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Additional Job Description:

West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Department of Surgery seek a General Surgeon with advanced training or significant experience in Endocrine Surgery (rank available: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The successful candidate will practice in Morgantown, WV.

Position Overview

This position is designed to support and further expand a high-volume, regional endocrine surgery practice. We are seeking a surgeon with formal endocrine surgery fellowship training or substantial clinical experience in thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal surgery.

Our endocrine surgery program receives referrals from across West Virginia and the surrounding region and maintains a large and growing referral base, supported by a strong and highly collaborative relationship with the Division of Endocrinology. The practice includes comprehensive management of benign and malignant thyroid disease, primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, adrenal pathology, and complex reoperative endocrine cases.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

Help expand a busy endocrine surgery practice including thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal surgery

Participate in a collaborative, multidisciplinary endocrine care model

Provide broad-spectrum general surgery care in support of the Division

Participate in shared acute care surgery call, with weekend call averaging approximately one weekend per month

Engage actively in the teaching of medical students and general surgery residents

Contribute to academic initiatives, quality improvement, and potential research within endocrine and general surgery

The Division serves as a referral center for complex general surgery throughout the state and surrounding region.

Qualifications

MD or DO degree

Completion of an ACGME-accredited General Surgery residency

Endocrine Surgery fellowship training strongly preferred, or substantial documented experience in endocrine surgery

Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Surgery

Eligible for West Virginia medical licensure

All qualifications must be met at the time of appointment.

About the Department

The Department of Surgery is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care while advancing surgical education and academic excellence. Faculty in the Division of General Surgery provide expertise in robotic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic surgery across multiple specialties including hernia, foregut, endocrine, bariatrics, palliative general surgery, and acute care surgery.

You will join a highly collaborative surgical team in a dynamic academic environment committed to growing a premier endocrine surgery program while maintaining excellence in comprehensive general surgery care.

WVU Medicine is West Virginia University's affiliated health system, West Virginia's largest private employer, and a national leader in patient safety and quality. The WVU Health System is comprised of fourteen member hospitals and seven hospitals under management agreements, anchored by its flagship hospital, J.W Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, a 700+ bed academic medical center that offers tertiary and quaternary care. WVU Medicine has more than 1,000 active medical staff members and 18,000 employees who serve hundreds of thousands of people each year from across the state of West Virginia and the nation.

Morgantown, West Virginia is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business

climate. The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a large city in a safe, family-friendly environment. There is also an excellent school system and an abundance of beautiful homes and recreational activities.

Build your legacy as you serve, teach, learn and make a difference from day one. To learn more, https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/surgery/ and apply online at www.wvumedicine.org/careers .

For additional questions, please contact Megan Core, Senior Physician Recruiter, megan.core@wvumedicine.org .

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") are equal opportunity employers and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Shift:

Exempt/Non-Exempt:
United States of America (Exempt)

Company:
UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center:
8240 UHA Surgery

Address:
1 Medical Center Drive

Morgantown

West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

University Health Associates and its subsidiaries (collectively "UHA") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. UHA strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All UHA employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.