Colon & Rectal Surgery

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery is seeking to recruit an academic surgeon to join our faculty. The major criteria for appointment are excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, clinical teaching, scholarly activity that advances clinical medicine, and institutional service. Currently we are actively recruiting for an Assistant or Associate Professor position with eligibility for term tenure track or clinical faculty track appointment dependent upon the candidate’s interests and qualifications.

Prerequisites include board-certification or board-eligibility in Colon and Rectal Surgery or in Complex General Surgical Oncology with a focused experience in the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with Colon, Rectal, and Anal Cancer.  The desired candidate will have a strong commitment to clinical excellence, mentorship, scholarship and teamwork.

Responsibilities will include providing clinical expertise in colon and rectal surgical care in a multidisciplinary setting, maintaining the programmatic excellence of our comprehensive colon and rectal cancer program, educating the trainees in our Advanced Colon and Rectal Surgical Oncology, Complex General Surgery Oncology, or affiliated residency and fellowship programs, and developing a robust clinical, health services, data and informatics, or translational science research program. The ideal candidate will have substantial scholarly activity and a high likelihood of obtaining extramural funding to support their scholarly activity.  

Salary is competitive, with excellent compensation and benefits package provided.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.  http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Qualified candidates will have an MD degree.  Proven interest in the research and treatment of patients with colon and rectal cancer is desired, and specific experience in colon and rectal surgical oncology beyond residency training (e.g. subspecialty fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, Complex General Surgical Oncology, or equivalent) is required.

George J. Chang, MD, MS

Professor and Chair ad interim
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler Street, FCT 17.5022, Unit 1484
Houston, Texas 77030-4008
gchang@mdanderson.org

To apply,  click on this link.