Pediatric Surgeon Faculty Position

The Department of Pediatric Surgery at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine is seeking a full-time pediatric surgeon to join the department.

The Nationwide Children’s Department of General Pediatric Surgery provides comprehensive surgical care for infants, children and adolescents with congenital and acquired conditions.  Our nationally-recognized team includes 17 pediatric surgeons who perform more than 5,000 operative procedures a year.  Care is provided in multiple focused areas of excellence. We have many fellowship programs including pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, and colorectal surgery, as well as multiple research fellowships.

Qualified applicants will be BC/BE in pediatric surgery. Applicants must be committed to academic surgery and to surgical education. Preferred candidates will have demonstrated excellence in clinical care and teaching, and will advance the academic mission of the Department.

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report ‘s 2018-19 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric health care systems providing wellness, preventive, diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents, as well as adult patients with congenital disease. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of nearly 13,000 providing state-of-the-art pediatric care during more than 1.4 million patient visits annually.

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities in the U.S., supporting basic, clinical, translational, and health services research at Nationwide Children’s. The Research Institute encompasses three research facilities totaling 525,000 square feet dedicated to research.

Interested applicants should submit a CV and cover letter outlining their interests, and may provide the names of three references to:

Gail Besner, MD
Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Nationwide Children's Hospital
(614) 722-3912
Gail.Besner@NationwideChildrens.org, 
 

The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran service.