Opportunities

seeking a board certified/board eligible surgeon with fellowship training in surgical oncology to join an established surgical oncology division. In addition to delivering excellent clinical care, applicants should have a proven interest and ability to teach residents and medical students.

The successful candidate will join an active, collaborative clinical, teaching and research program within the Division of Surgical Oncology consisting of two surgical oncologists, two colorectal surgeons, one breast surgeon and one PhD faculty. The ideal candidate will have a clinical focus in complex GI/HPB but will also be able to manage the broad spectrum of surgical oncology including melanoma, sarcoma, endocrine and breast. 

The Department of Surgery has an excellent general surgery residency program with five categorical residents in each year who are competitively prepared for fellowships, academic positions, and direct entry into private practice.  The Brody School of Medicine matriculates 92 students each year and is approved for class size expansion and construction of a new medical education building.

Job Highlights:

• Employment by Health Physicians – Academic Employment Model
• Growing 9-hospital physician led healthcare system
• Privileges at Health Medical Center, a 974-bed level 1 trauma center and the ECU Health Surgicenter
• Fixed term or tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
• American College of Surgeons-Commission on Cancer (ACS-COC) accredited cancer program
• Close collaboration with the ECU Health Cancer Care multidisciplinary team of specialists including radiation oncologists, hematology oncologists, surgical oncologists, gynecologic oncologist, neurological oncologist, hematology oncology fellows, and patient navigators
• The Health Cancer Center is home to the full spectrum of state-of-the-art equipment including 3 DaVinci Xi Robots with teaching console, Gamma Knife, Cyber Knife, Trubeam Linear Accelerators, 3D Mammography, 3 MT MRI, Ultrasound and the full spectrum of radiology services 
• Established clinical trials program through Health and the ECU School of Medicine; Members Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• Health is the only provider of surgical oncology subspecialty services for an expansive geographic region consisting of 29 counties and over 1.4 million people
• Comprehensive benefits including relocation assistance, vacation & sick PTO, CME days & reimbursement, malpractice (with tail), retirement benefits, state health plan health insurance, employer paid dependent health insurance, medical and dental reimbursements, employer paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance
• Additional supplemental insurance benefits options – Accident, AD&D, Cancer, Critical Illness, Dental, FSA for Healthcare and Dependent Care Expenses, Life, and Vision