Associate Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC

THE OPPORTUNITY

This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Associate Professor is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation's foremost academic health science center's working together with one of the nation's premier health systems, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian Hospital are recruiting for a full-time academic pediatric faculty member in the Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Assistant rank (commensurate with credentials) on the non-tenure track. This position will be focused on the clinical care of pediatric patients with non-malignant hematologic disorders. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with the outstanding clinical and research faculty within the division and at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the NCI-designated Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Mailman School of Public Health.

Founded in 1959, The Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant at Columbia Children's Health, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (MSCH) is one of the oldest and most comprehensive centers in the country focused on treating children with cancer and blood disorders. MSCH has 202 inpatient pediatric beds, including a 54-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and 10 operating rooms. Our division is currently composed of 3 sections (Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation) with 21 full-time faculty, 4 research RN/NP's, 8 clinical research associates, and 2 regulatory specialists and includes an ACGME-accredited Fellowship Program and a FACT-accredited stem cell transplant program.

We are recruiting for a physician specializing in Primary Immune Regulation Disorders (PIRD). They would have knowledge in a rapidly expanding set of genetic disorders with a wide range of phenotypic presentations of variable penetrance and expressivity including autoimmune, autoinflammatory, lymphoproliferative and atopic manifestations encountered across specialties.

The physician would have responsibilities:

• Inpatient and Outpatient
• Teaching residents and fellows
• The position affords the candidate research opportunities to build the PIRD Program.

• Must have a MD or DO degree and an active NYS Medical License
• Must be Board certification in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology or an equivalent board certification with experience in Stem Cell Transplanation with a clinical training in pediatrics.
• Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships with professionals in other disciplines;
• The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues and staff to value each other's contributions and the ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.