WAITLIST PERFORMANCE.
• PARTNERS WITH HOSPITAL AND SYSTEM QUALITY LEADERSHIP TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
• PARTNERS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP TO ASSESS PROGRAM CAPACITY, STAFFING MODELS, AND RESOURCE NEEDS ACROSS SITES.
• PROVIDES CLINICAL INPUT INTO BUDGETING, FTE PLANNING, AND OPERATIONAL DECISION-MAKING FOR THE LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM.
• COLLABORATES WITH SYSTEM PARTNERS ON SITE-OF-CARE DECISIONS, THROUGHPUT OPTIMIZATION, AND LENGTH-OF-STAY INITIATIVES.
• WORKS WITH PAIER CONTRACTING AND FINANCE TEAMS TO PROVIDE CLINICAL INSIGHT INTO COST STRUCTURES AND REIMBURSEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR LUNG TRANSPLANTATION.

Education and Workforce Development

• DEVELOPS DISTINCT MENTORSHIP PLANS, LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, WITH FOCUSED NATIONAL SPONSORSHIP OF MEMBERS OF EACH HOSPITAL-BASED TEAM, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING SITE-SPECIFIC DIRECTORS, TRANSPLANT SURGEONS AND FELLOWS.
• SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FELLOWS, RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN LUNG TRANSPLANT CARE.
• PROMOTES MENTORSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CLINICIAN WELL-BEING WITHIN THE LUNG TRANSPLANT TEAM, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO STAFF PRACTICING ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES.
• PROMOTES INNOVATION IN: DONOR LUNG PRESERVATION AND UTILIZATION, SURGICAL THERAPIES FOR END-STATE LUNG DISEASE OR ACUTE LUNG INJURY, ECMO AND BRIDGE-TO-TRANSPLANT STRATEGIES, POST-TRANSPALANT OUTCOMES AND CHRONIC LUNG ALLOGRAFT DYSFUNCTION (CLAD).
• CONTRIBUTES TO SUCCESION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE CLINICAL AND PROGRAMMATIC LEADERS WITHIN LUNG TRANSPLANTATION.
• SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LEADERSHIP.
• SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES LUNG TRANSPLANT-RELATED CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LEADERS.
• SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES LUNG TRANSPLANT-RELATED CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LEADERS.
• PROMOTES COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BETWEEN MGH AND BWH-BASED PROGRAMS INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE AND STANDARDS OF MGB LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM WHERE APPROPRIATE.
• PUBLISH IN HIGH-Impact JOURNALS AND PRESENT AT NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS (E.G., INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION ETC.).

Research and Academic Mission

• SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES LUNG TRANSPLANT-RELATED CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LEADERS.
• SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES LUNG TRANSPLANT-RELATED CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LEADERS.
• PROMOTES COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BETWEEN MGH AND BWH-BASED PROGRAMS INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE AND STANDARDS OF MGB LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM WHERE APPROPRIATE.
• PUBLISH IN HIGH-Impact JOURNALS AND PRESENT AT NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS (E.G., INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION ETC.).

External Partnerships and Advocacy

• MaintAINS STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS RELEVANT TO LUNG TRANSPLANTATION.
• SUPPORTS ORGAN DONATION ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES ALIGNED WITH MGB VALUES.
• REPRESENTS THE MGH LOCATION OF THE MGB LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN REGIONAL/NATIONAL FORUMS.